Multishell inertial confinement fusion target
- Butler, PA
- Vandergrift, PA
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 reactions 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.
- Research Organization:
- WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-79DP40086
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 4634567
- OSTI ID:
- 866100
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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