METHOD FOR PRODUCING ENERGY AND APPARATUS THEREFOR

摘要

A method for producing energy by exothermal reactions between hydrogen and a transition metal comprises a step 110 of depositing an amount of crystals of the transition metal in the form of micro/nanometric clusters having a predetermined crystalline structure on a surface of a substrate, wherein each clusters has a number of atoms of the transition metal lower than a predetermined number of atoms, and in such a way that the substrate contains on its surface a number of clusters that is larger than a minimum number. The method provide also performing at least once a start-up sequence is performed at least once a start-up sequence comprising the step 114 of quantitatively removing any gas adsorbed in the substrate and in the transition metal by applying a predetermined vacuum degree, a step 120 of bringing hydrogen into contact with the crystals, a step 130 of heating the crystals up to an adsorption temperature higher than a predetermined critical temperature, thus causing hydrogen adsorption to the crystals forming a reaction core, and a step of impulsively acting on the reaction core in order to trigger the exothermal reactions between the hydrogen and the transition metal in the clusters. Once the reaction started, a step 140 is provided of removing heat from the reaction core in order to obtain a determined power and to maintain the temperature of the reaction core above the critical temperature.

主权项

1. A method for producing energy by exothermal reactions between hydrogen and a transition metal, said method providing the steps of:
depositing an amount of crystals of said transition metal in the form of micro/nanometric clusters having a predetermined crystalline structure on a surface of a substrate consisting of a solid body that has a predetermined volume and shape, wherein each of said clusters has a number of atoms of said transition metal lower than a predetermined number of atoms, and in such a way that said substrate contains on its surface a number of clusters that is larger than a minimum number, in particular said minimum number is at least 109 clusters per square centimetre, wherein a start-up sequence is performed at least once, said start-up sequence comprising the steps of:
bringing and maintaining for a predetermined cleaning time said substrate and said crystals to/at a predetermined vacuum degree, in order to quantitatively remove gas adsorbed in said substrate and in said transition metal;bringing hydrogen into contact with said crystals;heating said crystals up to an adsorption temperature higher than a predetermined critical temperature, thus causing an adsorption of hydrogen to said crystals, said substrate, said crystals and said hydrogen adsorbed thereto forming a reaction core;impulsively acting on said reaction core in order to trigger said exothermal reactions between said hydrogen and said transition metal in said clusters; removing heat from said reaction core in order to obtain a determined power and to maintain the temperature of said reaction core above said critical temperature.