Method and device for accelerating fluids

Abstract

The present invention discloses a method and a device for accelerating quasi-transparent fluids located in a conduit with a special structure by means of accumulating the beams falling therein from projectors, which is based on the so-called LARLA (Light Amplification by Reflections in the Local Area) effect. The projectors used, equipped with ellipsoidal reflectors, deliver the radiant energy in long, narrow (diffuse) beams and can be installed in very large numbers on the four walls of the special conduit. This allows for extremely short temperature increases in the medium within the conduits. A high reflectivity of the conduit walls is a prerequisite for this high effectiveness. The short heating period means that only the medium heats up significantly, while the conduit walls themselves are only minimally affected. The evacuation of the heated medium is achieved through two mechanisms: firstly, the pressure generated by the heating, and secondly, rapidly traveling magnetic fields. These fields are generated by windings housed in notches of ferrite-like plates attached to the outer surfaces of the conduit. These magnetic fields interact with the conductive medium through induction, causing both axial acceleration and compression of the medium along its axis. The mirrored walls remain unaffected and practically cold. The achievable evacuation speeds are directly proportional to the frequency of the three-phase current used to generate the traveling fields and to the pressure caused by the heating.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a method and a device for accelerating fluids.

[0002] DE 10 2021 003 356 B3 describes a device for light amplification by means of reflections in conductors. The present invention utilizes the principle of light amplification by reflections in the local area, or LARLA for short, as described therein, employing a specific arrangement of the radiation sources.

[0003] DE 896 968 B describes a “liquid heater or steam generator with electrode heating”.

[0004] DE 10 2023 004 479 B3 describes a “device with irradiation gain for UV sterilization” and uses the principle of light amplification by means of reflections according to DE 10 2021 003 356 B3 as well as ellipsoidal projectors.

[0005] The present invention aims to provide a method and a device for heating quasi-transparent media / fluids in short periods of time by amplifying the radiation penetrating them, thereby increasing the pressure to move the fluid mass in a conduit, which can generate a driving force. Once the desired temperature is reached, the heated medium is available for use either within the device according to the invention or by rapid evacuation outside of it. Normally, the heated medium is accelerated towards the outlet by the pressure of the heated medium and by electrodynamic forces produced by the device's traveling magnetic fields, and is additionally heated by induced currents.

[0006] One advantage is that, due to the high reflectivity of the walls of the device according to the invention, there are hardly any losses through them and almost all the energy supplied is used to heat the medium.

[0007] Another advantage is that the radiation used does not have to be unidirectional – i.e., coherent – ​​as is the case with lasers, but can be diffuse, thus allowing the use of inexpensive and high-energy radiation sources. Furthermore, the number of radiation sources can be chosen to be as high as the application requires.

[0008] A further advantage is that the evacuation of the medium along the line axis is coupled with a compression of the medium transversely on the line axis, which reduces or even eliminates contact between the heated mass and the walls of the line, thus protecting their mirror coating.

[0009] The embodiment of the device according to the invention is shown in the drawings and is explained in more detail below.

[0010] They show Fig. 1 - Longitudinal section through the device Fig. 2 - Cross-section through the device Section AA Fig. 3 - Cross-section through the device Section BB Fig. 4 - Winding of each side to generate a traveling field

[0011] The present invention relates to a method and a device for accelerating (quasi)transparent media or fluids 8 in the line 1.

[0012] The method for accelerating (quasi-)transparent media or fluids 8 in a conduit 1, by directly transferring radiant power introduced into the conduit 1 into the fluid 8, employing a special conduit 1 structure that allows for a very large number of reflections, so that virtually all of the radiant power is transferred into the fluid 8 with relatively low losses of radiant power in the axial directions of the conduit 1 and its walls. This method includes the following steps: - Supply of fluid 8 into line 1 through a feed pipe 27 equipped with a metering valve 22 - Introducing the radiant power, which enters the line 1 through numerous openings 6, for the purpose of heating the fluid 8, which experiences a temperature increase from opening 6 to opening 6. - Acceleration of the heated fluid 8 by heating-induced pressure, whereby with increasing heating an equally increasing electrical conductivity of the fluid 8 occurs. - With the introduction of the radiant power, magnetic traveling fields are also switched on, which are generated by external windings 24, 26, 30, 32, - Increase in the acceleration of the heated fluid 8 due to the generation of electrodynamic forces similar to those in an induction machine (asynchronous motor) through the interaction between the traveling magnetic fields and the electrically conductive fluid 8, which ultimately leads to a vacuum effect in the area of ​​the feed pipe 27, ensuring the continuous supply of fluid 8; further heating of the fluid 8 occurs due to the heat of the induced electric currents in the fluid 8. - Generation of compression forces in the electrically conductive fluid 8, which push it towards the axis of the line 1, thus protecting the walls of the line 1 from the heat of the fluid 8, with the accelerated fluid mass acting as a check valve in the region of the end 28 of the line 1. - Exit of fluid 8 through one end 28 of line 1.

