Gas delivery system with constant overpressure relative to ambient to system with varying vacuum suction
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01J-019/08
B01J-019/00
B22F-009/12
F28D-015/00
F28F-027/00
B01J-025/00
B01J-025/02
F28D-007/02
F28D-007/08
출원번호
US-0879853
(2010-09-10)
등록번호
US-8956574
(2015-02-17)
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/ 주소
Layman, Fredrick P.
출원인 / 주소
SDCmaterials, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Morrison & Foerster LLP
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초록▼
A system operating in an environment having an ambient pressure, the system comprising: a reactor configured to combine a plasma stream, powder particles and conditioning fluid to alter the powder particles and form a mixture stream; a supply chamber coupled to the reactor; a suction generator confi
A system operating in an environment having an ambient pressure, the system comprising: a reactor configured to combine a plasma stream, powder particles and conditioning fluid to alter the powder particles and form a mixture stream; a supply chamber coupled to the reactor; a suction generator configured to generate a suction force at the outlet of the reactor; a fluid supply module configured to supply the conditioning fluid at an original pressure; and a pressure regulation module configured to: receive the conditioning fluid from the fluid supply module, reduce the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the original pressure to a selected pressure relative to the ambient pressure regardless of any changes in the suction force at the outlet of the reactor, and supply the conditioning fluid at the selected pressure to the supply chamber.
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1. A method of supplying an overpressure gas to a particle production reactor operating in an environment having an ambient pressure, the reactor having a working gas inlet, a conditioning fluid inlet, a powder supply port, and a mixture outlet, wherein the method comprises the steps of: generating
1. A method of supplying an overpressure gas to a particle production reactor operating in an environment having an ambient pressure, the reactor having a working gas inlet, a conditioning fluid inlet, a powder supply port, and a mixture outlet, wherein the method comprises the steps of: generating a suction force at the mixture outlet of the particle production reactor by a suction generator;receiving, by a pressure regulation module, a conditioning fluid at an original pressure from a conditioning fluid supply module;reducing, by the pressure regulation module, the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the original pressure to a selected pressure relative to the ambient pressure, wherein said selected pressure is above ambient pressure;maintaining the reduction of the conditioning fluid pressure, by the pressure regulation module, to the same selected pressure relative to the ambient pressure regardless of any changes in the suction force at the mixture outlet of the reactor;receiving the conditioning fluid at the selected pressure from the pressure regulation module, by a supply chamber fluidly coupled to the conditioning fluid inlet of the particle production reactor;receiving a working gas through the working gas inlet, by the particle production reactor;energizing the working gas by the particle production reactor, thereby forming a plasma stream;receiving, by the particle production reactor, powder particles through the powder supply port;receiving, by the particle production reactor, the conditioning fluid from the supply chamber through the conditioning fluid inlet;combining the plasma stream, the powder particles and the conditioning fluid, by the particle production chamber, thereby altering the powder particles and forming a mixture stream, wherein the altered powder particles are entrained within the mixture stream; andflowing the mixture stream to the mixture outlet of the particle production reactor. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the conditioning fluid supply module comprises a conditioning fluid reservoir and an evaporator, and the method further comprises the steps of: storing the conditioning fluid as a liquid gas, by the conditioning fluid reservoir;receiving the conditioning fluid as a liquid gas, by the evaporator, from the conditioning fluid reservoir;evaporating the conditioning fluid, by the evaporator, to produce the conditioning fluid as a gas; andreceiving the conditioning fluid as a gas, by the pressure regulation module, from the evaporator at the original pressure. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the conditioning fluid supply module comprises a first conditioning fluid reservoir, a second conditioning fluid reservoir, a mixing valve, and an evaporator, and the method further comprises the steps of: storing a first conditioning fluid as a liquid gas, by the first conditioning fluid reservoir;storing a second conditioning fluid as a liquid gas, by the second conditioning fluid reservoir;receiving, by the mixing valve, the first conditioning fluid as a liquid gas from the first conditioning fluid reservoir and receiving, by the mixing valve, the second conditioning fluid as a liquid gas from the second conditioning fluid reservoir;mixing the first conditioning fluid and the second conditioning fluid, by the mixing valve, to form a conditioning fluid as a liquid gas;receiving the conditioning fluid as a liquid gas, by the evaporator, from the mixing valve;evaporating the conditioning fluid to produce the conditioning fluid as a gas, by the evaporator; andreceiving the conditioning fluid as a gas, by the pressure regulation module, from the evaporator at the original pressure. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of reducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid is performed by a pressure regulator fluidly coupled between the conditioning fluid supply module and the supply chamber. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein the step of maintaining the reduction of the conditioning fluid pressure is performed using a diaphragm-based pressure regulator. 6. The method of claim 4, wherein the pressure regulation module further comprises a pressure relief module fluidly coupled between the pressure regulator and the supply chamber, and the method further comprises the steps of: receiving the conditioning fluid, by the pressure relief module, from the pressure regulator; andreducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid prior to entry into the supply chamber, by the pressure relief module venting a portion of the conditioning fluid to the environment. