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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
May. 10, 2007
Paul Woskov, Bedford, MA (US);
S. Kamakshi Sundaram, Richland, WA (US);
Daniel Cohn, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jeffrey E. Surma, Richland, WA (US);
David A. Lamar, West Richland, WA (US);
Paul Woskov, Bedford, MA (US);
S. Kamakshi Sundaram, Richland, WA (US);
Daniel Cohn, Cambridge, MA (US);
Jeffrey E. Surma, Richland, WA (US);
David A. Lamar, West Richland, WA (US);
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Inentec LLC, Bend, OR (US);
Abstract
The melter includes a vessel and structure for introducing waste material into the vessel. Waveguide structure is provided for introducing millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation into the vessel to heat the waste material. A gyrotron is a preferred source for the millimeter wave electromagnetic radiation.