Method and apparatus for generating and utilizing a compound plasma configuration
This patent describes a method of producing a compound plasma configuration in an enclosed region. It comprises: providing a suitable fluid medium in the region, selecting the fluid medium from the group consisting of vaporized or plasmatized solid or liquid state of matter formed of light fusionable nuclear material, a gas, an ionized gas, a plasma of light fusionable material, a mixture of states of matter of light fusionable nuclei, producing a predetermined electrical environment in at least a portion of the region, establishing a magnetic field oriented in a particular direction within the region, producing a current stroke having an electromotive force in the fluid medium, inducing the current stoke to follow a generally helical path, the helical path forming a closed loop, thereby resulting in the formation of a generally toroidal closed plasmoid.
- Assignee:
- NOV; EDB-91-164414; NOV-91-024133
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5015432; A
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-557796
- OSTI ID:
- 5003149
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ANNULAR SPACE
CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS
CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL
FLUIDS
GASES
IONIZED GASES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
NUCLEI
PLASMA PRODUCTION
SPACE
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOROIDAL CONFIGURATION