Induced nuclear reactions: processes – systems – and elements – Nuclear fusion – Magnetic confinement of plasma
Patent
1992-07-30
1993-12-21
Behrend, Harvey E.
Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
Nuclear fusion
Magnetic confinement of plasma
376127, 376139, 376146, G21B 100
Patent
active
052727319
ABSTRACT:
The process for containing a deuterium gas plasma discharge includes providing a cylindrical zone having a cylinder axis; supplying D.sub.2 gas to the zone axially lengthwise of the zone and substantially tangentially relative to the zone and via multiple lengthwise, elongated inlets to produce vortex flow in a gas column about the axis, in the zone, the inlets spaced about the zone; causing excitation of the gas in the rotating column, by transmission of electromagnetic energy into the column, to produce ionization of the gas within a central portion of the zone, thereby forming a plasma column; permitting the plasma column to rotate with the surrounding non-ionized gas in the gas column, thereby constraining heat loss from the surface of the plasma column to the conduction mode; and allowing substantially tangential exiting of gas from the zone by providing sufficient spacing between the inlets so that gas may exit from the periphery of the zone and between the inlets into a surrounding region; and employing blocking structure at opposite ends of the zone to block endwise exiting of gas and plasma therefrom.
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Behrend Harvey E.
Haefliger William W.
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