1977-08-23
1979-10-23
Behrend, Harvey E.
176 1, 176 2, 176 7, 176 3, G21B 100
Patent
active
041720083
ABSTRACT:
A rapidly pulsed nuclear fusion reaction system including a firing chamber into which synchronized opposing beams of ionized gas such as deuterium/tritium are injected in the form of ion pulses which are adapted to collide at the mid point of the chamber. The pulsed ion beams are fed through respective orifices across which is applied a relatively high DC voltage. External to the firing chamber is means for generating a pulsed magnetic field interiorally of the chamber along the ion travel path and in synchronism therewith to provide a guiding effect of the two opposing ion beams to the precise center of the firing chamber. At the moment the leading edges of the ion beams meet, an electric arc is developed due to the voltage applied across the orifice. The arc strips electrons from the ions and an electron sheath acting to increase the packing fractions of the beams is formed between the orifices leaving bare nuclei to accumulate in density which are further confined by the action of the electron sheath itself. A fuel gas ball is thus formed at the center of the firing chamber which is then ignited to fusion temperature by a pair of lasers or a pair of high energy electron beams. The resulting release of energy is collected as heat at the outer surface of the firing chamber by means of the structure comprising the magnetic field generating means which is also adapted to capture neutrons.
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IEEE Proceedings, vol. 64, No. 10, 10/76, pp. 1469-1471.
Behrend Harvey E.
Dubble Whammy, Inc.
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