Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Flame-Shaping Electric Fields Could Make Power Plants Cleaner

Flame shaper: A nearly invisible flame is rendered far brighter and larger using electric fields. (Credit: www.technologyreview.com)
The pollution-reducing technology of a Seattle company called ClearSign Combustion could help power plants burn less fuel and make more money.

ClearSign has developed a technique that it says could nearly eliminate key pollutants from power plants and refineries and make such installations much more efficient.  The technique involves electric fields to control the combustion of fuel by manipulating the shape and brightness of flames.

Flame-Shaping Electric Fields Could Make Power Plants Cleaner

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