WO2001039197A3 - Cavitation nuclear reactor - Google Patents

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WO2001039197A3
WO2001039197A3 PCT/US2000/031341 US0031341W WO0139197A3 WO 2001039197 A3 WO2001039197 A3 WO 2001039197A3 US 0031341 W US0031341 W US 0031341W WO 0139197 A3 WO0139197 A3 WO 0139197A3
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    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21BFUSION REACTORS
    • G21B3/00Low temperature nuclear fusion reactors, e.g. alleged cold fusion reactors
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    • G21NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
    • G21CNUCLEAR REACTORS
    • G21C1/00Reactor types
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    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/10Nuclear fusion reactors
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    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02EREDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E30/00Energy generation of nuclear origin
    • Y02E30/30Nuclear fission reactors

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A method and apparatus for driving nuclear reactions in a controlled manner within a cavitation nuclear reactor or CNR is provided. In general, the CNR is comprised of a solid material and, more particularly, comprised of a fuel material interspersed within a host material. The CNR can utilize any of a variety of different shapes. Energy, typically in the form of acoustic energy, is driven into the CNR with one or more drivers in order to create a pressure intensity pattern within the reactor. As a result of the pressure intensity pattern, at numerous locations within the reactor the energy is large enough to form small cavities or bubbles. Due to the phenomena of cavitation, the applied energy causes the newly formed bubbles to oscillate, undergoing a period of expansion followed by a period of bubble collapse. The velocity of the spherically converging material associated with the cavitation cycle, often times reaching supersonic velocities, is sufficient to achieve a density and temperature in excess of that required to drive a variety of different nuclear reactions including fusion, fission, spallation, and neutron stripping. If desired, an external heat source can be used to heat the material comprising the CNR, thereby promoting the desired nuclear reactions. In a specific embodiment, the CNR is driven at a frequency that either substantially matches a resonant frequency of the CNR or substantially matches an integer multiple of a resonant frequency.
PCT/US2000/031341 1999-11-24 2000-11-15 Cavitation nuclear reactor WO2001039197A2 (en)

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