DocumentCode
356972
Title
Nuclear fusion reactor ignited by imploding detonation waves
Author
Terao, Kunio
Author_Institution
Dept. of Mech. Eng., Yokohama Nat. Univ., Japan
Volume
2
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
915
Abstract
In the focus of spherically imploding detonation waves propagating in a stoichiometric propane-oxygen mixture in a detonation chamber having an outer-diameter of 1 m an ion temperature of about 108 K is observed. The energy state is beyond the so-called Lawson´s limit in which a nuclear fusion reaction can take place in deuterium-tritium mixture. Considering the experimental results, theoretical fusion reaction velocity and heat loss by radiation, the size of the detonation chamber in which a nuclear fusion can be initiated is estimated. Applying the detonation chamber, an introduction system of the fusion reaction and water as coolant and turbine driver gas, a nuclear fusion reactor much simpler than the Tokamak or laser fusion system is proposed
Keywords
detonation waves; fusion reactor ignition; heat losses; heat radiation; plasma inertial confinement; plasma shock waves; 1 m; 10E8 K; detonation chamber; energy state; fusion reaction velocity; imploding detonation waves propagation; ion temperature; nuclear fusion reactor ignition; radiation heat loss; stoichiometric propane-oxygen mixture; turbine driver gas; water coolant; Deuterium; Electrons; Fusion reactors; Inductors; Laser fusion; Mechanical engineering; Plasma temperature; Shock waves; Space heating; Tokamaks;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit, 2000. (IECEC) 35th Intersociety
Conference_Location
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN
1-56347-375-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECEC.2000.870891
Filename
870891
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