Method and apparatus for carrying out nickel and hydrogen exothermal reaction

Abstract

A method and apparatus for carrying out highly efficient exothermal reaction between nickel and hydrogen atoms in a tube, preferably, though not necessary, a metal tube filled by a nickel powder and heated to a high temperature, preferably, though not necessary, from 150 to 5000 C are herein disclosed. In the inventive apparatus, hydrogen is injected into the metal tube containing a highly pressurized nickel powder having a pressure, preferably though not necessarily, from 2 to 20 bars.

1 . A method for carrying out an hexothermal reaction of nickel and hydrogen, characterized in that said method comprises the steps of providing a metal tube, introducing into said metal tube a nanometric particle nickel powder and injecting into said metal tube a hydrogen gas having a temperature much greater than 150° C. and a pressure much greater than 2 bars. 
     
     
         2 . A method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said hydrogen temperature varies in a range from 150 to 500° C. 
     
     
         3 . A method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said nickel powder is a nickel isotope powder. 
     
     
         4 . A method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said hydrogen is injected into said tube under a pulsating pressure. 
     
     
         5 . A method according to  claims 1  and  2 , characterized in that said hydrogen temperature is a variable temperature which varies in said range from 150 to 500° C. 
     
     
         6 . A method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said metal tube is a copper metal tube. 
     
     
         7 . A modular apparatus for providing a hexothermal reaction by carrying out the method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said apparatus comprises a metal tube ( 2 ) including a nanometric particle nickel powder ( 3 ) and a high temperature and pressure hydrogen gas. 
     
     
         8 . A method according to  claim 1 , characterized in that in said method catalyze materials are used. 
     
     
         9 . An apparatus method according to  claim 7 , characterized in that said nickel powder filled metal tube ( 2 ) is a copper tube, said copper tube further including at least a heating electrical resistance, said tube being encompassed by a jacket ( 7 ) including either water and boron or only boron, said jacket ( 7 ) being encompassed by a further lead jacket ( 8 ) in turn optionally encompassed by a steel layer ( 9 ), said jackets ( 7 ,  8 ) being adapted to prevent radiations emitted from said copper tube ( 2 ) from exiting said copper tube ( 2 ), thereby also transforming said radiations into thermal energy. 
     
     
         10 . An apparatus according to  claim 1 , characterized in that said apparatus comprises, encompassing said nickel powder, hydrogen and electric resistance ( 101 ) containing copper tube ( 100 ) a first steel-boron armored construction ( 102 ) encompassed by a second lead armored construction ( 103 ) for protecting said copper tube ( 100 ), a hydrogen bottle connection assembly ( 106 ) and a hydrogen bottle ( 107 ), said apparatus further comprising, outside of said lead armored construction ( 103 ), a cooling water steel outer pipe assembly ( 105 ).