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Method and apparatus for generating energy by nuclear reactions of hydrogen adsorbed by orbital capture on a nanocrystalline structure of a metal - US 20140098917 A1
http://www.google.com/patents/US20140098917
Abstract
Technical problems: increasing and regulating the power obtained according to a method and by an apparatus based on nuclear reactions between hydrogen (31) and a primary material (19) comprising cluster nanostructures (21) of a transition metal, in which hydrogen is kept in contact with the clusters (21) within a generation chamber, at a determined process temperature, and in which a process comprising an orbital capture reaction of H− ions (35) by clusters (21) and then a capture reaction by the atoms (38) of the cluster (21) is triggered by impulsively acting on the primary material (19), thus generating an energy as a primary reaction heat (Q1).
Solution: arranging a secondary material (28) such as Lithium and/or Boron and/or a transition metal as 232Th, 236U, 239U, 239Pu within a predetermined distance (L) from the clusters (21) of primary material (19), such that secondary material (28) faces primary material (19), said secondary material (28) adapted to interact with protons (35′″) that are emitted by/from primary material (19) during the above process. Secondary material (28) reacts with such protons (35′″) according to nuclear proton-dependent reactions releasing a secondary reaction heat (Q2) that is added to primary reaction heat (Q1). According to an aspect of the invention, a step, and a means thereto, is provided of/for regulating the heat produced, by adjusting the amount of secondary material (28) that is arranged close to and facing primary material (19).
