Continuous production system for thermochemical reactions

Abstract

The method, apparatus, and system described herein include a focusing light source configured to concentrate light energy along a focal line, and a mobile platform facing the focusing light source and configured to suspend a reactant mixture. The system also includes a control device coupled to the focusing light source and the mobile platform. The control device is configured to drive the mobile platform at a first speed and a second speed. When the mobile platform is driven at the first speed, suspending the reactant mixture within the focal line of the focusing light source converts the reactant mixture into a slug. When the mobile platform is driven at the second speed, suspending the reactant mixture does not convert the reactant mixture into a slug.

Claims

1. A light-gathering light source configured to concentrate light energy along the focal line, A mobile platform configured to face the light-gathering light source, wherein the mobile platform is configured to suspend the reactant mixture during the movement of the mobile platform, A control device coupled to the light-gathering light source and the mobile platform, wherein the control device is The mobile platform is configured to be driven at a first speed to convert the reactant mixture into slag, and the mobile platform is configured to suspend the reactant mixture within the focal line of the light source when the mobile platform is driven at the first speed. The moving platform is configured to be driven at a second speed in order to create discontinuities in the slag, and the moving platform is configured to suspend the reactant mixture when the moving platform is driven at the second speed. A system comprising a control device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein when the mobile platform is driven at a first speed, suspending the reactant mixture within the focal line of the light-gathering light source converts the reactant mixture into slag, and when the mobile platform is driven at a second speed, suspending the reactant mixture does not convert the reactant mixture into slag.

3. The mobile platform is configured to repeatedly circulate between a plurality of stations, each of which is configured to perform processing steps related to carbon thermal reduction, and the control device further, The system according to claim 1 or 2, configured to drive the mobile platform through each of the plurality of stations.

4. The mobile platform is divided into a plurality of sections, each of which is configured to suspend a batch of the reactant mixture, and the control device further comprises: The system according to claim 3, wherein each section of the mobile platform is configured to drive to each of the plurality of stations configured to perform the processing steps related to carbon thermal reduction at different times.

5. The control device further, In response to the batch being located at the first station of the plurality of stations, the mobile platform is driven at a first speed. The system according to claim 4, wherein the mobile platform is configured to drive at the second speed in response to the batch being located between the first and second stations of the plurality of stations.

6. The system according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the focusing light source comprises a plurality of lasers, each of which corresponds to one station of the plurality of stations, and each of which is configured to heat a batch of the reactant mixture suspended by one section of the plurality of sections of the mobile platform.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein a batch of the reactant mixture includes a position for holding the reactant mixture within one of the plurality of sections, and each of the positions has an offset different from at least one of the center of the moving platform or the edge of the moving platform.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the positions holding batches of the reactant mixture within the sections of the plurality of sections are in the same dissolution stage at different times, the dissolution stage being one of an active reaction stage, a cooling stage, and a solidification stage.

9. The system according to claim 6 or 7, wherein at least two locations within the sections of the plurality of sections that hold batches of the reactant mixture are in different dissolution stages at different times, the dissolution stage being one of an active reaction stage, a cooling stage, and a solidification stage.

10. The aforementioned system further, A scooper having a plurality of blades arranged within a frame, wherein the plurality of blades are configured to allow the reactant mixture to pass through the scooper, and the plurality of blades are configured to collect the slag suspended on the moving platform and to prevent the slag from passing through the scooper, The system according to any one of claims 1 to 9.

11. The system according to claim 10, wherein the frame of the scooper is configured to rotate to lift the slag from the moving platform and drop the slag onto a grid.

12. The chute further comprises a chute connected to the grid, the chute having a narrowest end furthest from the grid, and the chute being configured to vibrate so as to allow the reactant mixture collected by the scooper to vibrate downward from the grid to the narrowest end and be deposited onto the moving platform. The system according to claim 11.

13. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 12, wherein the reactant mixture driven at the second speed causes a discontinuity between the first portion of the slag and the second portion of the slag, the first speed being slower than the second speed, and the moving platform being at least one of a rotating belt or a rotating disk.

14. At least one processor, When executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor A mobile platform is configured to be driven at a first speed to convert the reactant mixture into slag, the mobile platform is configured to suspend the reactant mixture within the focal line of a focusing light source when the mobile platform is driven at the first speed, the mobile platform is configured to suspend the reactant mixture as the mobile platform moves, and the focusing light source is configured to concentrate laser energy along the focal line. The moving platform is configured to be driven at a second speed in order to create discontinuities in the slag, and the moving platform is configured to suspend the reactant mixture when the moving platform is driven at the second speed. A non-temporary storage medium that stores commands to execute an operation, A system equipped with these features.

15. The system further comprises driving the mobile platform through each of the multiple stations, wherein the mobile platform is configured to repeatedly circulate through the multiple stations, and each of the multiple stations is configured to perform steps related to carbon thermal reduction. The system according to claim 14.

16. The mobile platform is further comprising driving each of the multiple sections to each of the multiple stations configured to perform the steps related to carbon thermal reduction at separate times, wherein the mobile platform is divided into the multiple sections, and each of the multiple sections is configured to suspend a batch of reactant mixture. The system according to claim 15.

17. In response to the batch being located at the first station of the plurality of stations, the mobile platform is driven at a first speed, In response to the batch being located between the first and second stations of the plurality of stations, the mobile platform is driven at the second speed. The system according to claim 16, further comprising:

18. The system according to any one of claims 14 to 17, wherein when the mobile platform is driven at a first speed, suspending the reactant mixture within the focal line of the light-gathering light source converts the reactant mixture into slag, and when the mobile platform is driven at a second speed, suspending the reactant mixture does not convert the reactant mixture into slag.

19. The system according to any one of claims 14 to 18, wherein the reactant mixture driven at the second speed causes a discontinuity between the first portion of the slag and the second portion of the slag, the first speed being slower than the second speed, and the moving platform being at least one of a rotating belt or a rotating disk.

20. At least one processor, When executed by the at least one processor, the at least one processor A mobile platform is configured to be driven in response to the reactant mixture being located within the focal line of a focusing light source, the mobile platform being configured to suspend the reactant mixture at a first velocity, the mobile platform being configured to face the focusing light source, the mobile platform being configured to suspend the reactant mixture as the mobile platform moves, and the focusing light source being configured to concentrate laser energy along the focal line. The mobile platform is configured to be driven, configured to suspend the reactant mixture at a second velocity in response to the reactant mixture being located outside the focal line of the focusing light source. A non-temporary storage medium that stores commands to execute an operation, A system equipped with these features.

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