Comments on: Fusion Power: A New Way to Boil Water http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/ The Trajectory of Technology Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:15:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Why fusion won’t provide power | Nanolinxs – A nano world of technology http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/comment-page-1/#comment-4439 Why fusion won’t provide power | Nanolinxs – A nano world of technology Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:13:01 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=3464#comment-4439 [...] fusion power is rarely mentioned and not on the research agenda. When I discussed it earlier, in “Fusion Power: A New Way to Boil Water”, I hadn’t seen this (quietly damning) report, which I think is worth [...] [...] fusion power is rarely mentioned and not on the research agenda. When I discussed it earlier, in “Fusion Power: A New Way to Boil Water”, I hadn’t seen this (quietly damning) report, which I think is worth [...]

]]> By: Blake Bird http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/comment-page-1/#comment-3381 Blake Bird Wed, 05 May 2010 19:28:55 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=3464#comment-3381 This article was very interesting. The fusion reactor is clearly very powerfull. Yet these specialists will harness the most powerfull force the likes of which our universe has ever seen and use it to boil water to power a simple steam turbine. Its like strapping a drag race engine to a kids tricycle with wheels the size of bottle caps, and only going fast enough to match walking speed. It doesnt make any sense. There has to be a way of directly deriving electric power from the fusion reaction itself. Ither that or get rid of the bylaws and regulations preventing solar power from being more readily available to home owners. That might be a more realistic solution than all that centralized power generation. This article was very interesting. The fusion reactor is clearly very powerfull. Yet these specialists will harness the most powerfull force the likes of which our universe has ever seen and use it to boil water to power a simple steam turbine. Its like strapping a drag race engine to a kids tricycle with wheels the size of bottle caps, and only going fast enough to match walking speed. It doesnt make any sense. There has to be a way of directly deriving electric power from the fusion reaction itself. Ither that or get rid of the bylaws and regulations preventing solar power from being more readily available to home owners. That might be a more realistic solution than all that centralized power generation.

]]> By: Hal http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/comment-page-1/#comment-3371 Hal Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:28:10 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=3464#comment-3371 Chad's intuition is correct. A nuclear combustion engine does exist with working prototypes. Instead of trying to maintain a nuclear reaction and using its heat to do work, which is difficult, it creates the conditions in the combustion chamber for a single momentary fusion event using noble gases and then converts the expanding high energy plasma gas into direct mechanical energy. There has been extensive research on explosively generated plasma events using high powered lasers however this technology achieves the same effect with simple high voltage capacitive discharge and high RF energy activation with electromagnetic confinement. Check out PlasmERG.com for the current state of the art. I hope nobody here is holding any oil stocks. Chad’s intuition is correct. A nuclear combustion engine does exist with working prototypes. Instead of trying to maintain a nuclear reaction and using its heat to do work, which is difficult, it creates the conditions in the combustion chamber for a single momentary fusion event using noble gases and then converts the expanding high energy plasma gas into direct mechanical energy. There has been extensive research on explosively generated plasma events using high powered lasers however this technology achieves the same effect with simple high voltage capacitive discharge and high RF energy activation with electromagnetic confinement. Check out PlasmERG.com for the current state of the art. I hope nobody here is holding any oil stocks.

]]> By: RWJ http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/comment-page-1/#comment-2767 RWJ Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:43:03 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=3464#comment-2767 Electric power with an efficiency of more than 90% is possible if using <a href="http://www.crossfirefusor.com/nuclear-fusion-reactor/overview.html" rel="nofollow">aneutronic reactor</a>, without radioactive material(tritium). Electric power with an efficiency of more than 90% is possible if using aneutronic reactor, without radioactive material(tritium).

]]> By: Why fusion won’t provide power http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/comment-page-1/#comment-2625 Why fusion won’t provide power Wed, 20 Jan 2010 02:58:26 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=3464#comment-2625 [...] fusion power is rarely mentioned and not on the research agenda. When I discussed it earlier, in “Fusion Power: A New Way to Boil Water”, I hadn’t seen this (quietly damning) report, which I think is worth [...] [...] fusion power is rarely mentioned and not on the research agenda. When I discussed it earlier, in “Fusion Power: A New Way to Boil Water”, I hadn’t seen this (quietly damning) report, which I think is worth [...]

]]> By: Mark Bahner http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/comment-page-1/#comment-1898 Mark Bahner Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:02:12 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=3464#comment-1898 Hi, I agree that fusion is the "ultimate" energy source. But have you considered liquid fluoride thorium reactors (LFTRs)? Mark Hi,

I agree that fusion is the “ultimate” energy source. But have you considered liquid fluoride thorium reactors (LFTRs)?

Mark

]]> By: Slim Fusion | alt.energy review http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/comment-page-1/#comment-1146 Slim Fusion | alt.energy review Tue, 09 Jun 2009 16:58:59 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=3464#comment-1146 [...] Fusion Power: A New Way to Boil Water (metamodern.com) [...] [...] Fusion Power: A New Way to Boil Water (metamodern.com) [...]

]]> By: Eric Drexler http://metamodern.com/2009/05/02/fusion-power-a-new-way-to-boil-water/comment-page-1/#comment-989 Eric Drexler Tue, 05 May 2009 02:14:50 +0000 http://metamodern.com/?p=3464#comment-989 See the next post, <a href="http://metamodern.com/2009/05/04/nanotechnology-and-nuclear-reactions/" rel="nofollow">“Nanotechnology and Nuclear Reactions”.</a> See the next post, “Nanotechnology and Nuclear Reactions”.

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