Massive Parallel Plasma Reactor Array for Gas Conversion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing plasma reactors face challenges in maintaining critical plasma parameters for industrial upscaling, leading to complex geometrical structures and the need for catalysts and co-reactants, which can make linear upscaling costly or impractical.
Innovation Solution
The solution involves setting multiple low-capacity reactors with pre-defined plasma parameters in a massive array, where the main array body serves as an anode plate and a gas distribution network, with each reactor equipped with vortex flow stabilization to improve discharge efficiency and stability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single large plasma reactor is designed for industrial upscaling, then the processing capacity is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides a large plasma processing system into multiple independent small-scale plasma reactors arranged in an array. Each reactor module is simple in structure and can be easily manufactured, while the collective array provides the required industrial processing capacity. This segmentation approach maintains simple geometrical structures individually while achieving large-scale productivity through parallel operation of multiple modules.
2Productivity
If a single large plasma reactor is designed for industrial upscaling, then the processing capacity is improved, but the manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the system into multiple identical small reactor modules, the manufacturing cost per unit is reduced due to economies of scale in producing standardized components. The simple geometry of each module makes them easier and cheaper to manufacture compared to a single complex large reactor, while the array configuration achieves the required industrial processing capacity.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention uses multiple copies of the same standardized reactor module design. This copying approach allows for mass production of identical units, reducing manufacturing costs through standardization and economies of scale, while the collective array of copied modules provides the necessary industrial processing capacity.
3Productivity
If multiple reactors are arranged in an array, then the productivity is improved, but the electromagnetic interference between reactors increases
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts and isolates the electromagnetic interference issue by providing individual shielding for each reactor module. Each reactor is equipped with its own electromagnetic shield that contains the electromagnetic fields within that module, preventing interference with adjacent reactors. This allows the array to operate at high productivity without the harmful electromagnetic interference between neighboring reactors.
4Productivity
If multiple reactors are arranged in an array, then the productivity is improved, but the heat dissipation challenges increase
Solution Approach 1:
By dividing the system into multiple separate reactor modules, each with its own heat dissipation pathways, the invention avoids the heat accumulation problems that would occur in a single large reactor. The segmented arrangement allows heat to be dissipated from each module independently, maintaining manageable temperatures even as the total processing capacity increases through the array configuration.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach allows for efficient and stable plasma generation across multiple reactors, optimizing heat dissipation and minimizing electromagnetic interference, thereby enabling scalable and cost-effective gas conversion processes.
Implementation Method 1
a plasma generating means, configured to generate plasma in the reaction chamber
Implementation Method 2
Each individual reactor is equipped with a vortex flow stabilization
Data Source
AI summary
The current invention relates to a reactor module for converting chemical compounds into materials, gases or energy, wherein the reactor module is suitable for contiguous radial stacking, comprising: a reaction chamber and at least one inlet pressure chamber, wherein at least one tangential flow channel, connected to said inlet pressure chamber, wherein said tangential flow channel is further connected to the reaction chamber tangentially to its circular cross-section, wherein said tangential channel is suitable for directing the flow of reactant gas into the reaction chamber. The invention also relates to a reactor stack comprising two or more reactor modules contiguously stacked in the radial plane. The invention also relates to the use of aforementioned module or a stack of modules for gas conversion.