• 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