Laser or charged-particle-beam fusion reactor with direct electr

Details Laser or charged-particle-beam fusion reactor with direct electr Laser or charged-particle-beam fusion reactor with direct electr

1987-02-20

1988-04-05

Behrend, Harvey E.

Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements

Nuclear fusion

Inertial confinement

376101, 376146, 376147, 376152, G21B 100

Patent

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047357622

ABSTRACT:
A high-power-density laser or charged-particle-beam fusion reactor system maximizes the directed kinetic energy imparted to a large mass of liquid lithium by a centrally located fusion target. A fusion target is embedded in a large mass of lithium, of sufficient radius to act as a tritium breeding blanket, and provided with ports for the access of beam energy to implode the target. The directed kinetic energy is converted directly to electricity with high efficiency by work done against a pulsed magnetic field applied exterior to the lithium. Because the system maximizes the blanket thickness per unit volume of lithium, neutron-induced radioactivities in the reaction chamber wall are several orders of magnitude less than is typical of other fusion reactor systems.

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