EP2938437B1 - Vorrichtung zur steuerung der ladung nach einer aerosolsentladung - Google Patents

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EP2938437B1
EP2938437B1 EP13821485.3A EP13821485A EP2938437B1 EP 2938437 B1 EP2938437 B1 EP 2938437B1 EP 13821485 A EP13821485 A EP 13821485A EP 2938437 B1 EP2938437 B1 EP 2938437B1
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  • An aerosol is a set of particles, solid or liquid, of a chemical substance or a mixture of chemical substances suspended in a gaseous medium.
  • Negtralized aerosol is understood to mean an aerosol for which the average charge of the particles in suspension is almost zero (that is to say between -1 and +1 elementary charge) and when the distribution of the charge levels is “of Boltzmann type "or” unimodal ".
  • charged species is understood here to mean positive or negative gas ions and electrons.
  • radioactive devices which produce bipolar ions in equal densities in order to neutralize an aerosol.
  • legislative constraints associated with their use are heavy (authorization required, need to have a person competent in radiation protection, regular control of the tightness of the source, treatment of radioactive waste).
  • the electric discharges produce reactive gas species which can react with the aerosol gas species to form condensable gas species at the origin of new particles which affect the particle size distribution of the aerosol to be characterized by neutralization.
  • the discharge occurs in the form of a plasma filament with a diameter of a few tens of micrometers for a duration of a few nanoseconds.
  • the device being symmetrical, the filaments occurring in the positive and negative half-wave alternations are identical. In particular, within the same half-wave alternation, the filaments are identical and distributed homogeneously between the main electrodes 32. Each filament is a local source of charged species.
  • the device 1 for controlling the charge of an aerosol according to the first embodiment of the invention has the advantage of not using additional air flow and therefore does not involve dilution during an aerosol / ionized air mixture.
  • the charged species generated in the discharge zone 3 are entrained towards the post-discharge zone 5 by a flow of dry air AS.
  • the device 1000 comprises a discharge zone 63 with a dielectric barrier consisting of two concentric cylinders 632a and 632b made of dielectric material (alumina for example) and two main annular electrodes 631a and 631b.
  • the two cylinders 632a and 632b and the two main annular electrodes 631a and 641b are also concentric.
  • the external electrode 632a is in contact with the external wall of the external cylinder 632a while the internal electrode 631b is in contact with the internal wall of the internal cylinder 631b.
  • the device 1000 according to the fourth embodiment further comprises a tubular body 68 which surrounds the discharge zone 63 and is connected to a conduit 641 which defines a mixing zone 64.
  • the device (10000a, 10000b, 10000c) further comprises a body 78 which surrounds the discharge zone 73 and is connected on the one hand to the mouth of the dielectric tube 732a and on the other hand to a conduit 741 defining the zone 74 mixture.
  • the post-discharge zone 75 is located between the conduit 741 and the discharge zone 73.
  • the arrangement of the discharge zone 3 can be modified so as to increase the quantity of charged species extracted from the discharge zone 3 by electrostatic repulsion.
  • the two dielectric surfaces 32 form a conduit 35 having a narrowing, the conduit 35 being wider on the side of the post-discharge zone 5 than on the side opposite to the post-discharge zone 5.
  • the main metal electrodes 31 are positioned at the level of this narrowing. The result of the electrostatic repulsion forces which are exerted between the charged species formed in the discharge zone 3 is thus directed towards the post-discharge zone 5, increasing the quantity of charged species extracted from the zone 3 of discharge by electrostatic repulsion.
  • the main metal electrodes31 have a shape such that they are narrower on the side opposite to the post-discharge zone 5 than on the side of the post-discharge zone 5.
  • the result of the electrostatic repulsion forces exerted between the ions formed in the discharge zone 3 is directed towards the post-discharge zone 5, increasing the amount of charged species extracted from the discharge zone 3 by electrostatic repulsion.

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  1. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols, Folgendes beinhaltend:
    - einen Eingangsbereich (2, 62, 72a, 72b) für ein Aerosol (A);
    - einen Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73), in welchem man geladene Arten erzeugt, wobei der Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73) und der Eingangsbereich (2, 62, 72a, 72b) für das Aerosol (A) in Bezug aufeinander so angeordnet sind, dass das solchermaßen eingeleitete Aerosol (A) nicht durch den Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73) zirkuliert;
    - einen Mischungsbereich (4, 64, 74) des Aerosols (A) mit einem Teil der geladenen Arten, welche aus dem Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73) stammen;
    - einen Nachentladungsbereich (5, 65, 75) in Verbindung mit dem Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73), wobei der Eingangsbereich (2, 62, 72a, 72b) für das Aerosol (A) und der Mischungsbereich (4, 64, 74) so angeordnet sind, dass mindestens ein Teil eines in dem Nachentladungsbereich (5, 65, 75) zirkulierenden Stroms mindestens einen Teil der in dem Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73) gebildeten geladenen Arten (4, 64, 74) in Richtung des Mischungsbereichs (4, 64, 74) mitführt, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Entladungsbereich ein Entladungsbereich mit dielektrischen Barrieren ist, wobei der Entladungsbereich so angeordnet ist, dass die Menge an geladenen Arten, welche aus dem Entladungsbereich extrahiert wird, in Richtung des Nachentladungsbereichs durch elektrostatische Abstoßung erhöht wird.
  2. Vorrichtung (1) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der in dem Nachentladungsbereich (5) zirkulierende Strom das Aerosol (A) ist.
  3. Vorrichtung (10) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach Anspruch 1, beinhaltend einen Eingangsbereich (26) für trockene Luft (AS) in Verbindung mit dem Entladungsbereich (3) in einer Weise, dass die trockene Luft (AS) in dem Entladungsbereich (3) zirkuliert.
