laser ICF + Sonofusion = BSF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:44 am
CLAIMS
I claim:
1. A device for generating fusion energy comprising:
a.) spherical inner chamber
I. with a reflective interior surface, for the purpose of preventing
heat loss and lowering the temperature in which ignition occurs
II. with provisions for pumping electromagnetic radiation inside
the chamber, so that the fluid inside can be used as a laser gain
medium and also for the purpose of optically tracking the fuel
b.) spherical outer chamber
I. surrounding the inner chamber
II. with provisions for acoustic & electric transduction, enabling
pre-ignition movement and compression of the fuel and also
enabling post-ignition harvesting of the blast’s kinetic energy
c.) space between the two chambers
I. filled with a fluid
i. that is an acoustical medium
ii. that cools the inner chamber
d.) space inside the inner chamber
I. filled with a fluid that
i. circulates as an efficient high-temperature coolant
ii. encapsulates gaseous fusible fuel inside of a bubble
iii. is transparent to selected electromagnetic frequencies
iv. is a laser gain medium that can amplify selected frequencies,
so that the inner chamber can function as a spherical laser cavity
v. is an acoustical medium, enabling fuel transport and compression
vi. blocks x-rays, preventing damage to the chamber walls
vii. absorbs neutrons, preventing the escape of hazardous radiation
viii. breeds tritium, replenishing the supply of easily ignitable fuel
ix. slows fuel dispersion during combustion, increasing burn-up fraction
2. A method applying to the device according to claim 1 where said method
accurately determines the location of a bubble using the technique of
multi-occultation triangulation.
3. A method applying to the device according to claim 1 where said method is used
to move a bubble by manipulating the pressure in its local environment, based on
the ideas that
a.) a bubble’s size is determined by the background pressure
b.) a bubble’s direction of motion coincides with the buoyant force and is determined
by the pressure gradient
c.) the interplay between the buoyancy force and drag force causes large bubbles to
move faster than small bubbles when subjected to the same pressure gradient
d.) fluctuations in the background pressure can be synchronized with fluctuations
in the pressure gradient, so that, even though the bubble is pulsating backwards
and forwards in tiny steps, large overall displacements can be accumulated.
4. A method applying to the device according to claim 1 where said method causes
thermonuclear ignition in a bubble of fuel, comprising
a.) positioning the fuel at the focus of a spherical laser cavity so that
i.) the fuel will not be able to effectively cool by radiating away light
ii.) the reactors structural components are well shielded from the explosion,
making larger yields and higher gains possible
b.) making the cavity laser-active, by pumping it with enough light to cause
an upper-state population inversion
c.) squeezing the fuel, so that
i.) the fuel becomes hot and radiates brightly (sonoluminescence)
ii.) the fuel’s radiation creates an outgoing laser cascade
iii.) the fuel is in a state of pre-compression when the cascade returns
iv.) the fuel is further heated and compressed by the powerful laser effect
d.) containing (preventing dispersion of) the fuel, so that
i.) the fuel can self-heat, lowering the energy required for drivers
ii.) a greater fraction of the fuel gets burnt, increasing the gain
iii.) low-temperature volume ignition is possible
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I claim:
1. A device for generating fusion energy comprising:
a.) spherical inner chamber
I. with a reflective interior surface, for the purpose of preventing
heat loss and lowering the temperature in which ignition occurs
II. with provisions for pumping electromagnetic radiation inside
the chamber, so that the fluid inside can be used as a laser gain
medium and also for the purpose of optically tracking the fuel
b.) spherical outer chamber
I. surrounding the inner chamber
II. with provisions for acoustic & electric transduction, enabling
pre-ignition movement and compression of the fuel and also
enabling post-ignition harvesting of the blast’s kinetic energy
c.) space between the two chambers
I. filled with a fluid
i. that is an acoustical medium
ii. that cools the inner chamber
d.) space inside the inner chamber
I. filled with a fluid that
i. circulates as an efficient high-temperature coolant
ii. encapsulates gaseous fusible fuel inside of a bubble
iii. is transparent to selected electromagnetic frequencies
iv. is a laser gain medium that can amplify selected frequencies,
so that the inner chamber can function as a spherical laser cavity
v. is an acoustical medium, enabling fuel transport and compression
vi. blocks x-rays, preventing damage to the chamber walls
vii. absorbs neutrons, preventing the escape of hazardous radiation
viii. breeds tritium, replenishing the supply of easily ignitable fuel
ix. slows fuel dispersion during combustion, increasing burn-up fraction
2. A method applying to the device according to claim 1 where said method
accurately determines the location of a bubble using the technique of
multi-occultation triangulation.
3. A method applying to the device according to claim 1 where said method is used
to move a bubble by manipulating the pressure in its local environment, based on
the ideas that
a.) a bubble’s size is determined by the background pressure
b.) a bubble’s direction of motion coincides with the buoyant force and is determined
by the pressure gradient
c.) the interplay between the buoyancy force and drag force causes large bubbles to
move faster than small bubbles when subjected to the same pressure gradient
d.) fluctuations in the background pressure can be synchronized with fluctuations
in the pressure gradient, so that, even though the bubble is pulsating backwards
and forwards in tiny steps, large overall displacements can be accumulated.
4. A method applying to the device according to claim 1 where said method causes
thermonuclear ignition in a bubble of fuel, comprising
a.) positioning the fuel at the focus of a spherical laser cavity so that
i.) the fuel will not be able to effectively cool by radiating away light
ii.) the reactors structural components are well shielded from the explosion,
making larger yields and higher gains possible
b.) making the cavity laser-active, by pumping it with enough light to cause
an upper-state population inversion
c.) squeezing the fuel, so that
i.) the fuel becomes hot and radiates brightly (sonoluminescence)
ii.) the fuel’s radiation creates an outgoing laser cascade
iii.) the fuel is in a state of pre-compression when the cascade returns
iv.) the fuel is further heated and compressed by the powerful laser effect
d.) containing (preventing dispersion of) the fuel, so that
i.) the fuel can self-heat, lowering the energy required for drivers
ii.) a greater fraction of the fuel gets burnt, increasing the gain
iii.) low-temperature volume ignition is possible
Return home.