Patent classifications
G21B3/006
FAST-NEUTRON FLUX RADIATING DEVICE WITH AN IMPROVED SUPPORT FOR A TARGET OF RADIATIONS AND RADIATING METHOD THEREOF
Radiating device (1) comprising at least one vacuum chamber (2), an electrostatic accelerator or laser of high power and high frequency (5) for producing at least one primary beam inside the vacuum chamber (2), and an active material layer (4) carried by a support (3) into the vacuum chamber (2) to generate an intense neutron flux when the active layer is struck by the primary beam, and at least one target (6) comprising a material, with the target (6) disposed on the same side of the electrostatic accelerator or power laser (5) as the active material layer (4).
TABLETOP REACTOR
Methods, apparatuses, devices, and systems for producing and controlling and fusion activities of nuclei. Hydrogen atoms or other neutral species (neutrals) are induced to rotational motion in a confinement region as a result of ion-neutral coupling, in which ions are driven by electric and magnetic fields. The controlled fusion activities cover a spectrum of reactions including aneutronic reactions such as proton-boron-11 fusion reactions.
Magnetohydrodynamic Cavitation Fusion Energy Generator
A magnetohydrodynamic cavitation fusion energy generator comprising an internal armature rotatably arranged within a reactor vessel. The generator further comprises a lithium-ammonia fuel dispersed between the internal armature and the reactor vessel. The reactor vessel further comprises a plurality of external magnets and at least one extraction electrode configured to extract current from fusion reactions in the fuel. The internal armature further comprises a plurality of cavitation cavities, a plurality of internal magnets, and at least one facilitation electrode configured to arc for the facilitation of fusion. The plurality of internal magnets and the plurality of external magnets are arranged relative to one another to create a magnetic field within the reactor vessel when the internal armature is rotated relative to the reactor vessel.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MERGING AND COMPRESSING COMPACT TORI
Systems and methods utilizing successive, axially symmetric acceleration and adiabatic compression stages to heat and accelerate two compact tori towards each other and ultimately collide and compress the compact tori within a central chamber. Alternatively, systems and methods utilizing successive, axially asymmetric acceleration and adiabatic compression stages to heat and accelerate a first compact toroid towards and position within a central chamber and to heat and accelerate a second compact toroid towards the central chamber and ultimately collide and merge the first and second compact toroids and compress the compact merge tori within the central chamber.
Methods, devices and systems for fusion reactions
Methods, apparatuses, devices, and systems for creating, controlling, conducting, and optimizing fusion activities of nuclei. The controlled fusion activities cover a spectrum of reactions from aneutronic, fusion reactions that produce essentially no neutrons, to neutronic, fusion reactions that produce substantial numbers of neutrons.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERIODIC ION COLLISIONS
Systems and methods are disclosed herein relating to fusion reactors for fusing particles via multiple periodic collisions. A fusion reactor may include a first evacuated region, such as a chamber, with a plurality of charged particles therein. A uniform magnetic field may be applied to the region to radially confine moving charged particles within the region by inducing circular trajectories. Upper and lower electrodes may be positioned on ends of the region to axially confine charged particles within the region. An energizing beam may be pulsed at a cyclotron frequency corresponding to the mass and charge of the particles to cause oscillating periodic collisions of the particles along the beam path as the particles travel in the circular trajectories with increased velocity after each pulse of the energizing beam.
REACTOR USING ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC FIELDS
Methods, apparatuses, devices, and systems for producing and controlling and fusion activities of nuclei. Hydrogen atoms or other neutral species (neutrals) are induced to rotational motion in a confinement region as a result of ion-neutral coupling, in which ions are driven by electric and magnetic fields. The controlled fusion activities cover a spectrum of reactions including aneutronic reactions such as proton-boron-11 fusion reactions.
FUSION NEUTRON-SOURCE POWER SYSTEM
The fusion reactor of the invention comprises a plurality of elongated triangular electrodes aligned in a cylindrical shape to form an axially symmetric containment geometry. The electrodes are separated by means of electrical insulator preferably pure swept Quartz (SiO2). The Triangular electrodes, are made out of very high electro conductive, high strength, heat resistant, radiation resistant and neutrons moderating material such as thorium carbide, uranium carbide or silicon carbide or the like which is preferably made by ceramic powder metallurgy process. Each electrode includes a cooling structure or flow channel formed in the internal structure allowing for a cooling fluid for extracting heat caused by plasma and nuclear reactions. The acceleration channels electrodes of the fusion reactor are of triangular shape and are protected with a continuously changing protective film or layer of high electro-conductive fissile or fertile material such as thorium carbide or uranium carbide. Lithium may be added for the reactor to breed its own Tritium.
HOLLOW PARTICLE BEAM EMITTER
A particle beam emitter has a hollow particle beam tube having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a longitudinal axis. An electromagnetic system that includes a voltage supply is electrically coupled to the hollow particle beam tube and is configured to generate a primary electrical current flowing axially in the hollow particle beam tube from the first end portion towards the second end portion. A primary magnetic field associated with the primary electrical current is operable to induce a secondary electrical current in a plasma located within the hollow particle beam tube, the secondary electrical current flowing generally axially within the plasma and causing the plasma to contract inwardly towards the longitudinal axis.
High Output Accelerator Neutron
An accelerator neutron source (ANS) including a field ionization (FI) array configured to generate deuterium and tritium ions and a plasma for containing the deuterium and tritium ions produced by the FI array. The ANS also includes a target comprising deuterium and tritium ions and the ANS is configured to accelerate deuterium and tritium ions produced by the FI array toward the target to generate neutrons by applying a voltage to an accelerating electrode.