World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology

Volume 10, Issue 1 (January 2020)

ISSN Print: 2161-6795   ISSN Online: 2161-6809

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A Possible Way to Realize Controlled Nuclear Fusion at Low Temperatures

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DOI: 10.4236/wjnst.2020.101003    1,044 Downloads   2,631 Views  Citations
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ABSTRACT

This paper presents a new way to realize controlled nuclear fusion. The way is that a single energy neutron beam fuses with given nuclei, such as lithium nuclei or boron nuclei, so that the nuclear energy is released. The sort of fusion can be achieved at low temperatures, because a neutron has no charge and has a large reaction cross section with a nucleus. The fusion is easy to control and does not produce radioactive spent nuclear fuel. One of the five sorts of neutron sources is the electron neutron source in which a single energy electron beam collides with a single energy bare nucleus beam, such as the deuteron, to produce a single energy neutron. These neutrons irradiate target nuclei and are absorbed by the target nuclei, so that nuclear energy is released. Compared with conventional fusion, it has the disadvantage of releasing less energy and energy density. In addition, it takes a certain amount of energy to produce a beam of single-energy neutrons. However, if some of the input energy can be effectively recycled, the fusion process must produce more energy than the input energy.

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Chen, S. and Chen, Z. (2020) A Possible Way to Realize Controlled Nuclear Fusion at Low Temperatures. World Journal of Nuclear Science and Technology, 10, 23-31. doi: 10.4236/wjnst.2020.101003.

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