| United States Patent Application | 20080247930 |
| Kind Code | A1 |
| Hotto; Robert | October 9, 2008 |
Nano-fusion reaction
A nano-fusion reactor comprised of nano-particles such as carbon based nanotubes, endohedral fullerenes and other nano materials encapsulating fusible fuels such as the hydrogen isotopes, deuterium, and tritium. The nano-devices encapsulate the fusible materials and ignite fusion reactions which in some of the embodiments consume the nano-fusion reactor device requiring the replenishment of these devices so to continue the fusible reactions. The reactions can be controlled and scaled through modulated presentation of fusion targets to the ignition chamber. The fusion reactions are ignited in the embodiments through one or more of the applied forces in the fusion reactor: electromagnetic compressive, electrostatic, and thermo. These applied forces in conjunction with the extreme structural strength, the ablation forces and purity of the nano-fusion device produces maximum forces necessary for the production of a shock wave on the nano-encapsulated device to ignite one or a plurality of fusion reactions. The lower ignition energy is due to a smaller device with less fuel, more efficient coupling of applied energy by the nano-device, along with purer encapsulated fuels, and improved geometries has provided improvements over conventional ICF reactions.
| Inventors: | Hotto; Robert; (Carlsbad, CA) |
| Correspondence Name and Address: | LAW OFFICE OF DONALD L. WENSKAY |
| Serial No.: | 725604 |
| Series Code: | 11 |
| Filed: | March 17, 2007 |
1. A nano-device encapsulating deuterium and tritium.
2. The nano-device of claim 1, further comprising endohedral fullerenes.
3. The nano-device of claim 1, further comprising clusters of endohedral fullerenes.
4. The nano-device of claim 1, further comprising single and multi-walled nanotubes.
5. The nano-device of claim 4, wherein the nanotubes further comprise nano-laser devices.
6. A device for directing energy to nano-devices encapsulating fusible fuels.
7. The device of claim 5, being joined with an ignition chamber, whereby the output of the ignition chamber, such as tritium, is fed into the breeder device.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002]1. Field of the Invention
[0003]The present invention relates to controlled fusion reaction devices, processes and products. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a fusion fuel container for use in a fusion reactor system.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE
[0018]Briefly stated, endohedral fullerenes, clusters of the same, carbon nanotubes and the like nano-devices house hydrogen isotopes as targets presented to, and manipulable about a reactor system which re-circulates and recaptures both useful products and ash. A nano-fusion reactor comprised of nano-particles such as carbon based nanotubes, endohedral fullerenes and other nano devices encapsulating fusible fuels such as the hydrogen isotopes, deuterium, and tritium. The nano devices encapsulate the fusible materials and ignite fusion reactions and consume the nano-fusion devices requiring the replenishment of these devices to the plant so to continue the fusible reactions. The reactions can be controlled and scaled through fusible target material presentation the ignition chamber. The nano-fusion reactions are ignited in the embodiments through one or more of the generated forces. These in situ generated forces in conjunction with the extreme structural strength and hardness of the nano-fusion targets produces maximum forces necessary for the production of a shock wave impinging directly on the nano-encapsulated materials necessary to ignite fusion reactions. Lower ignition energy and more efficient use of coupling is energy efficient to generate improvements over conventional ICF reactions.
[0019]According to a feature of the present invention, there is provided at least a nano-device encapsulating hydrogen isotopes. In particular, a nano-fusion target encapsulating deuterium and tritium is offered for consideration.
[0020]According to another feature of the present invention there is provided a device for directing energy to nano-devices encapsulating fusible fuels.
[0021]According to yet another feature of the present invention there is provided an inertial confinement fusion process which comprises, in combination, a plurality of nano-devices encapsulating deuterium-tritium fuel.
[0022]According to yet still another feature of the present invention there is provided a device for producing endohedral fullerenes encapsulating deuteriums and tritium.
[0023]According to yet still another and further feature of the present invention, there is provided a device for igniting nano-devices encapsulating deuteriums and tritium and employing byproducts of the reaction for breeding nano-devices encapsulating deuteriums and tritium to further continue the fuel ignition and breeding cycle.
[0038]FIG. 13 shows prior art including ICF with conventional laser irradiation;
[0039]FIG. 14 shows cluster arrangement of endohedral fullerenes and/or single or multi-walled nanotubes, according to the teachings of the present invention;
[0040]FIG. 15 schematically illustrates peaks of lasers and at least one of endohedral fullerenes and single-walled or multi-walled carbon nanotubes, according to the teachings of the present invention.
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