  4. Vorrichtung (100) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach Anspruch 1, beinhaltend einen Eingangsbereich (36) für trockene Luft (AS) in Verbindung mit dem Nachentladungsbereich (5) in einer Weise, dass die aus dem Entladungsbereich (5) stammenden geladenen Arten in Richtung des Nachentladungsbereichs (5) mitgeführt werden.
  5. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, bei welchem der Entladungsbereich (3) zwei Platten aus dielektrischem Material (32), welche einander gegenüber angeordnet sind und eine Leitung (35) bilden und zwei Hauptelektroden (31) beinhaltet, welche jeweils mit einer dielektrischen Platte (32) verbunden sind, wobei die Hauptelektroden geeignet sind, geladene Arten in dem Entladungsbereich (3) zu erzeugen.
  6. Vorrichtung (1000) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Entladungsbereich (63) mit dielektrischer Barriere zwei Zylinder (632a) und (632b) aus dielektrischem Material beinhaltet, welche zwischen einander eine Leitung (635) definieren, und zwei ringförmige, konzentrische Hauptelektroden (631a, 631b), wobei eine äußere Elektrode (632a) genannte Elektrode in Kontakt mit der äußeren Wand des äußeren Zylinders (632a) steht und eine innere Elektrode (631b) genannte Elektrode in Kontakt mit der inneren Wand des inneren Zylinders (631b) steht, wobei die Hauptelektroden (631a, 631b) geeignet sind, geladene Arten in dem Entladungsbereich (63) zu erzeugen.
  7. Vorrichtung (10000) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Entladungsbereich (73) mit dielektrischer Barriere eine Röhre aus dielektrischem Material (732a) beinhaltet, welche mit einem aufgeweiteten Mundstück und mit einer Platte aus dielektrischem Material (732b) versehen ist, welche gegenüber dem Mundstück der dielektrischen Röhre (732a) positioniert ist, wobei die Röhre aus dielektrischem Material (732a) und die Platte aus dielektrischem Material (732b) zwischen einander eine Leitung (735) definieren, mit einer ersten ringförmigen Elektrode (731a), welche in Kontakt mit der äußeren Wand der dielektrischen Röhre (732a) auf Höhe der Aufweitung der dielektrischen Röhre (732a) steht und mit einer zweiten ringförmigen Elektrode (731b) mit einem Durchmesser, welcher im Wesentlichen gleich dem Durchmesser der ersten Elektrode (731a) ist und in Kontakt mit der Seite der dielektrischen Platte (732b) steht, welche der dielektrischen Röhre (732a) gegenüber liegt, wobei die Hauptelektroden geeignet sind, geladene Arten in dem Entladungsbereich (73) zu erzeugen.
  8. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Leitung (35, 635, 735) eine Verengung aufweist, wobei die metallischen Hauptelektroden (31, 631, 731) auf Höhe der Verengung positioniert sind, damit die Resultierende der elektrostatischen Abstoßungskräfte, welche zwischen den geladenen Arten wirken, welche in dem Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73) gebildet werden, in Richtung des Nachentladungsbereichs (5, 65, 75) gelenkt wird.
  9. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die metallischen Hauptelektroden (31, 631, 731) eine solche Form aufweisen, dass sie schmaler an der dem Entladungsbereich (5, 65, 75) gegenüberliegenden Seite als an der Seite des Nachentladungsbereichs (5, 65, 75) in einer Weise sind, dass die Resultierende der elektrostatischen Abstoßungskräfte, welche zwischen den geladenen Arten wirken, welche in dem Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73) gebildet werden, in Richtung des Nachentladungsbereichs (5, 65, 75) gelenkt wird.
  10. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 7, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Leitung (35, 635, 735) eine Verengung aufweist, wobei der Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73) zudem zwei metallische sekundäre Elektroden (31') beinhaltet, welche mit den metallischen Hauptelektroden (31, 631, 731) einen Entladungsbereich (3') mit sekundärer dielektrischer Barriere an der Oberfläche der Leitung (35, 635, 735) bildet.
  11. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 10, beinhaltend einen Hoch-Wechselspannungsgenerator, welcher mit den Hauptelektroden (31, 631a, 631b, 731a, 731b) in einer Weise verbunden ist, dass die Bildung von geladenen positiven und negativen Arten in dem Entladungsbereich (3, 63, 73) hervorgerufen wird.
  12. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Nachentladungsbereich (5, 65, 75) zudem eine Nachentladungselektrode (7) beinhaltet, welche zur Steuerung der Ladung geeignet ist.
  13. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 12, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Kontakte (34, 634, 734) zwischen den metallischen Hauptelektroden (31, 631a, 631b, 731a, 731b) und den dielektrischen Platten (32, 632a, 632b, 732a, 732b) mit einem Isoliermaterial bedeckt sind.
  14. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Mischungsbereich (4, 64, 74) durch eine Leitung (41, 641, 741) definiert wird, wobei die Leitung (41, 641, 741) aus zwei halbzylindrischen Elektroden gebildet wird, welche durch einen Wechselstromgenerator (8) in einer Weise gespeist werden, dass ein Schwingungsfeld in dem Mischungsbereich (4, 64, 74) gebildet wird.
  15. Vorrichtung (1, 10, 100, 1000, 10000) zur Steuerung der Ladung eines Aerosols nach einem der Ansprüche 5 bis 13, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass der Mischungsbereich (4, 64, 74) durch eine Leitung (41, 641, 741) definiert wird, wobei die Leitung (41, 641, 741) aus drei Elektroden gebildet wird, welche durch einen Drehstromgenerator (8') in einer Weise gespeist werden, dass ein Drehfeld in dem Mischungsbereich (4, 64, 74) gebildet wird.
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