Chemistry: electrical and wave energy – Processes and products – Electrostatic field or electrical discharge
Reexamination Certificate
1999-02-05
2001-10-09
Phasge, Arun S. (Department: 1741)
Chemistry: electrical and wave energy
Processes and products
Electrostatic field or electrical discharge
C204S170000, C204S173000, C204S168000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06299738
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
This invention relates to production of gaseous fuel evolved as bubbles in underwater electrical arcing between carbon electrodes.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Electrical arcing is known from U.S. patents to be conducive to hydrogen gas production, as via steam reforming at superatmospheric pressure and temperature, over a century ago by Eldridge et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 603,058 (1898). See also the contributions by other inventors cited in the examination of my U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,435,274 (1995); 5,692,459 (1997); 5,792,325 (1998); and 5,826,548 (1998). Most, if not all, of those inventors were interested mainly in collecting hydrogen, so other gases were absent, dissolved, reacted, or otherwise removed. Yet hydrogen is far from the ideal fuel it was often imagined to be.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A primary object of the present invention is to derive by underwater arcing a gaseous fuel easily and cleanly combustible with air.
Another object of this invention is to produce from underwater arcing a fuel gas rich in easily and cleanly combustible components.
A further object of the invention is to utilize such fuel gas, as in cutting or welding torches and in internal combustion engines.
Yet another object is an production of such a gaseous fuel in a simple production unit operable at ambient temperature and pressure.
A still further object is to achieve the aforementioned objects economically with such fuel—free of noxious combustion effluents.
In general the objects of the present invention are attained by making/using gases evolved as bubbles in underwater carbon arcing.
More particularly, the objects of this invention are attained by means of a plurality of underwater electrodes plus added carbon.
Other objects of the present invention, together with means and methods for attaining the various objects, will become apparent from the following description and the accompanying diagrams of preferred embodiments presented here by way of example rather than limitation.
REFERENCES:
patent: 603058 (1898-04-01), Eldridge et al.
patent: 4702894 (1987-10-01), Cornish
McClure Charles A.
Phasge Arun S,.
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