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of reducing and maintaining the pressure of the conditional fluid are performed by a plurality of pressure regulators fluidly coupled in a serial formation between the conditioning fluid supply module and the supply chamber. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein each one of the plurality of pressure regulators is a diaphragm-based pressure regulator. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of pressure regulators comprises a first pressure regulator, a second pressure regulator, and a third pressure regulator, and the method further comprises the steps of: receiving the conditioning fluid from the conditioning fluid supply module at the original pressure, by the first pressure regulator;reducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the original pressure to a second pressure, by the first pressure regulator;receiving the conditioning fluid from the first pressure regulator at the second pressure, by the second pressure regulator;reducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the second pressure to a third pressure, by the second pressure regulator;receiving the conditioning fluid from the second pressure regulator at the third pressure, by the third pressure regulator; andreducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the third pressure to a fourth pressure, by the third pressure regulator. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the pressure regulation module further comprises a pressure relief module fluidly coupled between the plurality of pressure regulators and the supply chamber, and the method further comprises the steps of: receiving the conditioning fluid downstream from the plurality of pressure regulators, by the pressure relief module; andreducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid prior to entry into the supply chamber by the pressure relief module venting a portion of the conditioning fluid to the environment. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the reactor comprises a plasma torch and a reaction chamber, the plasma torch comprising the working gas inlet and a plasma outlet, the reaction chamber fluidly coupled to the plasma outlet and comprising the conditioning fluid inlet, the powder supply port and the mixture outlet, and the method further comprises the steps of: receiving the working gas through the working gas inlet, by the plasma torch;energizing the working gas to form the plasma stream, by the plasma torch;supplying the plasma stream to the plasma outlet, by the plasma torch;receiving the plasma stream through the plasma outlet, by the reaction chamber;receiving the powder particles through the powder supply port, by the reaction chamber;receiving the conditioning fluid through the conditioning fluid inlet, by the reaction chamber;combining the plasma stream, the powder particles and the conditioning fluid to form the mixture stream, by the reaction chamber;supplying the mixture stream to the mixture outlet, by the reaction chamber. 12. The method of claim 11, wherein a collection system is fluidly coupled between the mixture outlet of the reaction chamber and the suction generator, and the method further comprises the steps of: receiving the mixture stream from the reaction chamber, by the collection system; andseparating and collecting the altered powder particles from the mixture stream, by the collection system. 13. A method of supplying an overpressure gas to a particle production reactor operating in an environment having an ambient pressure, the reactor having a plasma torch and a reaction chamber, the plasma torch comprising a working gas inlet and a plasma outlet, the reaction chamber fluidly coupled to the plasma outlet and comprising a conditioning fluid inlet, a powder supply port, a mixture outlet, a collection system fluidly coupled between the mixture outlet of the reaction chamber and a suction generator, and the collection system is fluidly coupled to the pressure regulation module, and the method further comprises the steps of: generating a suction force at the mixture outlet of the particle production reactor by the suction generator;receiving, by a pressure regulation module, a conditioning fluid at an original pressure from a conditioning fluid supply module;reducing, by the pressure regulation module, the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the original pressure to a selected pressure relative to the ambient pressure, wherein said selected pressure is above ambient pressure;maintaining the reduction of the conditioning fluid pressure, by the pressure regulation module, to the same selected pressure relative to the ambient pressure regardless of any changes in the suction force at the mixture outlet of the reactor;receiving the conditioning fluid at the selected pressure from the pressure regulation module, by a supply chamber fluidly coupled to the conditioning fluid inlet of the particle production reactor;receiving the conditioning fluid, by the particle production reactor, from the supply chamber through the conditioning fluid inlet;receiving a working gas through the working gas inlet, by the plasma torch;energizing the working gas by the plasma torch, thereby forming a plasma stream;supplying the plasma stream to the plasma outlet, by the plasma torch;receiving the plasma stream through the plasma outlet, by the reaction chamber;receiving, by the reaction chamber, powder particles through the powder supply port;receiving, by the reaction chamber, the conditioning fluid from the reaction chamber through the conditioning fluid inlet;combining the plasma stream, the powder particles and the conditioning fluid, by the reaction chamber, thereby altering the powder particles and forming a mixture stream, wherein the altered powder particles are entrained within the mixture stream;flowing the mixture stream to the mixture outlet, by the reaction chamber;receiving the mixture stream from the reaction chamber, by the collection system;receiving the conditioning fluid at the selected pressure from the pressure regulation module, by the collection system; andseparating and collecting the altered powder particles from the mixture stream, by the collection system. