1978-03-08
1980-05-13
Engle, Samuel W.
G21B 100
Patent
active
042027250
ABSTRACT:
This invention consists of a system which generates clean inexpensive electrical power by fusing isotopes of hydrogen or other lightweight material. Not unlike a cyclotron "turned wrong-side out" ions are accelerated each time they cross a gap between two perforated "bowls" across which is placed high frequency-high voltage. Accelerated ions leave the bowls and go into magnetic gaps or mirror-tubes arranged radially thereon and are generally reflected back through the center of the system between the bowls. By controlled leakage highly energetic ions go out the ends of the mirror tubes and into Return Tubes surrounded by sector or other magnets. Ions are recirculated rapidly and repeatedly through the center of the system. Densities are anticipated to be at least 10.sup.15 and perhaps 10.sup.20's ions per cc. Probabilities of head-on collision are greatly enhanced by converging the beams of ions or jets of plasma head-on. Head-on collision allows ALL the kinetic energy of an ion pair to go into a reaction because the center-of-mass of colliding ions need not be shifted. (Shifting the CM wastes energy as heat.) The effect is nonlinear; hence spectacularly higher energy yields can accompany head-on collision of ions at relativistic velocities.
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Cangialosi S. A.
Engle Samuel W.
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