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Plasma Compression Fusion Device

A compact fusion reactor using electromagnetic plasma compression to achieve gigawatt-level energy output.

Patent Number
US20190295733A1
Filing Date
March 22, 2018
Assignee
U.S. Secretary of the Navy

Detailed Description

This patent outlines a compact fusion reactor that could produce gigawatt-level energy by compressing plasma using electromagnetic fields, potentially offering unlimited clean energy. The device uses counter-rotating dynamic fusors to create intense magnetic fields and compress plasma to fusion conditions.

Applications

Unlimited clean energy
Portable power generation
Space propulsion energy source
Breaking the Schwinger limit
Temporal manipulation (if critical energy density achieved)

Technical Specifications

Energy Output
Gigawatt to terawatt
Energy Input
Kilowatt to megawatt
Energy Gain Ratio
>10^18
Plasma Core Temp
>175 million °C
Magnetic Confinement
>4 × 10^9 T
Target Energy Density
10^25 J/m³

Key Concepts

Plasma compression
Nuclear fusion
Counter-rotating fusors
Electromagnetic confinement
High energy density
Clean energy generation
Aneutronic fusion

Related Physics

Nuclear fusion
Plasma physics
Magnetic confinement
Schwinger limit
Energy density thresholds

Connections

Pais Equation Analysis
Central to achieving the 10^25 J/m³ energy density required for breaking the Schwinger limit and enabling temporal effects