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Amplification of energetic reactions

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Individually held — no corporate assignee on recordPriority: Mar 29, 2010Filed: Mar 25, 2011Published: Sep 29, 2011
Est. expiryMar 29, 2030(~3.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Brian S. Ahern
Y02E30/10G21B 3/002
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Abstract

Methods and apparatus for energy production through the amplification of energetic reactions. A method includes amplifying an energy release from a dispersion of nanoparticles containing a concentration of hydrogen/deuterium nuclei, the nanoparticles suspended in a dielectric medium in a presence of hydrogen/deuterium gas, wherein an energy input is provided by high voltage pulses between two electrodes embedded in the dispersion of nanoparticles.

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1 . A method comprising:
 amplifying an energy release from a dispersion of nanoparticles containing a concentration of hydrogen/deuterium nuclei, the nanoparticles suspended in a dielectric medium in a presence of hydrogen/deuterium gas, wherein an energy input is provided by high voltage pulses between two electrodes embedded in the dispersion of nanoparticles.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the hydrated/deuterated nanoparticles are of a dimension between 3-20 nanometers (nm) and suspended in macroscopic particles of a dielectric composition. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the nanoparticles are selected from the group consisting of composed of tantalum, silver, palladium, titanium, nickel, thorium zirconium and cobalt. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the nanoparticles are alloys of tantalum, silver, palladium, titanium, nickel, thorium zirconium or cobalt. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the nanoparticles contain a spillover catalyst comprised of one or more of the elements thorium, cerium, palladium and zirconium. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the nanoparticles are embedded in a zirconium oxide dielectric matrix. 
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the nanoparticles are embedded in a titanium dioxide matrix. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the nanoparticles are embedded in a thorium oxide matrix. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1  where the dispersion containing hydrated nanoparticles within a reaction chamber contain hydrogen gas at a pressure exceeding 2 atmospheres. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 5  wherein the nanoparticles include a promoter element for the spillover catalyst comprising one or more of cerium, thorium, selenium and zirconium. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1  wherein the high voltage pulses are between 150-15,000 volts. 
     
     
         12 . A method comprising:
 amplifying an energy release from a dispersion of nanoparticles containing a concentration of hydrogen/deuterium nuclei, the nanoparticles suspended in water/heavy water dielectric medium, an energy input provided by high voltage pulses between two electrodes embedded in the nanoparticle suspension.   
     
     
         13 . A composition of matter comprising:
 isolated metal particles in a 3-20 nanometer (nm) size regime containing dissolved hydrogen/deuterium nuclei and isolated by a dielectric medium.   
     
     
         14 . A composition of matter comprising:
 isolated metal alloys in a 3-20 nanometer (nm) size regime containing deuterium nuclei, the alloys including mixtures of palladium and nickel, titanium and palladium, nickel and cobalt, and nickel and iron and nickel and thorium.   
     
     
         15 . A method comprising:
 amplifying an energy release from a dispersion of nanoparticles in a 3-20 nanometer (nm) size regime containing a concentration of hydrogen/deuterium nuclei, an energy input provided by a source of terahertz frequency electromagnetic energy.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15  wherein a terahertz frequency range is between 1-40 terahertz. 
     
     
         17 . A method comprising:
 amplifying an energy release from a dispersion of hydrated macroparticles containing a dispersion of nanoparticles in a 3-20 nanometer (nm) size regime by fluidizing the nanoparticles in a stream of gas or liquid or by simple mechanical agitation and then subjecting the fluidized particles to excitation by high voltage pulses, ultrasonic agitation and/or terahertz frequency range electromagnetic waves.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17  where a fluidizing gas is hydrogen with a pressure greater than 2 atmospheres.

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