Title :
Water-arc device proposal
Author_Institution :
Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
The water-arc reaction is a fairly new technology that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy using pure, distilled water as the transmission medium. To produce a reaction, a high-voltage power circuit is used to charge a pulse-discharge capacitor. A firing switch completes the circuit between the capacitor and the water-arc reaction chamber, causing a large current to surge through the water. The water apparently absorbs the energy previously stored in the capacitor, and releases it in the form of kinetic energy by rapidly ejecting out of the reaction chamber
Keywords :
direct energy conversion; distilled water; electrical mechanical energy convertor; firing switch; high-voltage power circuit; pulse-discharge capacitor; reaction chamber; water-arc reaction; Energy conversion; Infrared detectors; Infrared sensors; Mechanical energy; Plasma temperature; Proposals; Surges; Switched capacitor circuits; Switches; Water storage;
Conference_Titel :
National Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 2000. NAECON 2000. Proceedings of the IEEE 2000
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6262-4
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.2000.894949