Plasma Waste Processing Demonstration System

Abstract

This research program was conducted to provide a small bench-scale Plasma Waste Processing System to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL/MLQ). The program was successful in this effort to develop, and set up a batch-type 15 kW Plasma Waste Processing Demonstration System at the Air Force Research Laboratory at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The system allows the AFRL to demonstrate laboratory processing of small quantities of waste materials (up to 8 ounces) using an alternating current (AC) plasma torch system in a custom-fabricated reactor unit. Larger scale systems for the processing of wastes can be developed and demonstrated in future research programs by evaluating the performance and characteristics of using this bench-type system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA402814

Entities

People

  • Lamar C. Carney
  • Louis J. Circeo
  • Robert A. Newsom
  • Robert C. Martin

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech Research Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Alternating Current
  • Bare Bases
  • Fabrication
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Testing
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Plasma Generators
  • Power Supplies
  • Refractory Materials
  • Research Facilities
  • Safety

Readers

  • Aerospace Research.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Environmental Engineering.