Articles of manufacture, machines, processes for using the articles and machines, processes for making the articles and machines, and products produced by the process of making, along with necessary intermediates, directed to the transport of ion beams.
G21G 1/10 - Arrangements for converting chemical elements by electromagnetic radiation, corpuscular radiation, or particle bombardment, e.g. producing radioactive isotopes outside of nuclear reactors or particle accelerators by bombardment with electrically-charged particles
Articles of manufacture, machines, processes for using the articles and machines, processes for making the articles and machines, and products produced by the process of making, along with necessary intermediates, directed to mixed nuclear power conversion.
A machine, article, process of using, process of making, products produced thereby and necessary intermediates. Illustratively, there can be a process of producing electrical power, the process comprising: creating neutrons via nuclear reactions, said neutrons carrying neutron kinetic energy; moderating said neutrons to thermal energies to produce moderated neutrons, converting the neutron kinetic energy into heat, and transmitting said heat to a heat exchanger; creating ions via the nuclear reactions, stopping the ions to produce heat, and transmitting to said heat exchanger the heat generated by the stopping of the ions; capturing said moderated neutrons with sulfur atoms to produce heat, and transmitting to said heat exchanger energy released by the capturing of said moderated neutrons; transmitting energy from decaying radioisotopes created by the capturing of said moderated neutrons to said heat exchanger; heat exchanging at least some of each said heat and energy in said heat exchanger by converting water into steam; and generating electrical power with said steam.
G21C 1/32 - Integral reactors, i.e. reactors wherein parts functionally associated with the reactor but not essential to the reaction, e.g. heat exchangers, are disposed inside the enclosure with the core
A machine, article, process of using, process of making, products produced thereby and necessary intermediates. Illustratively, there can be a process that includes: ionizing at least some injected gas to form ions; confining, without using magnetic fields, at least some of said ions to produce confined ions; accumulating at least some of said confined ions to produce accumulated ions; cooling at least some of said accumulated ions to produce cooled ions; compressing, without using magnetic fields, at least some of said accumulated ions to produce compressed ions; accelerating at least some of said compressed ions to produce accelerated ions; ejecting at least some of said accelerated ions; and measuring at least one property of said ejected ions.
Articles of manufacture, machines, processes for using the articles and machines, processes for making the articles and machines, and products produced by the process of making, along with necessary intermediates, directed to direct nuclear power conversion.
H02K 7/00 - Arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with dynamo-electric machines, e.g. structural association with mechanical driving motors or auxiliary dynamo-electric machines
H02K 7/18 - Structural association of electric generators with mechanical driving motors, e.g.with turbines
Articles of manufacture, machines, processes for using the articles and machines, processes for making the articles and machines, and products produced by the process of making, along with necessary intermediates, directed to mixed nuclear power conversion.
Articles of manufacture, machines, processes for using the articles and machines, processes for making the articles and machines, and products produced by the process of making, along with necessary intermediates, directed to mixed nuclear power conversion.
A machine, article, process of using, process of making, products produced thereby and necessary intermediates. Illustratively, there can be a process of producing electrical power, the process comprising: creating neutrons via nuclear reactions, said neutrons carrying neutron kinetic energy; moderating said neutrons to thermal energies to produce moderated neutrons, converting the neutron kinetic energy into heat, and transmitting said heat to a heat exchanger; creating ions via the nuclear reactions, stopping the ions to produce heat, and transmitting to said heat exchanger the heat generated by the stopping of the ions; capturing said moderated neutrons with sulfur atoms to produce heat, and transmitting to said heat exchanger energy released by the capturing of said moderated neutrons; transmitting energy from decaying radioisotopes created by the capturing of said moderated neutrons to said heat exchanger; heat exchanging at least some of each said heat and energy in said heat exchanger by converting water into steam; and generating electrical power with said steam.
G21D 7/00 - Arrangements for direct production of electric energy from fusion or fission reactions
H05H 1/14 - Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fieldsArrangements for heating plasma using applied magnetic fields only wherein the containment vessel is straight and has magnetic mirrors
A machine, article, process of using, process of making, products produced thereby and necessary intermediates. Illustratively, there can be a process of producing electrical power, the process comprising: creating neutrons via nuclear reactions, said neutrons carrying neutron kinetic energy; moderating said neutrons to thermal energies to produce moderated neutrons, converting the neutron kinetic energy into heat, and transmitting said heat to a heat exchanger; creating ions via the nuclear reactions, stopping the ions to produce heat, and transmitting to said heat exchanger the heat generated by the stopping of the ions; capturing said moderated neutrons with sulfur atoms to produce heat, and transmitting to said heat exchanger energy released by the capturing of said moderated neutrons; transmitting energy from decaying radioisotopes created by the capturing of said moderated neutrons to said heat exchanger; heat exchanging at least some of each said heat and energy in said heat exchanger by converting water into steam; and generating electrical power with said steam.
G21D 7/00 - Arrangements for direct production of electric energy from fusion or fission reactions
H05H 1/14 - Arrangements for confining plasma by electric or magnetic fieldsArrangements for heating plasma using applied magnetic fields only wherein the containment vessel is straight and has magnetic mirrors
A machine, article, process of using, process of making, products produced thereby and necessary intermediates. Illustratively, there can be a process that includes: ionizing at least some injected gas to form ions; confining, without using magnetic fields, at least some of said ions to produce confined ions; accumulating at least some of said confined ions to produce accumulated ions; cooling at least some of said accumulated ions to produce cooled ions; compressing, without using magnetic fields, at least some of said accumulated ions to produce compressed ions; accelerating at least some of said compressed ions to produce accelerated ions; ejecting at least some of said accelerated ions; and measuring at least one property of said ejected ions.
A machine, article, process of using, process of making, products produced thereby and necessary intermediates. Illustratively, there can be a process that includes: ionizing at least some injected gas to form ions; confining, without using magnetic fields, at least some of said ions to produce confined ions; accumulating at least some of said confined ions to produce accumulated ions; cooling at least some of said accumulated ions to produce cooled ions; compressing, without using magnetic fields, at least some of said accumulated ions to produce compressed ions; accelerating at least some of said compressed ions to produce accelerated ions; ejecting at least some of said accelerated ions; and measuring at least one property of said ejected ions.
H01J 49/06 - Electron- or ion-optical arrangements
G01N 27/62 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating the ionisation of gases, e.g. aerosolsInvestigating or analysing materials by the use of electric, electrochemical, or magnetic means by investigating electric discharges, e.g. emission of cathode
Articles of manufacture, machines, processes for using the articles and machines, processes for making the articles and machines, and products produced by the process of making, along with necessary intermediates, directed to direct nuclear power conversion.
Articles of manufacture, machines, processes for using the articles and machines, processes for making the articles and machines, and products produced by the process of making, along with necessary intermediates, directed to direct nuclear power conversion.