WO1991013531A3 - Amplification or generation of shock fronts - Google Patents

Amplification or generation of shock fronts Download PDF

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WO1991013531A3
WO1991013531A3 PCT/GB1991/000225 GB9100225W WO9113531A3 WO 1991013531 A3 WO1991013531 A3 WO 1991013531A3 GB 9100225 W GB9100225 W GB 9100225W WO 9113531 A3 WO9113531 A3 WO 9113531A3
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lattice
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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
    • G21B1/11—Details
    • G21B1/23—Optical systems, e.g. for irradiating targets, for heating plasma or for plasma diagnostics
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K15/00—Acoustics not otherwise provided for
    • G10K15/04—Sound-producing devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21B—FUSION REACTORS
    • G21B3/00—Low temperature nuclear fusion reactors, e.g. alleged cold 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

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Abstract

Apparatus for generating or amplifying shock wavefronts comprises an energy store (1) of a stressed metal or metal alloy in which the stress has been induced at a plurality of discrete regions (2) by atoms or ions (e.g. hydrogen ions) at interstitial sites of the lattice. The energy stored in the lattice is capable of at least partial release when a shock wavefront (5) passes over the stressed region as a result of a stimulus (3). Shockwave may be directed to a focus at which is provided a fusion fuel (e.g. a deuterium-tritium mixture) to initiate a fusion reaction.
PCT/GB1991/000225 1990-02-14 1991-02-14 Amplification or generation of shock fronts WO1991013531A2 (en)

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GB909003390A GB9003390D0 (en) 1990-02-14 1990-02-14 Method of generating energy
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SOVIET TECHNICAL PHYSICS LETTERS. vol. 12, no. 11, November 1986, NEW YORK US pages 551 - 552; KLYUEV V A ET AL: "HIGH-ENERGY PROCESSES ACCOMPAGNYING THE FRACTURE OF SOLIDS" see page 551, right-hand column, paragraph 2 page 552; figures 1, 2 (cited in the application) *
SOVIET TECHNICAL PHYSICS LETTERS. vol. 12, no. 6, June 1986, NEW YORK US pages 265 - 266; LEKSOVSKII A M: "ACOUSTIC EMISSION IN METALLIC GLASSES" see page 265, paragraph 1 *

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