Plasma compression driver

A compression driver for compressing plasma in a cavity defined by a liquid liner composed of a liquid medium contained in a vessel of a plasma compression system, the compression driver comprising:

• a driver bore with a driver piston slideable therein;
• a pusher bore with a pusher piston slideable therein and having a mass lower than a mass of the driver piston, the pusher bore having a distal end for communicating with the liquid medium in the vessel, a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the driver bore at a bore junction, and a length shorter than a length of the driver bore;
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• a compressible compression fluid in between the driver and pusher pistons, wherein compression of the compression fluid by the driver piston moving towards the pusher piston applies pressure on the pusher piston, such that the pusher piston pushes the liquid medium into the vessel to collapse the liquid liner and compress the plasma.

A plasma compression system comprising:

• a plasma containment vessel comprising a liquid medium which circulates within the vessel during operation and forms a liquid liner with a cavity;
• a plasma generator fluidly communicative with the vessel and operable to inject a plasma into the cavity;
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• a compression driver connected to the vessel and comprising:
• a driver bore with a driver piston slideable therein;
• a pusher bore with a pusher piston slideable therein and having a mass lower than a mass of the driver piston, the pusher bore having a distal end in fluid communication with the liquid medium, a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the driver bore at a bore junction, and a length shorter than a length of the driver bore;
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• a magnetic field in between the driver and pusher pistons, wherein compression of the magnetic field by the driver piston moving towards the pusher piston applies pressure on the pusher piston, such that the pusher piston pushes the liquid medium into the vessel to collapse the liquid liner and compress the plasma.

A compression driver for compressing plasma in a cavity defined by a liquid liner composed of a liquid medium contained in a vessel of a plasma compression system, the compression driver comprising:

• a driver bore with a driver piston slideable therein;
• a pusher bore with a pusher piston slideable therein and having a mass lower than a mass of the driver piston, the pusher bore having a distal end for communicating with the liquid medium in the vessel, a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the driver bore at a bore junction, and a length shorter than a length of the driver bore;
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• a magnetic field in between the driver and pusher pistons, wherein compression of the magnetic field by the driver piston moving towards the pusher piston applies pressure on the pusher piston, such that the pusher piston pushes the liquid medium into the vessel to collapse the liquid liner and compress the plasma.