H2o heating method, device, and system

Abstract

H 2 O heating methods, devices, and systems are disclosed, wherein the method of heating H 2 O includes immersing the combustion of H 2 with O 2 in flowing H 2 O such that H 2 O from the combustion diffuses into the flowing H 2 O, and thus supplements and heats the flowing H 2 O. Extended systems are also disclosed that source heated H 2 O for use, inter alia, in electric power generation driven by turbines or pistons, mobile vehicle locomotion driven by turbines or pistons, environmental heating, environmental cleaning, cooking of materials, recycling of materials, cutting of materials, and drilling of materials. In addition, portable implementations of the method are disclosed.

1 . A method of producing heated H 2 O, comprising:
 immersing, within a flow of H 2 O in a combustion vessel, a combustion reaction of H 2  and O 2 , the combustion reaction producing an H 2 O product, wherein:   the combustion reaction is maintained by a combustion unit within the combustion vessel;   the H 2 O product diffuses into and supplements the flow of H 2 O, and   heat generated by the combustion reaction increases the temperature of the flow of H 2 O to produce the heated H 2 O.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the flow of H 2 O is atomized. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein an average mass of the combustion product in the supplemented flow of H 2 O is between about 15% and about 25% of an average mass of the supplemented flow of H 2 O. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the heated H 2 O has a temperature of about 100° C. to about 3500° C. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the heated H 2 O has a pressure of about 14 psi to about 10,000 psi. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the combustion of H 2  with O 2  is ignited initially by an ignition device within the combustion unit. 
     
     
         7 . An H 2 O heating device, comprising:
 a combustion vessel capable of containing heated H 2 O at a pressure greater than atmospheric pressure;   at least one combustion unit for forming heated H 2 O, each of the at least one combustion units comprising:
 at least one H 2  conduit; 
 at least one O 2  conduit; and 
 at least one ignition device; 
   wherein the at least one combustion unit is located within the combustion vessel;   an H 2 O conduit, wherein the H 2 O conduit is configured to contact H 2 O with a product of combustion of H 2  and O 2  and to absorb heat to form heated H 2 O;   an H 2  supply in fluid communication with the H 2  conduit;   an O 2  supply in fluid communication with the O 2  conduit;   an H 2 O supply in fluid communication with the H 2 O conduit; and   at least one output conduit.   
     
     
         8 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , further comprising a control system. 
     
     
         9 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , wherein the control system is configured to run control software. 
     
     
         10 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , the at least one H 2  supply is generated from a hydrocarbon substrate. 
     
     
         11 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one H 2  supply is generated by pressure swing adsorption-assisted steam methane reforming. 
     
     
         12 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one H 2  supply is generated by electrolysis of water. 
     
     
         13 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 10 , wherein CO 2  produced, as a result of generating the at least one H 2  supply, is sequestered. 
     
     
         14 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one O 2  supply is generated by a pressure swing adsorption device. 
     
     
         15 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one O 2  supply is generated by a vacuum pressure swing adsorption device. 
     
     
         16 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one O 2  supply is generated by distillation of liquefied air. 
     
     
         17 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one O 2  supply is generated by electrolysis of water. 
     
     
         18 . The H 2 O heating device of  claim 7 , wherein the at least one ignition device comprises at least one of a piezo-electric spark plug, a glow plug, or an incendiary device. 
     
     
         19 - 40 . (canceled) 
     
     
         41 . An H 2 O heating system comprising:
 a plurality of H 2 O heating modules, each H 2 O heating module comprising:
 a combustion unit; 
 an H 2  conduit for delivering H 2  into the combustion unit; 
 an O 2  conduit for delivering O 2  into the combustion unit; 
 an H 2 O conduit; 
 an ignition device arranged within the combustion unit and configured to cause combustion of H 2  and O 2  delivered by the H 2  conduit and the O 2  conduit, respectively, within a flow of H 2 O from the H 2 O conduit; and 
 an output conduit; and 
   a collector conduit, wherein the collector conduit is configured to receive heated H 2 O from an output conduit of each of the plurality of H 2 O heating modules.   
     
     
         42 . The H 2 O heating system of  claim 41 , wherein each of the plurality of H 2 O heating modules are arranged in a parallel configuration. 
     
     
         43 - 48 . (canceled)