1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally using DC turbo-contacting generator to electrifying-gases-to-plasmas methods for power and, more particularly to a method of generating useful linear thrust with utilizing dual-plasma, positively and negatively charge-coupled plasmas, which are passed through the latitudinal opening space from opposite sides of a “C” shaped magnet. Plasmas are bent downward according to the electromagnetic right-hand rule, and combusted and neutralized in the combustion space thereafter. And their flue gas (steam) runs turbines which lead to rotate one outer metal surface in one direction and another plastic surface lined with metal surface inside rotate to the opposite direction with some contacting rollers in between, which generate high-power DC electricity to sustain their next processing cycle's electrifying-plasmas power and thrust demands.
2. Background of the Invention
In recent years, the conventional single plasma thrusters have generated some current density with a jerky motion which results in less efficiency and requires more physical space. The dual-plasma (‘+&−’ electrified-plasmas) thruster's process provides improvements and advantages over conventional thruster's problems of relating to the conversion of its single-plasma into electric propulsion with difficult abrupt (jerky) displacement and its jetting power is truely coming from arc's thermal jetting energy, but not from their electromagnetic propulsion.
A search of the prior art did not disclose any patent that reads directly on the claims of the present invention; however, the following references were considered relating and relevant to the present invention:
U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,029,438 and 6,182,441, each issued in the name of Hosick, disclosed a drive circuit for electric propulsion thruster;
U.S. Pat. No. 6,293,090, issued in the name of Olson, disclosed a radio frequency plasma thruster for use in electric propulsion spacecraft, the thruster heating single-plasma in a magnetic field and producing axial thrust, not greatly increasing the efficiency of the RF plasma thruster compared to other thrusters;
U.S. Pat. No. 6,478,257, issued in the name of Oh et al., disclosed a phase change material such as HDPE to have heater or thermal control for electric propulsion devices (thrusters);
U.S. Pat. No. 6,541,916, issued in the name of Decker, disclosed a method and circuit for providing power distribution to electric propulsion thrusters;
U.S. Pat. No. 6,644,014, issued in the name of Provitola, disclosed an electric thruster and thrust augmenter which is intaken or compressed atmospheric gas or reaction thruster exhaust is passed through a gap space between electrodes so that the atmospheric or rection thrust exhaust gases are subjected to an electric current of sufficient intensity.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,609,363, issued in the name of Dressler et al., disclosed single-iodine-plasma electric propulsion thrusters, wherein a heated tank containing iodine crystals is converted into a gaseous propellant;
U.S. Pat. No. 6,651,597, issued in the name of Daniel et al., disclosed a plasmatron having an air jacket, the plasmatron reforming hydrocarbon fuels so as to produce reformed gas further supplied to a remote device such as an internal combustion engine or fuel cell;
U.S. Pat. No. 6,745,466, & U.S. Pat. No. 7,003,941, issued in the names of Fryre, et. Al, disclosed a thruster device comprises a frustoconical inner layer and a frustoconical outer layer that surrounds the inner layer such that the inner and outer layers cooperate to define a spiral flow passage therebetween.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,755,378, issued in the names of Capozzi, et. Al., disclosed a system and method for controlling a propulsion system of a space-borne object.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,786,035, issued in the name of Stickelmaier, disclosed a method and device for clearing an ion thruster grid of contaminants.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,986,497, issued in the names of Starken, disclosed a thruster gas control mechanism for controlling a flow of thrust gas through a gas nozzle.
U.S. Pat. No. 6,996,972, issued in the name of Song, disclosed a method of ionizing a liquid propellant.
U.S. Pat. No. 7,003,942, issued in the names of Le Helley, et. Al., disclosed an invention provides a system for passively controlling pressure oscillations of hydrodynamic origin in a solid propellant thruster.
It is the present invention to utilize dual-plasma streams, one of a positive charge and one of a negative charge, in which the streams are electrified by high-voltage DC source and these (+&−) plasmas run toward each other from opposite sides along the latitudinal opening of the C-shaped magnet, thereby generating linear electromagnetic action force and reaction movements according to the right hand rule.
An advantage of the present invention is that a higher thrust and higher power density of dual-plasma can be achieved, and therefore less propellant and less physical space being needed.
Another advantage of the present invention is its DC electricity is generated by high-power DC turbo-contacting generator which modifies to the conventional Van de Graaff contacting generator.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is the inclusion of an electric start system for providing a “warm-up” process for this unit. Before this unit is self-sustaining in replenishing the fuel, oxygen, and humidity, battery's power is provided to rotate dual-outer-contacting surfaces and rollers generating electricity, which is using for electrifying plasmas and then those plasmas running through nozzles increasing the current of plasmas into a “C” shaped electromagnet opening space.
Yet another advantage of the present DC contacting generator invention is with the dual-most-outer moving surfaces rotating oppositely, which are led by turbines. Those dual-outer surfaces can have the most contacting surface area and fast velocities to generate high-power DC electricity by contacting rollers in-between those dual-outer surfaces as the modified contacting method to the Van de Graaff contacting generator. Therefore, the present invention is a reliable high-power device.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is the high power density of dual-plasma generated by this high-power DC turbo-contacting generator having lighter weight in comparison to the traditional high-power DC generator, thereby its increasing power and lighter weight make it easy to fly up with enhancing efficiency of using less propellant.
Yet another advantage of the present invention is the higher operation temperature range (2,200° C.-2,700° C.) at which the dual-plasma flying object's turbines operate, thereby generating the higher power of DC electricity by contacting two oppositely-rotated surfaces with different material-made rollers in-between, and further with no heavy armature or stator of the conventional electromagnetic DC generators.
