Solid evacuated microspheres of hydrogen

Turnbull, Robert J; Foster, Christopher A; Hendricks, Charles D

Title: Solid evacuated microspheres of hydrogen

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A method is provided for producing solid, evacuated microspheres comprised of hydrogen. The spheres are produced by forming a jet of liquid hydrogen and exciting mechanical waves on the jet of appropriate frequency so that the jet breaks up into drops with a bubble formed in each drop by cavitation. The drops are exposed to a pressure less than the vapor pressure of the liquid hydrogen so that the bubble which is formed within each drop expands. The drops which contain bubbles are exposed to an environment having a pressure just below the triple point of liquid hydrogen and they thereby freeze giving solid, evacuated spheres of hydrogen.

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Turnbull, Robert J ^[1]; Foster, Christopher A ^[2]; Hendricks, Charles D ^[3]

Urbana, IL
Champaign, IL
Livermore, CA

Issue Date:: 1982-01-01

Research Org.:: Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 864449

Patent Number(s):: 4366112

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: 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

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS

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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
Y02E30/10 - Fusion reactors

C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
C01B3/00 - Hydrogen
C01B4/00 - Hydrogen isotopes

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DOE Contract Number:: AT(11-1-)2234

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: solid; evacuated; microspheres; hydrogen; method; provided; producing; comprised; spheres; produced; forming; jet; liquid; exciting; mechanical; waves; appropriate; frequency; breaks; drops; bubble; formed; drop; cavitation; exposed; pressure; vapor; expands; contain; bubbles; environment; below; triple; freeze; giving; solid evacuated; appropriate frequency; vapor pressure; liquid hydrogen; mechanical waves; evacuated microspheres; producing solid; microspheres comprised; contain bubbles; exciting mechanical; /376/252/264/

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  abstractNote = {A method is provided for producing solid, evacuated microspheres comprised of hydrogen. The spheres are produced by forming a jet of liquid hydrogen and exciting mechanical waves on the jet of appropriate frequency so that the jet breaks up into drops with a bubble formed in each drop by cavitation. The drops are exposed to a pressure less than the vapor pressure of the liquid hydrogen so that the bubble which is formed within each drop expands. The drops which contain bubbles are exposed to an environment having a pressure just below the triple point of liquid hydrogen and they thereby freeze giving solid, evacuated spheres of hydrogen.},

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