Patent ID: 6831421
Filing Date: 2004-12-14
Classification: B01D,H05H

Abstract:
Ionization gas tube apparatus comprising the combination of:an elongated closable electrical insulating gas flow containment tube; a first electrode member, including a first electrical terminal, disposed along a lengthwise peripheral surface of said gas flow containment tube; a second electrode member, including a second electrical terminal, lengthwise disposed along a diametrically opposed peripheral surface of said gas flow containment tube; a source of electrode capacitance-charging unidirectional electrical energy of selected first dv/dt waveform characteristics connected with said first and second electrode electrical terminals; an electrical shunting switch member of selected, second, faster, gas tube gas flow ionizing dv/dt waveform characteristics connected with said first and second electrode electrical terminals; and gas tube flow ionizing controller apparatus including an electrical shunting switch member selective actuation circuit.