METHOD FOR CONDUCTING NUCLEAR FUSION REACTIONS

FIELD: nuclear physics and nuclear engineering; developing basic concepts for harnessing nuclear fusion energy. ^ SUBSTANCE: proposed method intended for harnessing nuclear fusion energy to develop economically efficient and environmentally friendly energy sources includes continuous supply of elect...

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Main Authors PUSHKO A.I, ZAGNIT'KO A.V, PUSHKO G.I, CHAPLYGIN JU.O
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Russian
Published 20.12.2004
Edition7
Subjects
CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ELEMENTS
FUSION REACTORS
GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC
GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
PHYSICS
RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGYGENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE
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Summary:FIELD: nuclear physics and nuclear engineering; developing basic concepts for harnessing nuclear fusion energy. ^ SUBSTANCE: proposed method intended for harnessing nuclear fusion energy to develop economically efficient and environmentally friendly energy sources includes continuous supply of electrolyte to and its discharge from electrochemical cell with transition metal electrodes, their polarization in the course of electrolysis of heavy water and/or heavy water doped with deuterated hydroxide of alkali metals while passing pulsating current through electrolyte. This current is produced as soon as low dc ripple voltage noticeably exceeding decomposition potential is applied across electrodes. In the process active centers are periodically formed for conducting nuclear fusion reactions at electrode-liquid boundary. They are formed by periodically reversing polarity of low dc ripple voltage and/or films from dendrites of transition metals having fractal structure on electrode surface. These films are formed by continuously dissolving salts or oxides of transition metals in heavy water followed by their electric deposition on electrodes. For running nuclear fusion reactions collapsing microbubbles with light-element atom pairs are generated near and/or on developed electrode surface with active centers. To this end high ripple voltage of 500 to 20 000 V in amplitude , 0.1 to 100 mus in length, and adjustable on-off time ratio of 5 to 50 is periodically applied across anodic and cathodic electrodes. ^ EFFECT: enhanced speed and number of sporadic and uncontrolled nuclear fusion reactions conducted by proposed method. ^ 8 cl, 2 dwg, 1 ex
Bibliography:Application Number: RU20020127551