Patent ID: 11951340
Assignee: nan
Field: Environmental technology (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for manipulating combustion reactions comprising:
a camera configured to obtain first image data and second image data of an environment,
wherein said first image data and said second image data depict a flame of a combustion reaction in said environment,
wherein said first image data depicts said flame of said combustion reaction having a first flame height,
wherein said second image data depicts said flame of said combustion reaction having a second flame height,
wherein said first image data is associated with a first temporal point and said second image data is associated with a second temporal point,
wherein said first temporal point is a point in time immediately prior to application of a soundwave,
wherein said second temporal point is a point in time immediately after application of said soundwave,

a processor operably connected to said camera,
wherein said processor is configured to receive said first image data and said second image data from said camera,

an output device operably connected to said processor,
wherein said output device is configured to emit said soundwave,
wherein a first soundwave emitted by said output device comprises a first frequency and a first intensity,
wherein a second soundwave emitted by said output device comprises a second frequency and a second intensity,
wherein said processor alters at least one of said first frequency and said first intensity of said first soundwave to create said second soundwave that is output by said output device,
wherein said first soundwave and said second soundwave are not simultaneously output by said output device,
wherein said first soundwave is output after said first temporal point and before said second temporal point,
wherein said second soundwave is output after said second temporal point,
wherein said second soundwave is optimized to create a heat reduction in said combustion reaction,

a waveguide connected to said output device,
wherein said waveguide directs said soundwave generated by said output device towards said combustion reaction in said environment,

a vehicle having an exterior mounting device,
wherein said camera, output device, and waveguide are operably connected to said vehicle via said exterior mounting device, and

a non-transitory computer-readable medium coupled to said processor,
wherein said non-transitory computer-readable medium contains instructions stored thereon, which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform operations comprising:
receiving, from said camera, said first image data obtained at said first temporal point,
transmitting a computer readable signal to said output device that causes said output device to emit said first soundwave,
receiving, from said camera, said second image data taken at said second temporal point,
calculating said first flame height of said flame of said combustion reaction within said first image data,
calculating said second flame height of said flame of said combustion reaction within said second image data,
determining a flame height difference using said first flame height and said second flame height,
determining a heat reduction based on said flame height difference,
wherein said heat reduction is caused by said first frequency and first intensity of said first soundwave,

determining how to modulate said first soundwave to create said second soundwave based on said heat reduction in order to cause a greater heat reduction via application of said second soundwave to said combustion reaction, and
modulating, through said output device, at least one of said first frequency and said first intensity of said first soundwave to create said second soundwave.