GB2316220A - Toward a shock-wave fusion reactor - Google Patents

Toward a shock-wave fusion reactor

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GB2316220A
GB2316220A GB9724133A GB9724133A GB2316220A GB 2316220 A GB2316220 A GB 2316220A GB 9724133 A GB9724133 A GB 9724133A GB 9724133 A GB9724133 A GB 9724133A GB 2316220 A GB2316220 A GB 2316220A
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shock wave
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converging
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Peter Finlay Browne
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B1/00—Thermonuclear fusion reactors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/10—Nuclear fusion reactors

Abstract

Apparatus for generating nuclear power comprises (i) a solid or liquid medium in which a converging shock wave will propagate towards a focus, (ii) shock wave generation means for launching a converging shock wave into said medium so that the shock wave converges towards the focus, and (iii) fusion fuel either distributed within the converging medium or confined to a focal cavity in said medium. The converging medium is such as to be capable of reducing the volume of a shock wave wholly by convergence of the shock wave towards a focus so that the energy per particle in the converged shock wave exceeds the threshold value for effecting fusion in said fuel.
GB9724133A 1995-05-17 1996-05-17 Toward a shock-wave fusion reactor Expired - Fee Related GB2316220B (en)

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GBGB9509982.6A GB9509982D0 (en) 1995-05-17 1995-05-17 Shock wave fusion reactor
PCT/GB1996/001187 WO1996036969A1 (en) 1995-05-17 1996-05-17 Toward a shock-wave fusion reactor
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Citations (7)

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DE1414759A1 (en) * 1961-03-20 1968-10-03 Diebner Bernd Joerg Process for the utilization of the fusion energy of deuterium and tritium with the help of convergent, periodic shock waves
US3925990A (en) * 1973-08-28 1975-12-16 Us Air Force Shock heated, wall confined fusion power system
EP0047713A2 (en) * 1980-09-04 1982-03-17 Papp International Incorporated Inert gas thermonuclear fuel, fuel preparation apparatus and system for extracting useful work from the fuel
JPS6054200A (en) * 1983-08-31 1985-03-28 藤村　明宏 High voltage generator by electric explosion
WO1991013531A2 (en) * 1990-02-14 1991-09-05 The University Of Manchester Institute Of Science & Technology Amplification or generation of shock fronts
US5122506A (en) * 1989-08-10 1992-06-16 Howard J. Greenwald Contactless mass moving system
WO1995023413A1 (en) * 1994-02-23 1995-08-31 The Regents Of The University Of California Converting acoustic energy into useful other energy forms

Patent Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
DE1414759A1 (en) * 1961-03-20 1968-10-03 Diebner Bernd Joerg Process for the utilization of the fusion energy of deuterium and tritium with the help of convergent, periodic shock waves
US3925990A (en) * 1973-08-28 1975-12-16 Us Air Force Shock heated, wall confined fusion power system
EP0047713A2 (en) * 1980-09-04 1982-03-17 Papp International Incorporated Inert gas thermonuclear fuel, fuel preparation apparatus and system for extracting useful work from the fuel
JPS6054200A (en) * 1983-08-31 1985-03-28 藤村　明宏 High voltage generator by electric explosion
US5122506A (en) * 1989-08-10 1992-06-16 Howard J. Greenwald Contactless mass moving system
WO1991013531A2 (en) * 1990-02-14 1991-09-05 The University Of Manchester Institute Of Science & Technology Amplification or generation of shock fronts
WO1995023413A1 (en) * 1994-02-23 1995-08-31 The Regents Of The University Of California Converting acoustic energy into useful other energy forms

Non-Patent Citations (1)

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WPI Abstract Accession No. 85-112992 & JP 60054200 A (Fujimura) 28-03-85 *

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