HIGH TEMPERATURE ELECTROLYSIS GLOW DISCHARGE DEVICE

摘要

The present invention provides a glow discharge assembly that includes an electrically conductive cylindrical screen, a flange assembly, an electrode, an insulator and a non-conductive granular material. The electrically conductive cylindrical screen has an open end and a closed end. The flange assembly is attached to and electrically connected to the open end of the electrically conductive cylindrical screen. The flange assembly has a hole with a first diameter aligned with a longitudinal axis of the electrically conductive cylindrical screen. The electrode is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the electrically conductive cylindrical screen and extends through the hole of the flange assembly into the electrically conductive cylindrical screen. The insulator seals the hole of the flange assembly around the electrode and maintains a substantially equidistant gap between the electrically conductive cylindrical screen and the electrode. The non-conductive granular material is disposed within the substantially equidistant gap.

主权项

1. A glow discharge assembly comprising:
an electrically conductive cylindrical screen having an open end and a closed end; a flange assembly attached to and electrically connected to the open end of the electrically conductive cylindrical screen, the flange assembly having a hole with a first diameter aligned with a longitudinal axis of the electrically conductive cylindrical screen; an electrode aligned with the longitudinal axis of the electrically conductive cylindrical screen and extending through the hole of the flange assembly into the electrically conductive cylindrical screen, the electrode having a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter of the hole; an insulator that seals the hole of the flange assembly around the electrode and maintains a substantially equidistant gap between the electrically conductive cylindrical screen and the electrode; and a non-conductive granular material disposed within the substantially equidistant gap, wherein (a) the non-conductive granular material allows an electrically conductive fluid to flow between the electrically conductive cylindrical screen and the electrode, and (b) the combination of the non-conductive granular material and the conductive fluid prevents electrical arcing between the electrically conductive cylindrical screen and the electrode during an electric glow discharge.