[0013] The device for accelerating (quasi-)transparent media or fluids 8 located in conduits 1 has an approximately rectangular cross-section and is provided with walls featuring extremely high-quality mirroring – i.e., a high degree of reflectivity – for the applied radiation. Three of the walls 2, 3, 4 are smooth, while a fourth wall 5 consists of an arrangement of adjacent mirror surfaces at 90° angles to each other and at an angle of 45° to the axis of conduit 1, forming a so-called mirror zigzag 9. The rays 7 arriving at this point, part of a beam 10, take a quasi-stationary and quasi-unchanging path with multiple reflections according to the LARLA principle. The fourth wall 5 reflects the rays in the same direction from which they came, while the other three walls 2, 3, 4 cause normal reflections.

[0014] The device thus incorporates numerous path repetitions, which is equivalent to the presence of a multiplier of the incoming radiation energy, which causes the considerable heating of the medium 8 - the long paths of rays 7 compensate for the reduced absorption of the quasi-transparent medium 8 - .

[0015] The fourth wall 5, as well as none, one or more of the other walls 2, 3, 4, has a multitude of openings 6, which are relatively narrow but at the same time very long, in order to allow the beam of light 10 to pass through unhindered, so that the walls of the openings 6 do not touch the beam of light 10. The openings 6 in the fourth wall 5 are each located at one of the outermost corners of the mirrored zigzag 9.

[0016] The beams 10 each originate from a projector 11, where the beams come from a filamentary source 12 located in one of the two centers 13 of the ellipsoidal, internally mirrored reflector 14 of the projector 11. The second center 15 of the ellipsoidal reflector 14 is located in the middle of the opening 6, ensuring that all beams leaving the filamentary source 12 are guided precisely through the opening 6.

[0017] Each projector 11 is mechanically connected to one of the walls 2, 3, 4, 5 of the conduit 1. The housing parts 16, 17, which are perpendicular to the axis of the conduit 1, are at a 90° angle to each other, i.e., parallel to the mirror surfaces of the mirror zigzag 9, such that only the rays from the projector 11 originating from the ellipsoidal part of the projector 11 reach the opening 6 directly. The housing parts 18, 19 are parallel to the axis of the conduit 1, and the housing parts 16, 17, 18, 19 are also mirrored, which allows the radiation incident on them to ultimately reach the opening 6 indirectly.

[0018] The thread-like source 12 for generating the beams of the projector 11 is a thin metal wire or helix, preferably made of tungsten, a thin and long discharge tube, preferably designed as a mercury vapor lamp, or another high-radiation source suitable for the application.

[0019] The outer surfaces of the walls of conductor 1, consisting of an insulating and temperature-resistant material, are connected to four plates 23, 25, 29, 31 made of a high-frequency-compatible magnetic material. These plates 23, 25, 29, 31 are provided with notches 34 facing conductor 1, in which four separate windings 24, 26, 30, 32 are housed. These windings are constructed such that, when three-phase current (3-phase system of currents with a 120° phase angle) is applied, a traveling magnetic field, similar to that of an induction machine, is generated in the region of conductor 1. The traveling fields interact with the induced currents in the electrically conductive medium 8 within conductor 1, setting it into axial motion. Simultaneously, forces are exerted by the walls in the direction of the conductor axis, pushing the medium 8 towards the axis. The axial velocity, or..., acceleration is directly proportional to the frequency of the three-phase current used, thus enabling speeds of considerable magnitude.

[0020] Container 21 holds a supply of pressurized fluid 8 to enable metering through valve 22. This allows a temporary vacuum to be created in line 1 initially, and for certain fluids 8, before the fluid 8 is introduced.