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of combining the plasma stream, the powder particles and the conditioning fluid to alter the powder particles and form the mixture stream comprises the steps of: vaporizing the powder particles with the plasma stream, by the particle production reactor, to form vaporized material; andcooling the vaporized material to form powder particles. 15. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressure regulation module comprises a first pressure regulator, a second pressure regulator, and a third pressure regulator, the conditioning fluid supply module comprises a conditioning fluid reservoir and an evaporator, and the method further comprises the steps of: storing the conditioning fluid, by the conditioning fluid reservoir, wherein the conditioning fluid is liquid argon;receiving the conditioning fluid from the conditioning fluid reservoir, by the evaporator;evaporating the conditioning fluid to produce the conditioning fluid in gaseous form, by the evaporator;receiving the conditioning fluid from the evaporator at the original pressure, by the first pressure regulator;reducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the original pressure to a second pressure, by the first pressure regulator;receiving the conditioning fluid from the first pressure regulator at the second pressure, by the second pressure regulator;reducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the second pressure to a third pressure, by the second pressure regulator;receiving the conditioning fluid from the second pressure regulator at the third pressure, by the second pressure regulator; andreducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the third pressure to a fourth pressure, by the third pressure regulator. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the selected pressure is equal to or less than 498 Pascals (2 inches of water) relative to the ambient pressure. 17. A method of supplying an overpressure gas to a particle production reactor operating in an environment having an ambient pressure, a conditioning fluid inlet, a powder supply port, and a mixture outlet, wherein the method comprises the steps of: generating a suction force at the mixture outlet of the particle production reactor, by a suction generator;receiving, by a pressure regulation module, a conditioning fluid at an original pressure from a conditioning fluid supply module;reducing, by the pressure regulation module, the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the original pressure to a selected pressure relative to the ambient pressure, wherein said selected pressure is above ambient pressure;maintaining the reduction of the conditioning fluid pressure, by the pressure regulation module, to the same selected pressure relative to the ambient pressure regardless of any changes in the suction force at the mixture outlet of the reactor;receiving the conditioning fluid at the selected pressure from the pressure regulation module, by a supply chamber fluidly coupled to the conditioning fluid inlet of the particle production reactor;forming a plasma stream, by the particle production reactor;receiving, by the particle production reactor, powder particles through the powder supply port;receiving, by the particle production reactor, the conditioning fluid from the supply chamber through the conditioning fluid inlet;combining the plasma stream, the powder particles and the conditioning fluid, by the particle production chamber, thereby altering the powder particles and forming a mixture stream, wherein the altered powder particles are entrained within the mixture stream; andflowing the mixture stream to the mixture outlet of the particle production reactor. 18. The method of claim 17, wherein the conditioning fluid supply module comprises a conditioning fluid reservoir and an evaporator, and the method further comprises the steps of: storing the conditioning fluid as a liquid gas, by the conditioning fluid reservoir;receiving the conditioning fluid as a liquid gas from the conditioning fluid reservoir, by the evaporator;evaporating the conditioning fluid to produce the conditioning fluid as a gas, by the evaporator; andreceiving the conditioning fluid as a gas from the evaporator at the original pressure, by the pressure regulation module. 19. The method of claim 17, wherein the pressure regulation module comprises a pressure regulator and a pressure relief module fluidly coupled between the pressure regulator and the supply chamber, and the method further comprises the steps of: receiving the conditioning fluid from the pressure regulator, by the pressure relief module; andreducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid prior to entry into the supply chamber by the pressure relief module venting a portion of the conditioning fluid to the environment. 20. The method of claim 17, wherein the pressure regulation module comprises a first pressure regulator, a second pressure regulator, and a third pressure regulator, and the method further comprises the steps of: receiving the conditioning fluid from the conditioning fluid supply module at the original pressure, by the first pressure regulator;reducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the original pressure to a second pressure, by the first pressure regulator;receiving the conditioning fluid from the first pressure regulator at the second pressure, by the second pressure regulator;reducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the second pressure to a third pressure, by the second pressure regulator;receiving the conditioning fluid from the second pressure regulator at the third pressure, by the third pressure regulator; andreducing the pressure of the conditioning fluid from the third pressure to a fourth pressure, the third pressure regulator. 21. The method of claim 20, further comprising the step: supplying the overpressure gas to the particle production reactor when the pressure within the particle production reactor falls below the selected pressure. 22. The method of claim 9, further comprising the steps: configuring the first pressure regulator to receive the conditioning fluid at a pressure of 300 psi and to output the conditioning fluid at a pressure of 50 psi; configuring the second pressure regulator to receive the conditioning fluid at a pressure of 50 psi and to output the conditioning fluid at a pressure of 2 psi; andconfiguring the third pressure regulator to receive the conditioning fluid at a pressure of 2 psi and to output the conditioning fluid at a pressure of 498 Pascals (2 inches of water).
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