Patent ID: 8083520

Claim:
A reactor for direct utilization of external radiation heat for thermal or thermo-chemical material processes, comprising: a) a containment can having a longitudinal axis; b) an external driving mechanism for controllable rotating the containment can; c) a cavity having a substantially cylindrical shape, said cavity being at least partially lined with an insulation layer and being disposed in said containment can; d) said cavity having at least one gas inlet and at least one gas outlet and an aperture for allowing to insert external radiation heat into the cavity; e) a feeder mechanism being moveable along the longitudinal axis into and out of the cavity for supplying a reaction material subject to the thermal or thermo-chemical material process; f) said at least one gas outlet being formed as a ring channel tube having an inner and an outer surface, whereby the feeder mechanism is at least partially hosted within a tube cavity defined by said inner surface; and g) cooling means being associated with at least one of said inner and outer surface.