| 摘要 |
A novel process and apparatus is disclosed for performing chemical reactions. Highly compressed gaseous streams such as H2, CO, CO2, H2O, O2, or CH4 are raised to Mach speeds to form supersonic jets incorporating shockwaves. Two or more such jets are physically collided together to form a localized reaction zone where the energy from the shockwaves causes endothermic reactions wherein the chemical bonds of the reactant gases are broken. Between and among reactants molecular surface interaction and molecular surface chemistry take place. In the ensuing exothermic reactions a desired new chemical product is formed and this product is locked into a lower state of enthalpy (state of energy of formation) through adiabatic cooling by means of a free jet expansion. |
| 主权项 |
1. A process for the production of chemical products employing supersonic shockwaves comprising
pressurizing a first compressible fluid reactant; passing said first compressible fluid reactant through a first supersonic nozzle so as to produce a first supersonic jet, wherein said first supersonic nozzle is configured to inject said first compressible fluid reactant, at Mach speeds in the range of Mach 3 to Mach 8, wherein said first supersonic jet contain shockwaves extending beyond an exit end of said first supersonic nozzle; pressurizing a second compressible fluid reactant; passing said second compressible fluid reactant through a second supersonic nozzle so as to produce a second supersonic jet, wherein said second supersonic nozzle is configured to inject said second compressible fluid reactant, at Mach speeds in the range of Mach 3 to Mach 8, wherein said second supersonic jet contains shockwaves extending beyond an exit end of said second supersonic nozzle, wherein said first and second supersonic nozzles are positioned within an injection tube in opposing relationship so that axes of said first and said second nozzles intersect with each other to form a localized reaction zone within said injection tube in a region where said first supersonic jet and said second supersonic jet collide and interact with said shockwaves, wherein each of said first compressible fluid reactant and said second compressible fluid reactant is selected from the group consisting of a gas, a hydrocarbon, water, steam, sulfur, phosphorus, dichloroethane, methanol, ethanol, and mixtures thereof, wherein the gas is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, chlorine, hydrogen chloride, and mixtures thereof, and whereby temperature and pressure are raised in at least portions of said localized reaction zone by means of the collisions and interaction with said shockwaves, and rapid endothermic chemical reactions between said first compressible fluid reactant and said second compressible fluid reactant occur followed by rapid exothermic reactions and adiabatic cooling to produce a chemical product. |
