Apparatus and method for extracting power from energetic ions produced in nuclear fusion Metadata

Metadata describes a digital item, providing (if known) such information as creator, publisher, contents, size, relationship to other resources, and more. Metadata may also contain "preservation" components that help us to maintain the integrity of digital files over time.

Available Formats

Dublin Core: XML Dublin Core: JSON Dublin Core: Text Dublin Core: RDF/XML UNTL: XML Access METS: XML

Title

  • Main Title Apparatus and method for extracting power from energetic ions produced in nuclear fusion

Creator

  • Inventor: Fisch, N. J.
    Creator Type: Personal
  • Inventor: Rax, J. M.
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Assignee: United States. Department of Energy.
    Contributor Type: Organization
    Contributor Info: Patent Assignee: Dept. of Energy; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)

Publisher

  • Name: Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
    Place of Publication: United States

Date

  • Creation: 1993-12-31

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: This invention is comprised of an apparatus and method of extracting power from energetic ions produced by nuclear fusion in a toroidal plasma to enhance respectively the toroidal plasma current and fusion reactivity. By injecting waves of predetermined frequency and phase traveling substantially in a selected poloidal direction within the plasma, the energetic ions become diffused in energy and space such that the energetic ions lose energy and amplify the waves. The amplified waves are further adapted to travel substantially in a selected toroidal direction to increase preferentially the energy of electrons traveling in one toroidal direction which, in turn, enhances or generates a toroidal plasma current. In an further adaptation, the amplified waves can be made to preferentially increase the energy of fuel ions within the plasma to enhance the fusion reactivity of the fuel ions. The described direct, or in situ, conversion of the energetic ion energy provides an efficient and economical means of delivering power to a fusion reactor.
  • Physical Description: 20 p.

Subject

  • Keyword: Amplification
  • Keyword: Beam Injection
  • Keyword: Frequency Control
  • STI Subject Categories: 70 Plasma Physics And Fusion
  • Keyword: Design
  • Keyword: Inventions
  • Keyword: Tokamak Type Reactors

Source

  • Other Information: PBD: 1993

Collection

  • Name: Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
    Code: OSTI

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Patent

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Other: DE95017130
  • Report No.: PATENTS-US--A095560
  • Grant Number: AC02-76CH03073
  • Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 95309
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc793121

Note

  • Display Note: OSTI as DE95017130
Back to Top of Screen