Materials processing using chemically driven spherically symmetric implosions
AssigneeKMS Fusion, Inc.
InventorFrederick J. Mayer
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Abstract
A system for obtaining spherically symmetrical implosion of sample materials by directing radiant ignition energy onto a target which includes a spherically symmetrical core of selected sample material concentrically surrounded by a shell of high explosive material. The resulting implosive compression produces hydrodynamically controlled physical and/or chemical and/or metallurgical transformations of state in the sample material.
Claims17
A target for exposure to radiant energy to obtain implosive shock compression of materials comprising a spherical core including a spherically symmetrical sample of a said material concentrically surrounded by a symmetrical shell of high explosive material, and multiple spherically symmetrical radially contiguous shells of malleable materials of differing densities between said core and said shell of explosive material for limiting and extending application of peak pressure to the sample material.
A target for exposure to radiant energy to obtain implosive shock compression of materials comprising a spherical core including a spherically symmetrical sample of a said material concentrically surrounded by a symmetrical shell of high explosive material, and a shell of ignition material abutting with said shell of explosive material and responsive to said radiant energy for igniting said explosive material.
A target for exposure to radiant energy to obtain implosive shock compression of materials comprising a spherical core including a spherically symmetrical sample of a said material concentrically surrounded by a symmetrical shell of high explosive material, and a spherically symmetric tamper shell transparent to said radiant energy contiguously surrounding said target said core and all shells of said target being in sequential radial abuttment.
A target for exposure to radiant energy to obtain explosive shock compression of materials, said target consisting of multiple spherically symmetrical radially abutting target layers including a central core having a spherically symmetrical sample of said material and a shell of high explosive material concentrically surrounding said core.
A target for exposure to radiant energy to obtain explosive shock compression of materials, said target consisting of multiple spherically symmetrical radially abutting target layers including a central core having a spherically symmetrical sample of said material, a shell of high explosive material concentrically surrounding said core, said shell of high explosive material including a spherically symmetrical distribution of ignition material contiguous with said high explosive material and responsive to radiant energy for igniting said explosive material, and multiple radially contiguous shells of malleable material having differing material densities positioned between said core and said shell of explosive material for limiting and extending application of peak pressure to the sample material.
A target for exposure to radiant energy to obtain explosive shock compression of materials, said target consisting of multiple spherically symmetrical radially abutting target layers including a central core having a spherically symmetrical sample of said material in the form of a hollow spherical shell of said material and a shell of high explosive material concentrically surrounding said core, said shell of high explosive material including a spherically symmetrical distribution of ignition material contiguous with said high explosive material and responsive to radiant energy for igniting said explosive material.
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