Abstract:
An ozone producing apparatus comprising an ozone generator, an adsorption/desorption tower, and an ozone desorbing means for desorbing adsorbed and stored ozone for supply, wherein the apparatus further includes an ozone density measuring means, and a control circuit for adjusting an amount of electric power for the ozone generator by comparing the measured value detected by the measuring means with a set value. A specified amount of ozone can be desorbed and treated in a stable manner in a just sufficient amount also in a case in which characteristics of the adsorbent or the ozone generator, temperature or degree of pollution of the water, multiplication speed of microorganisms or reaction speed of ozone should happen to be changed, so that adhesion of slime can be prevented in a stable manner over a long period.
Abstract:
An ozone generator control circuit comprising corona discharge, circuitry to electrically control a regulator voltage applied to a pulse generating device for a corona discharge; circuitry to electrically control the frequency of the pulses applied to the pulse generator for the corona discharge. The electrical control circuit is optically isolated from the pulse generating circuit.
Abstract:
The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for detecting a gas leakage from a gas reactor by utilizing flow sensors mounted on and in fluid communication with a gas inlet conduit and a gas outlet conduit. The volume of gas flow through the inlet conduit and the outlet conduit are continuously monitored while the gas reactor is in its operating mode so that any gas leakage can be detected and the gas reactor can be shut off or bypassed in order to eliminate fire and safety hazards.
Abstract:
There is provided a highly efficient and compact ozone generating apparatus in which a very short air gap of about 0.2 mm is formed at high accuracy. Non-discharge portions are dispersed and disposed to cover an entire discharge space, or a spacer is provided to form the non-discharge portion. Further, an elastic body is mounted on a back face of an electrode, thereby enhancing an air gap accuracy of the discharge space.
Abstract:
A method of controlling the power used and the ozone generated by an ozone generator. The rate of gas flow through the generator (and/or also the temperature or pressure) is used to either adjust or to limit the output of the power supply. A control signal derived from the gas flow rate is fed to the power supply, influencing its output and thereby affecting the power drawn by the ozone generator. This method enables the concentration or the total quantity of the ozone generated to remain relatively constant with varying gas flow rate, or it can continuously regulate the power level so as to automatically generate the highest possible ozone concentration at any flow rate. In addition, this method allows a single power supply and ozone generator to feed ozone to multiple users with different and/or varying demands, while holding the ozone concentration constant as the users go on and off independently of each other.
Abstract:
A periodically reversed gas flow method and apparatus for ozone production is described. Because moisture reduces the efficiency of most ozonizers, moisture is removed from an oxygen containing fluid before it passes through the ozonizer and the moisture is returned to the oxygen and ozone containing fluid after the ozonizer. At least two moisture adsorbent material columns are used so that the oxygen containing fluid is first passed serially through the two columns with the ozonizer interposed and then periodically reversed to pass serially through the three components in the opposite direction so that at least one column is always in an adsorbent cycle while at least another column is always in a desorber cycle. The pressure of the oxygen containing fluid may be increased immediately upstream of the adsorber column and reduced immediately downstream of the adsorber column, for increased efficiency. The heat of adsorption is transferred from the adsorber column to the desorber column to provide the heat of desorption at the latter column, with the ozonizer serially interposed; the coolant fluid flow is preferably cocurrent to the oxygen fluid flow and reversed everytime that the oxygen containing fluid flow is reversed.
Abstract:
In an electrochemical gas sensor (10), a first sensing element (21) is stored in a first storage portion (31). A moisture permeable film (24) is disposed in a first introduction inlet (31A) of the first storage portion (31). The moisture permeable film (24) substantially prevents a to-be-detected gas from permeating therethrough. A second sensing element (22) is disposed in a space into which water vapor and the to-be-detected gas contained in a target gas flow. In such a configuration, the electrochemical gas sensor (10) is capable of detecting a to-be-detected gas having a concentration of 0 or more and 1 ppm or less.
Abstract:
The present invention generally includes an ozone generation system with a power supply that measures the rate of energy delivered to the ozone generation cell. While changing voltage, frequency or current will likely affect the rate of energy delivery, current, frequency and voltage provide a very poor and unreliable control for an ozone generation cell. It is only through control of the rate of energy delivery that consistent, reliable ozone generation is possible. Based upon the measurements of the rate of energy delivery as measured at the ozone generation cell, compared to the rate of energy delivery supplied, the rate of energy delivery supplied can be adjusted to improve ozone production and control.
Abstract:
In an ozone generating device including a discharge unit for discharging a material gas that flows through a discharge space formed between two electrodes to generate ozone and a cooling unit for radiating heat which is generated by the discharging, wherein the material gas is obtained by vaporizing a liquefied raw material, the cooling unit includes a first cooling unit through which a first refrigerant flows in contact with one of the two electrodes and a second cooling unit which is provided further to the downstream side of flow of the material gas in the discharge unit than the first cooling unit, and in which the cold heat source is the liquefied raw material and the temperature of the second refrigerant introduced to the second cooling unit is set to be lower than the temperature of the first refrigerant introduced to the first cooling unit.