Claims

[1] Method for accelerating (quasi)transparent media or fluids (8) in a conduit (1) by direct transfer of radiant power introduced into the conduit (1) into the fluid (8) using a special design of the conduit (1) which allows a very large number of reflections, so that practically all the radiant power is transferred into the fluid (8) and takes place with relatively low losses of radiant power in axial directions of the conduit (1) and its walls, characterized by that the following steps are followed: a. Supply of fluid (8) into the line (1) through a feed pipe (27) equipped with a metering valve (22) b. Introducing the radiant power, which enters the conduit (1) through numerous openings (6), for the purpose of heating the fluid (8), which experiences a temperature increase from opening (6) to opening (6). c. Acceleration of the heated fluid (8) by heating-induced pressure, whereby, with increasing heating, an increasing electrical conductivity of the fluid (8) also occurs. d. With the introduction of the radiant power, magnetic traveling fields are also switched on, which are generated by external windings (24, 26, 30, 32), e. Increase in the acceleration of the heated fluid (8) due to the generation of electrodynamic forces similar to those in an induction machine (asynchronous motor) through the interaction between the traveling magnetic fields and the electrically conductive fluid (8), which ultimately leads to a vacuum effect in the area of ​​the feed pipe (27), ensuring the continuous supply of fluid (8); further heating of the fluid (8) occurs due to the heat from the induced electric currents in the fluid (8). f. Generation of compression forces in the electrically conductive fluid (8), which push it in the direction of the axis of the line (1), thus protecting the walls of the line (1) from the heat of the fluid (8), the accelerated fluid mass serving as a check valve in the region of the end (28) of the line (1). g. Exit of the fluid (8) through one end (28) of the line (1). [2] Device for accelerating (quasi)transparent media / fluids (8) to fulfill the method of claim 1, wherein the conduit (1) containing the medium or fluid (8) has an approximately rectangular cross-section and is provided with walls with extremely high-quality mirroring, i.e., a high degree of reflectivity, for the applied radiation, wherein three walls (2, 3, 4) are smooth, while a fourth wall (5) consists of an arrangement of adjacent mirror surfaces at 90° angles to each other and at an angle of 45° to the axis of the conduit (1), forming a so-called mirror zigzag (9) such that rays (7) arriving therein, part of a beam of rays (10), take a quasi-stationary and unchanging path with multiple reflections according to the LARLA principle, such that the fourth wall (5) reflects the rays in the same direction from which they came, while the other four walls (2, 3,4) cause normal reflections, a. wherein the device incorporates numerous path repetitions, which is equivalent to the presence of a multiplier of the received radiation energy, which causes the considerable heating of the medium or fluid (8), - the long paths of rays (7) compensate for the reduced absorption of the quasi-transparent medium (8) -, b. wherein the fourth wall (5), as well as none, one or more of the other walls (2, 3, 4), has a plurality of openings (6) which, viewed transversely to the axis, are relatively narrow but at the same time very long in order to allow the beam of light (10) to pass through unhindered, so that there is no contact between the walls of the openings (6) and the beam of light (10), wherein the openings (6) in the fourth wall (5) are placed at each outermost corner of the mirror zigzag (9) and small transparent parts create, if necessary, a separation between the interior of a respective projector (11) and the medium, c. wherein the beams (10) each come from a projector (11) where the beams originate from a filamentary source (12) which is placed in one of two centers (13) of the ellipsoidal cross-section and internally mirrored reflector (14) of the projector (11) such that a second center (15) of the ellipsoidal reflector (14) is located in the middle of the opening (6), which ensures that all beams leaving the filamentary source (12) are guided exactly through the opening (6). [3] Device according to claim 2 characterized by, that each projector (11) is mechanically connected to one of the walls (2, 3, 4, 5) of the conduit (1), wherein some housing parts (16, 17) standing transverse to the axis of the conduit (1) are at a 90° angle to each other, i.e., each parallel to the mirror surfaces of the mirror zigzag (9) in such a way that only the rays from the projector (11) that originate from the ellipsoidal part of the projector (11) reach the opening (6) directly, while housing parts (18, 19) are parallel to the axis of the conduit (1), wherein housing parts (16, 17, 18, 19) are also mirrored, which allows reflection, the radiation falling on them, to eventually reach the opening (6) by a circuitous route. [4] Device according to claim 2 characterized by, that the outer surfaces of the walls of the conductor (1), consisting of an insulating and temperature-resistant material, are connected to four plates (23, 25, 29, 31) made of a high-frequency suitable magnetic material, which are provided with notches (34) facing the conductor (1), in which four separate windings (24, 26, 30, 32) are housed, which are constructed such that when three-phase current - 3-phase system of currents with a 120° phase angle - is applied, a traveling magnetic field, similar to that of an induction machine, is generated in the region of the conductor (1), such that the traveling fields interact with the induced currents in the conductive medium or fluid (8) of the conductor (1) and set it in axial motion, while simultaneously forces are generated from the walls in the direction of the conductor axis, which push the fluid (8) towards the axis; the axial velocity, or, acceleration is directly proportional to the frequency of the three-phase current used, thus enabling speeds of considerable magnitude. [5] Device according to claim 2 characterized by , that the thread-like source (12) for generating the beams of the projector (11) is a thin metal wire or helix, preferably made of tungsten. [6] Device according to claim 2 characterized by , that the filamentary source (12) for generating the beams of the projector (11) is a thin and long discharge tube, preferably designed as a mercury vapor lamp, or another suitable radiation source.

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