公开(公告)号：US3942975A

公开(公告)日：1976-03-09

申请号：US269634

申请日：1972-07-07

申请人： James E. Drummond ,  David B. Chang ,  Derek W. Mahaffey

发明人： James E. Drummond ,  David B. Chang ,  Derek W. Mahaffey

IPC分类号： B01J19/12 ,  C22B4/00 ,  C22D7/00 ,  B01K1/00 ,  B03C1/10

CPC分类号： C22B4/005

摘要： A method and apparatus for reducing matter, particularly chemical compounds, to constituent elements in a high temperature environment (a plasma) and separating one of the elements from the other elements. Reduction is effected by raising the input compound to a high temperature -- thermally disassociating it. Separation is effected by partly ionizing one of the species (elements) to be separated and moving the resultant mixture of gas and plasma at a velocity (v) through a magnetic field (B) having a vector component (B.sub..vertline.) perpendicular to the plasma velocity vector. The interaction of the perpendicular and parallel components of the magnetic field with the ions and electrons in the plasma produces a separating force perpendicular to the direction of plasma flow. The separating force acts on the entire specie which is significantly ionized even though it is only partially ionized. Axial symmetry is maintained so that a space charge does not build up and destroy the flow of electric current in a direction transverse to the plasma flow.

摘要翻译： 一种用于将物质，特别是化合物还原成高温环境（等离子体）中的组成元素并将其中一种元素与其它元素分离的方法和装置。 通过将输入的化合物升高至高温 - 使其分解而实现还原。 通过部分电离待分离的物质（元素）中的一种进行分离，并以所述速度（v）将所得到的气体和等离子体的混合物通过具有垂直于所述物质（B）的矢量分量（B + 234）的磁场 等离子体速度矢量。 磁场的垂直和平行分量与等离子体中的离子和电子的相互作用产生垂直于等离子体流动方向的分离力。 分离力作用于整个物质，即使仅部分离子化，该分离力也显着离子化。 保持轴向对称性，使得空间电荷不会在横向于等离子体流的方向上积累并破坏电流。