US 12,296,988 B2 · Plasma reactor

Abstract

A plasma reactor is provided together with a method for generating kinetic energy to propel a craft. The reactor includes an inlet for plasma; a reactor core having an interior chamber and an exterior chamber, the interior chamber being configured to rotate within the exterior chamber; a pair of opposing polar field generators, a first polar field generator connected proximal to an inlet of the interior chamber, and a second polar field generator connected proximal to an outlet of the interior chamber, the pair of polar field generators configured to induce a current in the plasma to generate a toroidal flow therein, wherein the toroidal flow compresses the plasma into a z-pinch flow in a central column between the first polar field generator and the second polar field generator; turbine blades located between the interior chamber and the exterior chamber for generating thrust to convert the z-pinch flow to kinetic energy; and an outlet.

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Dependent claims

A plasma reactor for generating kinetic energy to propel a craft, the plasma reactor including:

(a) a reactor inlet for plasma;
(b) a reactor core having an interior chamber and an exterior chamber, the interior chamber being configured to rotate within the exterior chamber;
(c) a pair of opposing polar field generators, a first polar field generator of the pair of opposing polar field generators connected proximal to a chamber inlet of the interior chamber, and a second polar field generator of the pair of opposing polar field generators connected proximal to an outlet of the interior chamber, the pair of opposing polar field generators configured to induce a current in the plasma to generate a toroidal flow therein, wherein the toroidal flow compresses the plasma into a z-pinch flow in a central column between the first polar field generator of the pair of opposing polar field generators and the second polar field generator of the pair of opposing polar field generators;
(d) turbine blades located between the interior chamber and the exterior chamber for generating thrust to convert the z-pinch flow to kinetic energy;
and
(e) an outlet.

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A method for generating kinetic energy to propel a craft using a plasma reactor, the method comprising:

(a) adding plasma to a reactor core, the reactor core having an interior chamber and an exterior chamber and being configured to rotate within the exterior chamber;
(b) inducing a current in the plasma using a pair of opposing polar field generators, a first polar field generator of the pair of opposing polar field generators being connected proximal to a chamber inlet of the interior chamber, and a second polar field generator of the pair of opposing polar field generators being connected proximal to an outlet of the interior chamber, wherein inducing a current in the plasma generates a toroidal flow therein and the toroidal flow compresses the plasma into a z-pinch flow in a central column between the first polar field generator of the pair of opposing polar field generators and the second polar field generator of the pair of opposing polar field generators;
and
(c) directing the z-pinch flow towards turbine blades located between the interior chamber and the exterior chamber to convert the z-pinch flow to kinetic energy.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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Abstract

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