Inertial confinement fusion method producing line source radiation fluence
Abstract
An inertial confinement fusion method in which target pellets are imploded in sequence by laser light beams or other energy beams at an implosion site which is variable between pellet implosions along a line. The effect of the variability in position of the implosion site along a line is to distribute the radiation fluence in surrounding reactor components as a line source of radiation would do, thereby permitting the utilization of cylindrical geometry in the design of the reactor and internal components.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864936
- Patent Number(s):
- 4440714
- Application Number:
- 06/229,357
- Assignee:
- The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G21 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS G21B - FUSION REACTORS
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
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC08-78DP40073
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1981 Jan 29
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- inertial; confinement; fusion; method; producing; line; source; radiation; fluence; target; pellets; imploded; sequence; laser; light; beams; energy; implosion; site; variable; pellet; implosions; effect; variability; position; distribute; surrounding; reactor; components; permitting; utilization; cylindrical; geometry; design; internal; energy beam; confinement fusion; inertial confinement; light beam; laser light; light beams; reactor components; target pellet; reactor component; method producing; energy beams; fusion method; line source; internal components; cylindrical geometry; /376/976/
Citation Formats
Rose, Ronald P. Inertial confinement fusion method producing line source radiation fluence. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Rose, Ronald P. Inertial confinement fusion method producing line source radiation fluence. United States.
Rose, Ronald P. Sun .
"Inertial confinement fusion method producing line source radiation fluence". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864936.
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