EP2668447A4 - System and apparatus for applying an electric field to a combustion volume - Google Patents

System and apparatus for applying an electric field to a combustion volume

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Publication number
EP2668447A4
EP2668447A4 EP11856899.7A EP11856899A EP2668447A4 EP 2668447 A4 EP2668447 A4 EP 2668447A4 EP 11856899 A EP11856899 A EP 11856899A EP 2668447 A4 EP2668447 A4 EP 2668447A4
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Prior art keywords
applying
electric field
combustion volume
combustion
volume
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EP11856899.7A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2668447B1 (en
EP2668447A1 (en
Inventor
Thomas S Hartwick
David Goodson
Richard F Rutkowski
Geoff Osler
Christopher A Wiklof
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Clearsign Technologies Corp
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Clearsign Combustion Corp
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23Q—IGNITION; EXTINGUISHING-DEVICES
    • F23Q3/00—Igniters using electrically-produced sparks
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23C—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN  A CARRIER GAS OR AIR 
    • F23C99/00—Subject-matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F23C99/001—Applying electric means or magnetism to combustion
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F23—COMBUSTION APPARATUS; COMBUSTION PROCESSES
    • F23C—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR COMBUSTION USING FLUID FUEL OR SOLID FUEL SUSPENDED IN  A CARRIER GAS OR AIR 
    • F23C2900/00—Special features of, or arrangements for combustion apparatus using fluid fuels or solid fuels suspended in air; Combustion processes therefor
    • F23C2900/99005—Combustion techniques using plasma gas
EP11856899.7A 2011-01-24 2011-01-24 Apparatus and method for applying an electric field to a combustion volume Not-in-force EP2668447B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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PCT/US2011/022269 WO2012102697A1 (en) 2011-01-24 2011-01-24 System and apparatus for applying an electric field to a combustion volume

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EP2668447A1 EP2668447A1 (en) 2013-12-04
EP2668447A4 true EP2668447A4 (en) 2016-11-02
EP2668447B1 EP2668447B1 (en) 2018-09-12

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EP (1) EP2668447B1 (en)
JP (1) JP2014506666A (en)
KR (1) KR20140066660A (en)
CN (1) CN103443548B (en)
CA (1) CA2825585A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2012102697A1 (en)

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GB1013015A (en) * 1962-08-16 1965-12-15 Axel Bertilsson Kjellstrom Methods and arrangements for the use with combustion processes
US3416870A (en) * 1965-11-01 1968-12-17 Exxon Research Engineering Co Apparatus for the application of an a.c. electrostatic field to combustion flames
US20070026354A1 (en) * 2001-08-01 2007-02-01 Branston David W Method and device for influencing combustion processes involving combustibles
US20090064661A1 (en) * 2007-04-12 2009-03-12 Abdelkrim Younsi Electro-dynamic swirler, combustion apparatus and methods using the same

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CA2825585A1 (en) 2012-08-02
JP2014506666A (en) 2014-03-17
EP2668447B1 (en) 2018-09-12
CN103443548B (en) 2016-04-06
CN103443548A (en) 2013-12-11
WO2012102697A1 (en) 2012-08-02
EP2668447A1 (en) 2013-12-04
KR20140066660A (en) 2014-06-02

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