Patent ID: 6303007
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: H05H

Abstract:
A plasma injector for creating a plasma discharge which comprises:a hollow, substantially cylindrical-shaped waveguide, said waveguide defining a longitudinal axis and being dimensioned to establish a predetermined cut off wavelength;a substantially cylindrical-shaped cavity, said cavity being loaded with a dielectric and attached to said waveguide in a substantially coaxial alignment therewith;a microwave power generator connected with said cavity for generating a resonant microwave in said cavity to establish a TE mode electrical field in said waveguide, said microwave having a wavelength below said cut off wavelength to prevent propagation of said microwave through said waveguide;and a feed line for introducing a waste material into said waveguide, said waste material interacting with said TE electrical field in said waveguide to vaporize said waste material and thereby create the plasma discharge.