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Title: Multishell inertial confinement fusion target

Abstract

A method of fabricating multishell fuel targets for inertial confinement fusion usage. Sacrificial hemispherical molds encapsulate a concentric fuel pellet which is positioned by fiber nets stretched tautly across each hemispherical mold section. The fiber ends of the net protrude outwardly beyond the mold surfaces. The joint between the sacrificial hemispheres is smoothed. A ceramic or glass cover is then deposited about the finished mold surfaces to produce an inner spherical surface having continuously smooth surface configuration. The sacrificial mold is removed by gaseous reaction accomplished through the porous ceramic cover prior to enclosing of the outer sphere by addition of an outer coating. The multishell target comprises the inner fuel pellet concentrically arranged within a surrounding coated cover or shell by fiber nets imbedded within the cover material.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Butler, PA
  2. Vandergrift, PA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
865208
Patent Number(s):
4477958
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
AC08-79DP40086
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
multishell; inertial; confinement; fusion; target; method; fabricating; fuel; targets; usage; sacrificial; hemispherical; molds; encapsulate; concentric; pellet; positioned; fiber; nets; stretched; tautly; mold; section; net; protrude; outwardly; surfaces; joint; hemispheres; smoothed; ceramic; glass; cover; deposited; finished; produce; inner; spherical; surface; continuously; smooth; configuration; removed; gaseous; reaction; accomplished; porous; prior; enclosing; outer; sphere; addition; coating; comprises; concentrically; arranged; surrounding; coated; shell; imbedded; material; mold surfaces; surface configuration; target comprises; confinement fusion; fuel pellet; inertial confinement; smooth surface; porous ceramic; spherical surface; fusion target; outer coating; glass cover; fiber nets; inner fuel; inner spherical; gaseous reaction; sacrificial hemispherical; stretched tautly; ceramic cover; concentric fuel; nets stretched; molds encapsulate; multishell fuel; multishell inertial; fuel target; fuel targets; concentrically arranged; cover material; fusion usage; hemispherical mold; hemispherical molds; fabricating multishell; mold surface; protrude outward; /29/376/427/

Citation Formats

Holland, James R, and Del Vecchio, Robert M. Multishell inertial confinement fusion target. United States: N. p., 1984. Web.
Holland, James R, & Del Vecchio, Robert M. Multishell inertial confinement fusion target. United States.
Holland, James R, and Del Vecchio, Robert M. Sun . "Multishell inertial confinement fusion target". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865208.
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abstractNote = {A method of fabricating multishell fuel targets for inertial confinement fusion usage. Sacrificial hemispherical molds encapsulate a concentric fuel pellet which is positioned by fiber nets stretched tautly across each hemispherical mold section. The fiber ends of the net protrude outwardly beyond the mold surfaces. The joint between the sacrificial hemispheres is smoothed. A ceramic or glass cover is then deposited about the finished mold surfaces to produce an inner spherical surface having continuously smooth surface configuration. The sacrificial mold is removed by gaseous reaction accomplished through the porous ceramic cover prior to enclosing of the outer sphere by addition of an outer coating. The multishell target comprises the inner fuel pellet concentrically arranged within a surrounding coated cover or shell by fiber nets imbedded within the cover material.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984},
month = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984}
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