METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEATING GAS BY MEANS OF THIN LAYER OF NUCLEAR FUEL AND SPACE ENGINE USING THIS METHOD Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC G21D5/02 F02K9/42 

FIELD: rocket technology; heating gases using heat produced in nuclear fusion.

SUBSTANCE: proposed method is characterized in that gas is introduced in at least one chamber. The latter has wall coated with disintegrating material. This material is exposed to neutron flux to induce disintegration into fragments within chamber. Mentioned wall is cooled down on rear end relative to chamber and mentioned coating. In addition, device implementing this method is proposed. Gas heating device has at least one gas holding chamber. It has wall coated with disintegrating material and facility for exposing disintegrating material to neutron flux so as to induce and emit disintegration fragments within chamber. Device is designed to cool down mentioned wall on rear end of chamber and mentioned coating of disintegrating material. In addition, space engine using mentioned method for gas heating is proposed. This space engine has gas heating device and facility for exhausting hot gas into space to afford thrusting. Alternative way is proposed for gas heating by using nuclear fusion reaction suited to space engines for thrusting.

EFFECT: facilitated procedure of gas heating.

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