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US 10,869,380 B2Granted
Plasma flow interaction simulator
OwnerNassim Harameininventor
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Abstract
A plasma interaction simulator is presented. The simulator magnetically induces multiple distinct flows of plasma within a physical plasma vessel. The plasma flows collide with each other at flow interaction boundaries where discontinuities arising due to differences between the flows give rise to interactions. Sensors can be incorporated into the plasma simulator to observe and collect data about the plasma flow interactions.
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A method of spinning plasma, comprising:
- within a sphere vessel, spinning a first portion of a plasma in a first direction, and spinning a second portion of the plasma in a second direction opposite to the first direction;
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- independently controlling the spinning of the first and second portions of the plasma using magnetic fields generated via conducting loops.
A method of simulating a plasma flow interaction, comprising:
- enclosing a gas mixture in a plasma vessel sphere;
- placing, after enclosing the gas mixture, the plasma vessel sphere within a simulator having conducting loops and an ionization source;
- ionizing the gas mixture in the plasma vessel sphere using the ionization source to produce an ionized gas mixture;
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- generating magnetic fields via the conducting loops to create first and second flows of the ionized gas mixture that interact at an interaction boundary.
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A plasma interaction simulator, comprising:
- a plasma container sphere;
- a plurality of ribs and a plurality of coils configured to yield magnetic fields that induce a flow of plasma within the plasma container sphere;
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- wherein the plurality of ribs comprises a rib having a front end and a rear end, and wherein the rear end of the rib is disposed radially away from the plasma container sphere.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.