The purpose of this paper is to provide a brief explanation of the calculations of nuclear energies in the patent entitled “ALPHA FUSION ELECTRICAL ENERGY VALVE”by Bruce Perreault. The device claims to get at least some of its energy from the specified nuclear reactions. The alpha fusion reaction uses the energy of naturally decaying isotopes of alpha emitting material to provide the energy for nuclear fusion. Below in equation 1, is a reaction cited as an alpha fusion reaction that is important for the energy generation process in the patent.
32.Ge72+2他4.(high energyalpha）→34.SE.75+0.N1等式1
To calculate the lowest possible threshold for this reaction to occur, we will do a mass-energy balance calculation for this equation, using the famous relation between mass and energy, E= M C2。为简单起见，我们将使用MEV的单位，适用于群众和能量，其中1个原子质量单位（AMU）= 931.494 MEV。
66994.9813 Mev（GE72）+3.728.40068 MeV (He4.）
- {70718.2914 Mev（SE75）+ 939.564464 mev（n）}
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= 6.06 mev.
This equation has more mass on the right hand side, so this reaction is endothermic and requires 6.06 MeV as a minimum to make this reaction possible. Later in the paper, it will be shown that there are alpha emitters that are capable of supplying much more energy than this, and thus allowing this reaction to happen. The produced neutron is then used in a second reaction to produce several mega-electron Volts of energy in beta emissions.
32.Ge76+0.N1→32.Ge77等式2
32.Ge77→33.作为77+beta（2.702 mev max）等式3
33.作为77→34.SE.77稳定的+beta（682 mev max）等式4
这些方程表明，单个中子吸收以β腐烂的形式释放出大量的能量。由于部分能量以中微子的形式被带走，因此这只是该衰减模式可用的最大能量。每个衰减的平均能量将较低，但它仍然是大量的能量。这种类型的辐射β也很容易地直接转换为电流，也不是非常穿透的辐射，因此易于屏蔽，用于个人安全。
A second important reaction stated in the patent is the following alpha fusion reaction.
4.是9.+2他4.(high energyalphaparticle)→6.C12.+0.N1(fast neutron)Equation 5
This reaction is actually exothermic and releases 5.70 MeV in addition to the initial energy of the alpha particle (on the order of another 5+ MeV).
The second part of the energy reactions we will look at, are concerning the production and utilization of alpha radiation. This alpha radiation is produced from radon and its decay products. It is found that the daughter isotopes of radon are actually more energetic than radon itself, and are energetically capable of producing (Equation 1). Below is a table of decay products of thorium and uranium, and the corresponding alpha energies associated with each alpha decay.
钍232.Alpha energy
rn.220.6.。4.0.MeV
宝216.6.90 Mev.
宝212.8.。9.5 MeV
双212.6.。20.MeV
铀238.alpha能量
rn.2225.59 Mev.
宝218.6.11 Mev.
在218.6.87 Mev.
rn.218.7.26 Mev.
双214.5.61 Mev.
宝214.7.83 MeV
PB.210.3.79 mev.
双210.5.03 Mev.
宝210.5.41 Mev.
The Rn220 daughter elements Po216, Po212, and Bi212 of the Thorium232 decay series all have energies above 6.06 MeV, as required for equation 1. In addition, Po218, At218, Rn218, and Po214 of the Uranium 238 decay series all have energies in excess of what is required for equation 1.
Conclusion
According to the calculation of energies present above, it appears that nuclear reactions presented in the patent entitled “ALPHA FUSION ELECTRICAL ENERGY VALVE”通过布鲁斯遗忘，是否会产生大量能量的反应，这可以用于核型电池以提供电力。