In one innovation of the present invention, a new dual-plasma flying object having a “C-shaped” magnet for generating thrusting force is provided to generate a linear motion for use in airplane, space craft or other mobile craft for pushing them forward and upward.
Electrical power is needed for starting this [GerTh-DawShien. V] flying object's (Thruster V) two-outer contacting surfaces with rollers in-between to rotating by batteries, and the contacting surfaces will generate high-power DC after the dual-contacting surface reaching to their steady-states, then the next cycle's fuel supplies are electrified and transformed them from molecular forms into ionizing forms. The electrifying plasma streams are squeezed out fast from ionizing chamber nozzles, plasmas attracting toward each other, and ejected out from opposite sides into the latitudinal opening of the “C” shaped magnet generating the action plasmas bent-down force and the reaction lifting thrust. And then, combustion and neutralization are conducted also with the action force direction according to the right hand rule and enhancing guided linear reaction motion. The exhaustion stream sustains its turbines power demands for the next electricity generation cycle by leading two-outer contacting surfaces rotating-oppositely in stable ways.
The advantages and the present invention will become better understood with referencing to the following more detailed descriptions and claims taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like elements are identified with like symbols, and in which:
The best mode for describing the invention is presented in terms of its preferred innovations, herein depicted within the
1. Detailed Description of the Figures
Referring now to
For
After an initial “warm-up” process, in which the unit is permitted to reach and sustain sufficient operating conditions, ensures enough DC power and consistent replenishment of the plasmas, the battery switch 302 is placed in an ‘Charged’ or “off” position. By selectively placing the operation switch 308 in the “on” position, the cable coil 252 is engaged and used to conduct electricity and enhance the electromagnetic field 206 of the magnet 250. Thus, when the sufficient operating high-power DC electricity is attained, plasmas generation and usage are consistently generated from the electrifying process through a continuous supply of fuel 260, oxygen 262, and steam 217. As such, the unit will generate consistent electromagnetic reaction force (thrust) by using plasmas fast passing through nozzles to the “C” shaped electromagnet 250 from the opposite directions. According to the right hand rule, plasmas will be bent downward, which will generate reaction lifting thrust to push the flying object upward or forward in a powerful linear manner.
Other improvements in the generation of thrust in utilizing a dual positive and negative plasma streams are shown in which the neutralization and combustion generate sparks and heat 214, in which this heat source can be utilized to run turbines 304 which lead two-opposite-rotating-outer-surfaces to rotate for generating high-power DC electricity and their electricity will be used for ionizing plasmas in (+&−) ionizing chambers 207 & 209, separately. By comparison of this new [GerTh-DawShien. V] dual-plasma flying object to the conventional single-plasma arc jet's and the single-plasma thruster, it changes single-plasma's internal implicit force as shown in
More specifically,
The combustion and neutralization processes occur at the combustion space 214 of this flying object. The high pressure combustion waste 214 generated by this unit is released through a bottom nozzle 218 provided at bottom of the unit, which acts similarly to a jetting nozzle process for making more lifting thrust.
The magnet 250 has cable coil 252 wound about the magnet external surface to generate concurrent electromagnetic fields about the magnet 250. The cable 252 is oil cooled for extending the life of the unit and optimizing operating insulation conditions 251. The magnet 250 may include ceramic insulation 251 to protect and/or optimize the electromagnetic field generated by the cable coil 252.
Referring now to
Finally, the [GerTh-DawShien. VI] dual-plasma-fusion flying object's innovation as shown in
Referring now to
Finally, the innovation as shown has a nuclear diluted ‘+&−’ heavy water fusion reaction 414 which also provides more thermal power to turbines for generating more electricity, and less amount of non-fusion propellant is needed. The fusion energy and combustion heat 414 are released and directed through a nozzle 218 to run turbines 304 and rotate two power generation surfaces 300 of this invention. The dual-plasma-fusion reactions of this innovation are:
Positive Electrode side: [2H++D2O+];
H2+D2O+‘+’charged+Cable→[2H++D2O+]+3e−+3‘+’→→[2H++D2O+]
Negative Electrode side: [O=+D2O−]; O2+2D2O+Cable+6e−(electron flow)→2[O=+D2O−]
The equations are shown as: Combustion, Neutralization, & Fusion Reactions:
2. Operation of the Preferred Innovations
In accordance with the preferred innovations, the various features of the present invention are summarized in Table 1 below.
The foregoing descriptions of specific innovations of the present invention are presented for purposes of illustration and application. They are not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise forms disclosed, and obviously many modifications and variations are possible in light of the above disclosure. The innovations were chosen and described in order to best explain the motion principles of the dual-plasma jet thruster V & dual-plasma-fusion jet thruster VI and their practical applications, to thereby enabling others skilled in the art with various advanced modifications as those are suited to the particular use contemplatively. It is intended that the scope of the invention are defined by the Claims appended hereto and their equivalents. Therefore, the scope of the invention is to be limited only by the following claims.
The present invention is a Continuation in Part of U.S. Ser. No. 10/929,023 filed on Aug. 30, 2004, which a Continuation in Par was U.S. Ser. No. 10/970,152, filed on Oct. 22, 2004, 2004, and both incorporated by reference herein as if fully rewritten.
Number | Date | Country | |
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Parent | 10929023 | Aug 2004 | US |
Child | 11472517 | Jun 2006 | US |