Heavy-Water-Arc Gun for Impact Fusion
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Scientific Paper | |
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Title | Heavy-Water-Arc Gun for Impact Fusion |
Author(s) | Neal Graneau |
Keywords | heavy-water-arc gun, impact fusion, nuclear fusion energy |
Published | 1992 |
Journal | Galilean Electrodynamics |
Volume | 3 |
Number | 4 |
Pages | 63-65 |
Abstract
The paper considers the prospect of generating nuclear fusion energy with D-D reactions by direct impact and collision of heavy water droplets fired from water-arc guns. D2O-cluster impact fusion has already been demonstrated to occur at relative velocities of the order of 100 ks/s. With the help of experiments and the momentum equation of electrodynamic launchers it is argued that the water-arc gun is capable of accelerating a 0.1 g heavy water mass to 100 km/s. This depends on the water-arc explosion being driven by electrodynamic forces and not by steam pressure. An experiment is outlined which proved conclusively that steam was not a factor in the operation of the water-arc gun.