[Gasification] [OZONE generator

[gfwhell at aol.com]

Right on all counts.

The advantage of using? fluorescent tubes as? electrodes is manifold.
By taking, say two?tubes and connecting an AC or DC high voltage source to only ONE end of?each tube,
Nothing happens, until you lay them side by side and close together. a high voltage field will build up similar to the function of a capacitor.
The gasses within the tubes, will become ionized, just the same as?when used as light providers.
The ionization will be much less, but a faint glow will appear. nothing dangerous about that.
So what's the problem?

The gap between the tubes is where it all happens.

I placed a bundle of these tubes inside a container, each tube of opposite polarity to its neighbor, applying a voltage generated from an IC ignition coil, driven by a 555. and power transistor, running on 12 volts DC. It drew about 200 ma.
The high voltages are fully insulated and fully separated by glass?, the?tube cluster being fed from both ends. electrical terminations are at maximum distance from each other.
Because glass is such a good insulator. I feel there is no chance of the usual dangers of arcing, associated with corona discharge Ozone generation??
Air has been passing through this device, ?at the rate of ,one liter PM for the disinfection of a 100 gallons of machine tool coolant
This unit has been running for the last?three years. there are 25, 12" x 1/2" long tubes in the bundle.
I am now building one for my swimming pool to dispense with the addition of chlorine.

GF


-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Taylor <rt at ms1.hinet.net>
To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification <gasification at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 12:15 am
Subject: Re: [Gasification] [OZONE generator




Careful--the fluorescent coating inside those tubes is highly toxic, AFAIK.

Robert


>I am building this Ozone generator, using spent?96 inch fluorescent tubes, 
>bundled?as the electrodes which distribute an ionizing voltage to the air.
> The voltage being produced by an automotive ignition coil. The process and 
> construction is extremely simple.
> The tubes contain ionizable gas, If one filament or electrode is connected 
> to a high potential, the gas within, will become conductive.If the tubes 
> are bundled and in close proximity to each other, within a tubular 
> enclosure, an ionizing effect is produced between one tube and the next. 
> with reversal of polarities.
> high quantities of ozone can be obtained replacing the requirement of 
> chlorine based compounds.
> this unit would be suitable for hot tubs and swimming pools, besides 
> gasifiers.
>
> GF


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