Supercritical Water Oxidation Reactor With a Corrosion-Resistant Lining.

Abstract

A supercritical water oxidation reactor includes a vessel with an interior surface, two cooling sections, a heat exchanger, an oxygenating section, a pump, and a trap. The interior surface of the vessel has a corrosion-resistant, artificial ceramic or diamond-like coating. The artificial diamond coating is thin and crystal-like in structure. The heat exchanger is located between the two cooling sections. The heat exchanger and the two cooling sections surround the exterior of the vessel. The oxygenating section comprises a porous cylindrical baffle positioned within the vessel. The porous baffle transfers oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, of other oxygenating substances to an aqueous hazardous waste introduced into the reactor. in accordance with another aspect of the invention, the oxygenating section includes a shaft having a helical extension. The shaft has a corrosion-resistant, artificial diamond or diamond-like coating on its outer surface. The shaft rotates the helical extension to assist in removing solids from the aqueous hazardous waste. jg

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 27, 1994
Accession Number
ADD017395

Entities

People

  • George W. Nauflett

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Aqueous Solutions
  • Cold Water
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Hazardous Waste
  • Heat Exchangers
  • High Temperature
  • Hydrogen
  • Inventions
  • Materials
  • Metals
  • O Rings
  • Oxidation
  • Oxygen
  • Peroxides
  • Rocket Oxidizers
  • Waste Products

Fields of Study

  • Chemistry
  • Materials science

Readers

  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Thin Film Deposition Science.