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US 7,095,000 B1Granted
Radio-frequency driven dielectric heaters for non-nuclear testing in nuclear core development
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
InventorsWilliam Herbert Sims, III, Thomas J. Godfroy, Leo Bitteker
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are provided through which a radio-frequency dielectric heater has a cylindrical form factor, a variable thermal energy deposition through variations in geometry and composition of a dielectric, and/or has a thermally isolated power input.
Claims10
An apparatus for non-nuclear testing in nuclear core development comprising:
- a radio-frequency driven dielectric heater;
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- a steam turbine coupled to the radio-frequency driven dielectric heater to generate electrical current.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.