Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Nuclear fusion – Fusion reaction by plural colliding plasmas or particle beams
Patent
1991-05-03
1992-11-10
Wasil, Daniel D.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Nuclear fusion
Fusion reaction by plural colliding plasmas or particle beams
376146, G21C 102
Patent
active
051620944
ABSTRACT:
An approach (10) is provided as a way of obtaining useful power from a fusion reaction utilizing light weight isotopes of hydrogen and helium. A potential well is created between two accelerating electrodes (26) that, in a vacuum, allows ions from sources (24) to be captured by the potential well. An axial magnetic field as created by solenoid (20) causes the captured ions to pass through an ion focusing region (22) and thus allowing fusion reactions to take place within the region. The magnetic field also confines the trajectory of the fusion products (18) to a series of helixes preventing them from reaching the solenoid walls, but instead forces them to exit the two ends of the solenoid. Useful power is obtained by allowing two heat exchangers to intercept the fusion ions and thereby allowing a coolant liquid to be heated as would be required to operate a steam turbogenerator. In a second embodiment the solenoid is shaped in a U configuration allowing the fusion products to exit the solenoid in essentially the same direction and thus derive useful thrust as would be required for spacecraft propulsion.
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