A nanofuel engine including receiving nanofuel (including moderator, nanoscale molecular dimensions & molecular mixture) internally in an internal combustion engine that releases nuclear energy, is set forth. A nanofuel chemical composition of fissile fuel, passive agent, and moderator. A method of obtaining transuranic elements for nanofuel including: receiving spent nuclear fuel (SNF); separating elements from SNF, including a stream of elements with Z>92, fissile fuel, passive agent, fertile fuel, or fission products; and providing elements. A method of using transuranic elements to create nanofuel, including: receiving, converting, and mixing the transuranic elements with a moderator to obtain nanofuel. A method of operating a nanofuel engine loaded with nanofuel in spark or compression ignition mode. A method of cycling a nanofuel engine, including compressing nanofuel; igniting nanofuel; capturing energy released in nanofuel, which is also the working fluid; and using the working fluid to perform mechanical work or generate heat.
Nuclear powered rotary internal engine apparatus
2018-01-30
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | F01C Rotationskolben- oder Schwenkkolbenmaschinen, Rotationskolben- oder Schwenkkolbenkraftmaschinen , ROTARY-PISTON OR OSCILLATING-PISTON MACHINES OR ENGINES / B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / F02B INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES , Brennkraftmaschinen mit innerer Verbrennung mit Verdrängerwirkung / G21C NUCLEAR REACTORS , Kernreaktoren / G21D NUCLEAR POWER PLANT , Kernkraftwerke |
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