Method for producing small hollow spheres
Abstract
Method is disclosed for producing small hollow spheres of glass, metal or plastic, wherein the sphere material is mixed with or contains as part of the composition a blowing agent which decomposes at high temperature (T [approx gt] 600 C). As the temperature is quickly raised, the blowing agent decomposes and the resulting gas expands from within, thus forming a hollow sphere of controllable thickness. The thus produced hollow spheres (20 to 10[sup 3] [mu]m) have a variety of application, and are particularly useful in the fabrication of targets for laser implosion such as neutron sources, laser fusion physics studies, and laser initiated fusion power plants. 1 fig.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6903407
- Patent Number(s):
- 4133854
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 5-807108
- Assignee:
- Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 16 Jun 1977
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; LASER TARGETS; FABRICATION; SPHERES; LASER FUSION REACTORS; LASER IMPLOSIONS; IMPLOSIONS; TARGETS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; 700411* - Inertial Confinement Devices- (1992-)
Citation Formats
Hendricks, C D. Method for producing small hollow spheres. United States: N. p., 1979.
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Hendricks, C D. Method for producing small hollow spheres. United States.
Hendricks, C D. Tue .
"Method for producing small hollow spheres". United States.
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abstractNote = {Method is disclosed for producing small hollow spheres of glass, metal or plastic, wherein the sphere material is mixed with or contains as part of the composition a blowing agent which decomposes at high temperature (T [approx gt] 600 C). As the temperature is quickly raised, the blowing agent decomposes and the resulting gas expands from within, thus forming a hollow sphere of controllable thickness. The thus produced hollow spheres (20 to 10[sup 3] [mu]m) have a variety of application, and are particularly useful in the fabrication of targets for laser implosion such as neutron sources, laser fusion physics studies, and laser initiated fusion power plants. 1 fig.},
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