Method of achieving the controlled release of thermonuclear energy
Abstract
A method of achieving the controlled release of thermonuclear energy by illuminating a minute, solid density, hollow shell of a mixture of material such as deuterium and tritium with a high intensity, uniformly converging laser wave to effect an extremely rapid build-up of energy in inwardly traveling shock waves to implode the shell creating thermonuclear conditions causing a reaction of deuterons and tritons and a resultant high energy thermonuclear burn. Utilizing the resulting energy as a thermal source and to breed tritium or plutonium. The invention also contemplates a laser source wherein the flux level is increased with time to reduce the initial shock heating of fuel and provide maximum compression after implosion; and, in addition, computations and an equation are provided to enable the selection of a design having a high degree of stability and a dependable fusion performance by establishing a proper relationship between the laser energy input and the size and character of the selected material for the fusion capsule.
- Inventors:
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- Ann Arbor, MI
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865965
- Patent Number(s):
- 4608222
- Assignee:
- KMS Fusion, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI)
- 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:
- AT(49-2)-3001
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- method; achieving; controlled; release; thermonuclear; energy; illuminating; minute; solid; density; hollow; shell; mixture; material; deuterium; tritium; intensity; uniformly; converging; laser; wave; effect; extremely; rapid; build-up; inwardly; traveling; shock; waves; implode; creating; conditions; causing; reaction; deuterons; tritons; resultant; burn; utilizing; resulting; thermal; source; breed; plutonium; contemplates; flux; level; increased; time; reduce; initial; heating; fuel; provide; maximum; compression; implosion; addition; computations; equation; provided; enable; selection; design; degree; stability; dependable; fusion; performance; establishing; proper; relationship; input; size; character; selected; capsule; shock waves; shock wave; laser source; laser energy; provide maximum; controlled release; energy input; selected material; thermonuclear energy; nuclear energy; hollow shell; extremely rapid; thermal source; /376/
Citation Formats
Brueckner, Keith A. Method of achieving the controlled release of thermonuclear energy. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Brueckner, Keith A. Method of achieving the controlled release of thermonuclear energy. United States.
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"Method of achieving the controlled release of thermonuclear energy". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865965.
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title = {Method of achieving the controlled release of thermonuclear energy},
author = {Brueckner, Keith A},
abstractNote = {A method of achieving the controlled release of thermonuclear energy by illuminating a minute, solid density, hollow shell of a mixture of material such as deuterium and tritium with a high intensity, uniformly converging laser wave to effect an extremely rapid build-up of energy in inwardly traveling shock waves to implode the shell creating thermonuclear conditions causing a reaction of deuterons and tritons and a resultant high energy thermonuclear burn. Utilizing the resulting energy as a thermal source and to breed tritium or plutonium. The invention also contemplates a laser source wherein the flux level is increased with time to reduce the initial shock heating of fuel and provide maximum compression after implosion; and, in addition, computations and an equation are provided to enable the selection of a design having a high degree of stability and a dependable fusion performance by establishing a proper relationship between the laser energy input and the size and character of the selected material for the fusion capsule.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986},
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