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http://www.eweek.com/news/lockheed-martin-claims-sustainable-fusion-is-within-its-grasp.html
What I always respected about the skunkworks is they usually don't announce something unless its way past working prototype.
Tokamak type reactor like rossi. hmmmm. lol
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Lockheed is using magnetic mirror confinement that contains the plasma in which fusion occurs by reflecting particles from high-density magnetic fields to low-density ones.[11]
Lockheed is targeting a relatively small device that is approximately the size of a conventional jet engine. The prototype is approximately 1 meter by 2 meters in size. The company claims that this enables a much faster development cycle since each design iteration could be produced more quickly and at far lower cost than large-scale projects such as the Joint European Torus or ITER.[11]
The CFR uses two mirror sets. A pair of ring mirrors is placed inside the cylindrical reactor vessel at either end. The other mirror set encircles the reactor cylinder. The ring magnets produce a type of magnetic field known as a diamagnetic cusp, in which the magnetic forces rapidly change direction and push the nuclei towards the midpoint between the two rings. The fields from the external magnets push the nuclei back towards the vessel ends. This process is known as recirculation.[3]
One of the project's innovations is the use of superconducting magnets. They allow strong magnetic fields to be created with less energy than conventional magnets.The CFR has no net current, which Lockheed claims eliminates the prime source of plasma instabilities. The plasma also has a favorable surface-to-volume ratio, which improves confinement. The plasma's small volume reduces the energy needed to achieve fusion. The project plans to replace the microwave emitters that heat the plasma in their prototypes with neutral beam injection, in which electrically neutral deuterium atoms transfer their energy to the plasma. Once initiated, the energy from fusion maintains the necessary temperature for subsequent fusion events. The CFR's beta (ratio of plasma pressure to magnetic field pressure) is an order of magnitude greater than in tokamaks.[3]
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Ive been following this for a while. Seems like they are pretty far.
What I always respected about the skunkworks is they usually don't announce something unless its way past working prototype.
Tokamak type reactor like rossi. hmmmm. lol
from wiki
Lockheed is using magnetic mirror confinement that contains the plasma in which fusion occurs by reflecting particles from high-density magnetic fields to low-density ones.[11]
Lockheed is targeting a relatively small device that is approximately the size of a conventional jet engine. The prototype is approximately 1 meter by 2 meters in size. The company claims that this enables a much faster development cycle since each design iteration could be produced more quickly and at far lower cost than large-scale projects such as the Joint European Torus or ITER.[11]
The CFR uses two mirror sets. A pair of ring mirrors is placed inside the cylindrical reactor vessel at either end. The other mirror set encircles the reactor cylinder. The ring magnets produce a type of magnetic field known as a diamagnetic cusp, in which the magnetic forces rapidly change direction and push the nuclei towards the midpoint between the two rings. The fields from the external magnets push the nuclei back towards the vessel ends. This process is known as recirculation.[3]
One of the project's innovations is the use of superconducting magnets. They allow strong magnetic fields to be created with less energy than conventional magnets.The CFR has no net current, which Lockheed claims eliminates the prime source of plasma instabilities. The plasma also has a favorable surface-to-volume ratio, which improves confinement. The plasma's small volume reduces the energy needed to achieve fusion. The project plans to replace the microwave emitters that heat the plasma in their prototypes with neutral beam injection, in which electrically neutral deuterium atoms transfer their energy to the plasma. Once initiated, the energy from fusion maintains the necessary temperature for subsequent fusion events. The CFR's beta (ratio of plasma pressure to magnetic field pressure) is an order of magnitude greater than in tokamaks.[3]
from wiki
Ive been following this for a while. Seems like they are pretty far.
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