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June 3, 1958 B: Process and Apparatus For Carryinglout Reactio?S '
June 3, 1958 B: Process and Apparatus For Carryinglout Reactio?S '
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PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYINGLOUT REAcTIo?s
BY THE ACTION OF ELECTRICAL
GLOW DISCHARGES
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BERNHARD BERGHAUS
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PROCESS AND APPARATEJS FOR CARRYING OUT
REACTIONS BY THE ACHON 9F ELECTRICAL
GLOW DISCHARGES
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action vessel 1 made of insulating material or of metal
for producing a discharge according to the present proc
ess. A supply member 2 madefor instance of metal and
produced in the interior of the receptacle. Opposite the _ pressure and its surroundings. By a suitable choice of
metal supply member 2, which is connected through the 10 the reduced, pressure P1 in the surrounding of the mouth
connection 5 with one pole of a source of voltage (not
shown) a counter-electrode 6 is mounted in the recep
tacle 1, the same being introduced in an insulated man
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the nozzle 3, even when, by a suitable increase in the 75 dimensions .which are of interest for practical applica
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tions, the gas current leaves the mouth of the nozzle with
a speed which is of the order of the speed of sound, and
case, values of over 1:50 can be reached with medium 65 zone of high concentration of energy.
In the example shownin Figure 5, the reaction recep
pump output and nozzle dimensions that can be pro
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larly at a de?nite pressure and energy level, the same
may be removed therefrom directly through separate suc
tion members, for instance by a vertical pipe 9 with a
perforated annular tube acting as a suction nozzle as in
dicated in Figure 1. If desired, if their concentration
is not su?icient, such gaseous products may be supplied
again to the same reaction receptacle, in order to be
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gas conduit.
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comprising a tubular metallic chamber, an insulated cur
current.
in a reaction chamber provided with a gas suction device 55 from the wall of the chamber, said electrodes having
terminals for connection with an outside source of
and with a nozzle-like gas supply conduit, comprising in
the gas stream within the chamber to an electric ?eld, so
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into the interior of the chamber in theform of a thread
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