System and methods of group combustion of core-shell thermite particles

Abstract

A method and associated system of energy production, the method including providing core-shell thermite particles and combusting the core-shell thermite particles in a dispersed group to produce heat. The combustion of the core-shell thermite particles may proceed according to various core-shell thermite group combustion modes.

1 . A method of energy production, the method comprising:
 providing core-shell thermite particles;   combusting the core-shell thermite particles in a dispersed group to produce heat.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the core-shell thermite particles comprise nano particles or micro particles. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the core-shell thermite particles comprise nano particles and micro particles. 
     
     
         4 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 3 , wherein the particles are combusted in an environment without gaseous oxygen. 
     
     
         5 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 4 , wherein the combustion mode comprises incipient group combustion. 
     
     
         6 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 4 , wherein the combustion mode comprises partial group combustion. 
     
     
         7 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 4 , wherein the combustion mode comprises critical particle combustion. 
     
     
         8 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 4 , wherein the combustion mode comprises external particle combustion. 
     
     
         9 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 4 , wherein the combustion mode comprises sheath combustion. 
     
     
         10 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 9 , wherein the combustion occurs within a reactive solar collector. 
     
     
         11 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 10 , wherein the dispersed group is produced with a fuel injector. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein the fuel injector is a rocket injector. 
     
     
         13 . The method of any one of  claims 11 to 12 , wherein the fuel injector comprises a multi-point injection system. 
     
     
         14 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 13 , wherein the heat is applied to an additive manufacturing process. 
     
     
         15 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 14 , wherein the heat is applied to a propulsion system. 
     
     
         16 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 15 , wherein the heat is applied to a power generation system. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 16 , wherein the power generation system comprises a combined cycle power system with heat recovery. 
     
     
         18 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 17 , wherein the heat is applied to the propulsion of a vehicle. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the vehicle is a submarine. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the vehicle is a spacecraft. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the vehicle is a airplane. 
     
     
         22 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 21 , wherein the heat is applied to wireless power transmission. 
     
     
         23 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 22 , wherein the combustion products are provided as reactants to another process. 
     
     
         24 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 22 , wherein the combustion is applied to pyrotechnics. 
     
     
         25 . A system for energy production, the system configured to:
 provide core-shell thermite particles;   combust the core-shell thermite particles in a dispersed group to produce heat.   
     
     
         26 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein the core-shell thermite particles comprise nano particles or micro particles. 
     
     
         27 . The system of  claim 25 , wherein the core-shell thermite particles comprise nano particles and micro particles. 
     
     
         28 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 27 , wherein system is configured to combust the particles in an environment without gaseous oxygen. 
     
     
         29 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 28 , wherein the combustion mode comprises incipient group combustion. 
     
     
         30 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 28 , wherein the combustion mode comprises partial group combustion. 
     
     
         31 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 28 , wherein the combustion mode comprises critical particle combustion. 
     
     
         32 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 28 , wherein the combustion mode comprises external particle combustion. 
     
     
         33 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 28 , wherein the combustion mode comprises sheath combustion. 
     
     
         34 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 33 , wherein the combustion occurs within a reactive solar collector. 
     
     
         35 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 34 , wherein the dispersed group is produced with a fuel injector. 
     
     
         36 . The system of  claim 35 , wherein the fuel injector is a rocket injector. 
     
     
         37 . The system of any one of  claims 35 to 36 , wherein the fuel injector comprises a multi-point injection system. 
     
     
         38 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 37 , wherein the heat is applied to an additive manufacturing process. 
     
     
         39 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 38 , wherein the heat is applied to a propulsion system. 
     
     
         40 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 39 , wherein the heat is applied to a power generation system. 
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 40 , wherein the power generation system comprises a combined cycle power system with heat recovery. 
     
     
         42 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 41 , wherein the heat is applied to the propulsion of a vehicle. 
     
     
         43 . The system of  claim 42 , wherein the vehicle is a submarine. 
     
     
         44 . The system of  claim 42 , wherein the vehicle is a spacecraft. 
     
     
         45 . The system of  claim 42 , wherein the vehicle is a airplane. 
     
     
         46 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 45 , wherein the heat is applied to wireless power transmission. 
     
     
         47 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 46 , wherein the combustion products are provided as reactants to another process. 
     
     
         48 . The system of any one of  claims 25 to 46 , wherein the combustion is applied to pyrotechnics. 
     
     
         49 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the particles are combusted in an oxygenated environment. 
     
     
         50 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 24 , wherein the heat is stored as energy for further use. 
     
     
         51 . The system of any one of  claims 25-48 , wherein the heat is stored as energy for further use. 
     
     
         52 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 24 , wherein the combustion occurs on Earth. 
     
     
         53 . The system of any one of  claims 25-48 , wherein the combustion occurs in space. 
     
     
         54 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 24 , wherein the combustion occurs on Earth. 
     
     
         55 . The system of any one of  claims 25-48 , wherein the combustion occurs in space. 
     
     
         56 . The system of any one of  claims 25-48 , wherein the particles are energized using magnetic induction. 
     
     
         57 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 24 , wherein the particles are energized using magnetic induction. 
     
     
         58 . The system of any one of  claims 25-48 , wherein the heat is applied to welding, sintering or joining. 
     
     
         59 . The method of any one of  claims 1 to 24 , wherein the heat is applied to welding, sintering or joining.