Pulsed Power Applied to Process Industry

Although historically the applications included particle acceleration, imploding plasmas and related, pulsed power application has emerged to become an important technology in today´s industry. Pulsed power refers to the technology where a steady accumulation of energy followed by its rapid release, results in the delivery of instantaneous power over a very short period of time. By releasing the stored energy over a very short interval a large amount of peak power can be delivered to a load. The focus of this paper is on the pulsed power applications to process industry; which include processing of fruit juices, beverages and dairy products along with water treatment.