Methods and apparatus for material processing using atmospheric thermal plasma reactor
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United States(US) Patent
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국제특허분류(IPC7판)
C03B-019/10
H01J-037/32
H05H-001/30
H05H-001/42
출원번호
US-0235715
(2016-08-12)
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US-9908804
(2018-03-06)
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Boughton, Daniel Robert
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Corning Incorporated
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Methods and apparatus provide for: producing a plasma plume within a plasma containment vessel from a source of plasma gas; feeding an elongate feedstock material having a longitudinal axis into the plasma containment vessel such that at least a distal end of the feedstock material is heated within
Methods and apparatus provide for: producing a plasma plume within a plasma containment vessel from a source of plasma gas; feeding an elongate feedstock material having a longitudinal axis into the plasma containment vessel such that at least a distal end of the feedstock material is heated within the plasma plume; and spinning the feedstock material about the longitudinal axis as the distal end of the feedstock material advances into the plasma plume, where the feedstock material is a mixture of compounds that have been mixed, formed into the elongate shape, and at least partially sintered.
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1. A method, comprising: producing a plasma plume within a plasma containment vessel from a source of plasma gas;substantially continuously mixing, pressing, and at least partially sintering precursor compounds into an elongate feedstock material and feeding the elongate feedstock material having a
1. A method, comprising: producing a plasma plume within a plasma containment vessel from a source of plasma gas;substantially continuously mixing, pressing, and at least partially sintering precursor compounds into an elongate feedstock material and feeding the elongate feedstock material having a longitudinal axis into the plasma containment vessel such that at least a distal end of the feedstock material is heated within the plasma plume; andspinning the feedstock material about the longitudinal axis as the distal end of the feedstock material advances into the plasma plume,wherein the feedstock material is a mixture of compounds that have been mixed, formed into an elongate shape, and at least partially sintered. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plasma plume is of a substantially cylindrical shape, and is of sufficient thermal energy to cause the distal end of the feedstock material to melt. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the step of spinning the feedstock material about the longitudinal axis includes spinning at a sufficient speed to cause the melt to separate from the distal end of the feedstock material, in response to centrifugal force, and to form respective substantially spherical droplets. 4. The method of claim 3, further comprising controlling a rate at which the feedstock material spins, thereby controlling a size of the droplets. 5. The method of claim 3, wherein the size of the droplets is one of: (i) between about 10 um-5000 um; (ii) between about 50 um-2000 um; (iii) between about 100 um -1000 um; (iv) between about 50 um-200 um; or (v) about 100 um. 6. The method of claim 3, further comprising controlling a temperature of the plasma plume thereby controlling a size of the droplets. 7. The method of claim 6, wherein the plasma plume has a temperature ranging from one of: (i) about 9,000 K to about 18,000 K; (ii) about 11,000 K to about 15,000 K; or (iii) at least about 11,000 K. 8. The method of claim 3, wherein the plasma plume is of sufficient thermal energy to cause the droplets from the feedstock material to thermally react. 9. The method of claim 8, wherein at least one of: the thermal reaction includes at least partially melting the droplets,the thermal reaction includes at least partially melting at least one of the droplets and one or more further materials thereby forming coated droplets of material, andthe thermal reaction includes at least partially melting the droplets to form substantially homogeneous, spheroid-shaped intermediate particles. 10. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedstock material is a glass batch material. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the rate of spinning the feedstock material is one of: (i) between about 500 rpm-50,000 rpm; (ii) between about 1000 rpm-40,000 rpm; (iii) between about 1400 rpm-30,000 rpm; (iv) between about 2000 rpm-20,000 rpm; or (v) between about 5000 rpm-10,000 rpm. 12. The method of claim 1, wherein the pressing step includes pressing the mixed precursor compounds to between about 20 psi-200 psi. 13. The method of claim 1, wherein the heating step includes heating the pressed precursor compounds to between about 500-1000° C. 14. The method of claim 1, wherein the feedstock has a diameter of one of: (i) between about 5 mm-50 mm; (ii) between about 10 mm-40 mm; or (iii) between about 20 mm-30 mm. 15. A method, comprising: producing a plasma plume within a plasma containment vessel from a source of plasma gas;feeding an elongate feedstock material having a longitudinal axis into the plasma containment vessel such that at least a distal end of the feedstock material melts within the plasma plume;spinning the feedstock material about the longitudinal axis at a sufficient speed as the distal end of the feedstock material advances into the plasma plume to cause the melt to separate from the distal end of the feedstock material, in response to centrifugal force, and to form respective substantially spherical droplets; andintroducing one or more further materials into the plasma containment vessel such that a thermal reaction occurs within the plasma plume to at least partially melt at least one of the substantially spherical droplets and the one or more further materials thereby forming coated droplets of material, wherein the feedstock material is a glass batch material. 16. The method of claim 15, further comprising controlling a rate at which the feedstock material spins, thereby controlling a size of the substantially spherical droplets. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the size of the substantially spherical droplets is one of: (i) between about 10 um-5000 um; (ii) between about 50 um-2000 um; (iii) between about 100 um-1000 um; (iv) between about 50 um-200 um; or (v) about 100 um. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the rate of spinning the feedstock material is one of: (i) between about 500 rpm-50,000 rpm; (ii) between about 1000 rpm-40,000 rpm; (iii) between about 1400 rpm-30,000 rpm; (iv) between about 2000 rpm-20,000 rpm; or (v) between about 5000 rpm-10,000 rpm.
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