METHOD FOR CONFINING DEUTERIUM AND TEMPERATURE NUCLEAR FUSION

摘要

PURPOSE:To easily cause nuclear fusion reaction by setting an electrode made of deuterium occlusion metal as a cathode, performing heavy water electrolysis to cause the cathode to occlude deuterium and forming a barrier layer without permeating deuterium on a cathode surface with electrolysis. CONSTITUTION:A Pd plate 2 is set in an electrolytic cell as a cathode, an Au lead wire of a wire diameter through which deuterium does not permeate is attached thereto and a Pt wire is arranged around the plate 2 in the electrolytic cell as an anode. Electrolysis is performed by means of heavy water as an electrolyte, the heavy water is occluded to the plate 2 and a barrier layer is formed on the cathode surface of the plate 2. In a condition to fit the plate 2 confining deuterium to a ceramic-made packing, sandwiching is performed with two Cu-made jigs 8, 8' with pressurization. Cooling water is allowed to flow and cooled in a channel 9 of one jig 8, the other jig 8' is heated with a heater 10 and a temperature difference is created in the direction of thickness of the plate 2.