ELECTRICALLY CONTROLLED COMBUSTION SYSTEM WITH CONTACT ELECTROSTATIC CHARGE GENERATION

摘要

A system for electrically controlling a combustion reaction includes a charging mechanism with a surface of a charging material with a work function that is sufficiently different from a work function of a charge carrier material to be capable of undergoing contact electrostatic charging. The charge carrier material is contacted with the charging material to impart an electrostatic charge to the charge carrier material, which is then fed to the combustion reaction to introduce a charge corresponding to the electrostatic charge. An aspect of the combustion reaction is controlled by application, to the combustion reaction, of electrical energy, characteristics of which are selected to interact in a predictable way with the combustion reaction.

主权项

1. A system for controlling a combustion reaction, comprising:
a charging mechanism configured to apply an electrostatic charge to particles within a flow of charge carrier material, and to subsequently introduce the flow of charge carrier material to a combustion reaction.