Injection of fuel and pulsing

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  • August 29, 2006 at 5:41 pm #345
    Glenn Millam
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    I find focus fusion rather exiting, and I think it might be the solution to many of the problems we face. One thing I was wondering was how fuel would be injected into the device between pulses, given the need for rapid (1000+ per second)pulses to generate a steady flow of electricity. I am unclear how you propose to keep the beast fed, so to speak. Could someone clarify this for me?

    August 31, 2006 at 4:23 am #1750
    Lerner
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    In each pulse only a tiny fraction of the gas in the vacuum chamber is trapped in the plasmoid and burned. That fraction, both the fusion “ash” , which is helium, and the unburned fuel, is evacuated by the ion beam. This small loss will be replaced continuously from a reservoir of the fuel.

    October 7, 2006 at 9:13 pm #1860
    Jolly Roger
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    Can the unburned fuel be separated from the helium “ash” and recycled back into the reactor? This would be necessary in applications where fuel availability could be a problem, such as in deep space.

    I understand that the helium MUST be removed before recycling to avoid radioactive side reaction products.

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