METHOD FOR CONDUCTING NUCLEAR FUSION REACTIONS Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: nuclear physics and nuclear engineering; developing basic concepts for harnessing nuclear fusion energy.

SUBSTANCE: proposed method intended for harnessing nuclear fusion energy to develop economically efficient and environmentally friendly energy sources includes continuous supply of electrolyte to and its discharge from electrochemical cell with transition metal electrodes, their polarization in the course of electrolysis of heavy water and/or heavy water doped with deuterated hydroxide of alkali metals while passing pulsating current through electrolyte. This current is produced as soon as low dc ripple voltage noticeably exceeding decomposition potential is applied across electrodes. In the process active centers are periodically formed for conducting nuclear fusion reactions at electrode-liquid boundary. They are formed by periodically reversing polarity of low dc ripple voltage and/or films from dendrites of transition metals having fractal structure on electrode surface. These films are formed by continuously dissolving salts or oxides of transition metals in heavy water followed by their electric deposition on electrodes. For running nuclear fusion reactions collapsing microbubbles with light-element atom pairs are generated near and/or on developed electrode surface with active centers. To this end high ripple voltage of 500 to 20 000 V in amplitude , 0.1 to 100 μs in length, and adjustable on-off time ratio of 5 to 50 is periodically applied across anodic and cathodic electrodes.

EFFECT: enhanced speed and number of sporadic and uncontrolled nuclear fusion reactions conducted by proposed method.

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