TRAVELING WAVE PYROTRON
Abstract
The invention relates to a pyrotron, i.e., magnetic mirror device, designed for continuous operation in producing a high-temperature fusion reaction plasma and for directly converting the plasma energy into electrical power. The device utilizes a system in which an axially symmetric magnetic field is produced and transports plasma through a first zone of progressively rising field intensity, a second reaction zone of slowly increasing intensity, and thenceforth through a third zone of progressively decreasing intensity wherein the plasma expands against the magnetic field thereby producing electrical current in magnetic field generating solenoids associated with said third zone. (AEC)
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 4665535
- Patent Number(s):
- 3093569
- Assignee:
- U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
H - ELECTRICITY H05 - ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR H05H - PLASMA TECHNIQUE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-026740
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-63
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- PHYSICS; CONFIGURATION; CONVERSION; CURRENTS; ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MAGNETIC MIRRORS; OPERATION; PLANNING; PLASMA; POWER PLANTS; PYROTRON; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
Citation Formats
Post, R F. TRAVELING WAVE PYROTRON. United States: N. p., 1963.
Web.
Post, R F. TRAVELING WAVE PYROTRON. United States.
Post, R F. Tue .
"TRAVELING WAVE PYROTRON". United States.
@article{osti_4665535,
title = {TRAVELING WAVE PYROTRON},
author = {Post, R F},
abstractNote = {The invention relates to a pyrotron, i.e., magnetic mirror device, designed for continuous operation in producing a high-temperature fusion reaction plasma and for directly converting the plasma energy into electrical power. The device utilizes a system in which an axially symmetric magnetic field is produced and transports plasma through a first zone of progressively rising field intensity, a second reaction zone of slowly increasing intensity, and thenceforth through a third zone of progressively decreasing intensity wherein the plasma expands against the magnetic field thereby producing electrical current in magnetic field generating solenoids associated with said third zone. (AEC)},
doi = {},
journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {1963},
month = {6}
}
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