The Vapore-Jet capillary pump combines two fundamental principles of nature—capillary force and phase transition—in an unexpectedly powerful device. Capillary force is the attraction of a liquid to both itself and the surface it contacts—strong enough to lift water into the crown of a tree. Phase transition is the energetic conversion of matter from one state to another (in this case liquid to gas) which entails a hundred-fold-plus increase in volume. By inducing phase transition in a capillary environment, the Vapore-Jet capillary pump imparts pressure onto the expanding gas and ejects it with surprising force!



The pump consists of a multi-layer ceramic stack bound by a peripheral glaze. The top element, called the orifice disc, is solid with an integral orifice and tiny downward-projecting posts. These posts contact the second element, called the vaporizer, which features very small pores that generate high capillary pressure. The third element, called the insulator, is made of larger-pored material that wicks liquid upward while resisting heat-flow downward.

In operation, heat applied to the top of the orifice disc conducts down the posts onto the surface of the vaporizer. Since the liquid immediately below is bound tightly to the vaporizer by the capillary force, the gas that expands into the channels between the posts becomes pressurized. The only way out is through the orifice, where the gas escapes as a high-velocity vapor jet. This ejected gas is replaced by a cooling flow of liquid wicking up the insulator into the vaporizer. The result is a dynamic equilibrium of heat flux, liquid flow, gas pressure, and evolved vapor.

The remarkable performance of the Vapore-Jet Capillary Force Vaporizer relies upon the unique properties of the constituent materials produced through proprietary Vapore processes.

Ceramic Micro-Foam
The vaporizer element of the Capillary Force Vaporizer features high porosity and small uniform pore size at levels unprecedented in the world of ceramics manufacturing. The Vapore ceramic micro-foam method produces controlled pore size in the 0.5 to 5 micron range, with porosity of up to 80% or higher. Traditional methods of pore formation; such as interstitial packing, acid leaching,and burn out of pore-forming agents; typically yield lower porosity, larger pore sizes, wider pore-size distribution, and lower pore continuity.



Micro-Detail Gel Casting
The orifice disc element of the Capillary Force Vaporizer features a highly detailed surface of intersecting channels. This part is produced through a novel and proprietary gel casting process developed by Vapore. The process can be used to create near-net-shape fully-densified ceramic parts with unprecedented detail. Complex shapes with micron-scale surface features are feasible with the method.

 

So it turns liquid into gas. What use does it have? I can think of a couple but I don't know if I'd be way off.

 

fuel as form of vapor is better than a mist.