Patent ID: 11968770
Assignee: PLASSEIN TECHNOLOGIES LTD LLC
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 10:
11. A system comprising:
a first conductive element;
a second conductive element spaced apart from and surrounding said first conductive element, said first conductive element and said second conductive element defining a space therebetween;
a control circuit electrically coupling said first conductive element and said second conductive element to form an open ignition circuit;
a voltage source operative to assert a voltage across said open ignition circuit, said voltage sufficient to form a spark between said first conductive element and said second conductive element to form a closed ignition circuit;
a current source operative to provide a current through said closed ignition circuit, said current sufficient to sustain a high energy plasma;
a magnet including a plurality of circumferential windings disposed around said second conductive element and operative to generate a magnetic field that permeates said space and is sufficient to contain said high energy plasma; and
a fuel feeder disposed and operative to provide fuel to said plasma; and wherein
said plasma occupies a volume surrounded by said second conductive element, surrounding said first conductive element, and having a height parallel to field lines of said magnetic field; and
increasing electrical current through said circumferential windings of said electromagnet compresses said plasma resulting in a reduction in said height.