| 摘要 |
<p>An ionized-gas generating method makes it possible to obtain an ionized gas which has a high ion concentration at a low temperature. The gas to be ionized, which is water vapor, or a mixture of a gas containing a slight quantity of ions and water vapor, is arranged to flow from an exhaust port (17) into a region where at least one of an electrical field and a magnetic field is artificially produced, such as an electric field produced between parallel conductors (13, 15) which are connected to the positive electrode of a DC power source and extend from south to north (in the direction perpendicular to the paper surface) and a conductor (16) which is connected to the negative electrode of the DC power source and extends parallel to the parallel conductors (13, 15), or the geomagnetic field, thereby easily ionizing the gas within the temperature range of water vapor, i.e., at a relatively low temperature, using the thermal molecular motion of the water vapor, the high-dielectric constant property of the included water and an amplifying action due to collision ionization within the gas. The resultant ionized gas can be utilized for M.H.D. power generation, E.H.D. power generation, etc. </p> |
