US20060120702A1
2006-06-08
10/860,212
2004-11-22
This invention offers a new approach to steam generation, in that it will create steam in a dry chamber or cell, where there is no water level as with the common steam boiler. The steam cell only heats a small spray of water that is injected over super heated coils surrounding an inverted high conductive metal canister. The coils can be heated with battery power using DC, or AC current. The canister can also be heated with an alternative application that is actually on the exterior of the enclosure and heats the inside of the inverted canister using fuel such as propane or alcohol. The purpose is to create a steady supply of steam to power a turbine that will drive an alternator or generator and create electricity that will heat the coils, and in turn charge a battery and supply additional power for applications such as an automobile or any other application where electric power, pressure or steam heat can be used. The goal is to create an automobile such as the gas/electric hybrid using the steam cell in conjunction with the turbine to replace the gasoline engine.
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F22B1/287 » CPC main
Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method in boilers heated electrically with water in sprays or in films
F01K15/02 » CPC further
Adaptations of plants for special use for driving vehicles, e.g. locomotives
F22B1/28 IPC
Methods of steam generation characterised by form of heating method in boilers heated electrically
The invention relates to steam generation for any purpose that steam may be used, including heat and pressure transfer as a power source for a turbine or piston type usage. Steam under pressure with the power to blow the top from huge mountains and the controllability for intricate operation has a never-ending multitude of possible applications.
DESCRIPTION OF VIEWS
Fig. A
Shows the outline cutaway of the “Flash Steam Cell” with the components in their working location.
Fig. B
Shows an enlarged cut away of the “Flash System” assembly with components in place.
Fig. C
Shows a view of each individual component of the “Flash System” separately, unassembled.
would be of course to power an automobile. The Flash Steam Cell has the potential to replace every gasoline and diesel engine in the world. When embodied with a system comprising of the Flash Steam Cell in conjunction with other components already common on the present day market.
Fig. D
Shows a simple diagram of the preferred embodiment, and how each component pertains.
The Flash Steam Cell (C)
A Steam Turbine (T)
A 220 volt Generator (G)
A Voltage Regulator (R)
The Flash Heater (H)
A DC to AC Inverter (I)
A Battery Bank (B)
A Fuel Fire Burner (F)
A Drive Motor (D)
A Water/Liquid Injector (W)
Simply lift the gasoline engine from a Hybrid auto and install the Flash Steam Cell with a turbine and go, fuel-free, and of coarse totally pollution-free.
The Fuel Fire Burner (F) is intended for emergency dead-battery start up only and is not necessary once steam pressure has been achieved, however it can be used simultaneously with the electric, to activate the “Flash Heater” (H), and only after the Heater achieves the proper temperature is a fine spray of water added by the Water/Liquid Injector (W), that bursts instantly into steam creating a pressure that is gathered in the enclosed cell (C) then transferred to a Turbine (T) that turns a 220 volt AC Generator (G) that sends a current to a Voltage Regulator (R) that distributes the needed currents to (H) the Flash Heater, (B) the Battery Bank, and (D) to the Drive Motor.
When the Battery Bank (B) is charged, start up is instant when DC current is sent to the Inverter, it sends 220 AC to the Drive Motor (D) and down the road we go, while the Inverter also activates the Flash Heater (H) to generate more steam/electricity.
1. I claim a steam cell comprising a dry enclosed chamber, meaning no water level, to produce a steam pressure by means of a unique system that I call a “Flash System” which means by dropping a small amount of water/liquid on to a red-hot surface and that said liquid bursts instantly into steam creating a pressure in the said enclosed chamber by means of two different and independent heating sources which can be used individually or simultaneously to heat an inverted high-conductive metal canister at the base of the light bulb shaped enclosure where all condensation from the inside of the said cell as well as the liquid which is injected in a fine spray is directed by means of a funnel, down over the hot surfaces heated by; A. Electricity, where an electric coil on the inside of the said dry cell is heated by 110/220 volt current and wraps around this said inverted canister and is itself wrapped by a thin liner open top and bottom so as to allow the falling droplets only one route down over the hot surfaces of the said canister and said coil never escaping the heat until they explode into steam and, B. Fuel Heat, where a flame from a burner heats up the inside of the said canister which is open to the outside of the said cell at the bottom, and a chimney where the exhaust of the said fuel fire travels through the side of the cell, and though the said fuel heat is actually on the outside of the said cell, the heat is directed in such a way into the inside of the said canister to achieve the same said results described by “the flash system” which is a most efficient means to maximize the boost in an energy loop where the balance of energy spent to produce as opposed to energy created is everything and the triumphant factor is indeed the “Flash System”.
2. I claim that the said steam cell could be better identified as “The Flash Steam Generating Cell” and can be designed with lightweight construction using proportional components to meet any demand from scooters and autos to trains, trucks, and even heavy industrial electrical production.