Method for producing small hollow spheres

Hendricks, Charles D.

Title: Method for producing small hollow spheres

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Method 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 .gtorsim. 600.degree. 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.

Inventors:

Hendricks, Charles D. ^[1]

Livermore, CA

Issue Date:: 1979-01-09

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 863252

Patent Number(s):: 4133854

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES

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B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
B01J2/04 - in a gaseous medium {

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03B - MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
C03B19/1055 - {by extruding, e.g. dripping molten glass in a gaseous atmosphere}
C03B19/1075 - {by blowing, pressing, centrifuging, rolling or dripping}

C - CHEMISTRY C03 - GLASS C03C - CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF GLASSES, GLAZES, OR VITREOUS ENAMELS
C03C11/002 - {Hollow glass particles}

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02P - CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
Y02P40/57 - Reduction of reject rates

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10S - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
Y10S376/916 - Methods of making fusion fuel targets

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Y10T428/2996 - Glass particles or spheres

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; method; producing; hollow; spheres; glass; metal; plastic; sphere; material; mixed; contains; composition; blowing; agent; decomposes; temperature; gtorsim; 600; degree; quickly; raised; resulting; gas; expands; forming; controllable; thickness; produced; 20; 10; variety; application; particularly; useful; fabrication; targets; laser; implosion; neutron; sources; fusion; physics; studies; initiated; power; plants; power plants; hollow spheres; blowing agent; particularly useful; power plant; neutron source; laser fusion; produced hollow; neutron sources; fusion power; gas expands; laser initiated; sphere material; hollow sphere; LASER TARGETS; LASER FUSION REACTORS; LASER IMPLOSIONS; IMPLOSIONS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; /264/376/423/428/501/

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