Sound waves inside an inert gas fusion reactor

[Andrewtv848]

TL;DR Summary

Using sound waves to confine a plasma.

Hey, its that under educated guy again, I hope the mighty big brains can spare me my feelings. Anyways, I saw this toy that levitated a ball of water using nothing but sound waves. So naturally I tried to apply this to a plasma and fusion. Using a inert gas reactor, or a fusor for that matter or magnetic inertial confinement fusion. I was thinking the sound waves could be used in a active confinement scheme.

 

[Tom.G]

See:
http://www.sengpielaudio.com/TableOfSoundPressureLevels.htm

Then compare the pressure needed to confine a plasma and the forces of 'sound levels' of various intensities.

Cheers,
Tom

 

[berkeman]

I was thinking the sound waves could be used in a active confinement scheme

Using "sound waves" in a gas in contact with the plasma will conduct/convect away energy, cooling the plasma. That's why existing confinement fusion schemes have the plasma confined in a vacuum vessel of some kind.

 

[hutchphd]

Again the energy is very much smaller but this is an interesting result from high energy ultrasound in liquids. I don't think I believe the explanation but for the OP :

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonoluminescence