11 May
2012
11 May
'12
5:44 p.m.
On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 10:31:08PM +0200, Jochen Kunz wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2012 19:43:45 +0100 (BST)
ard at p850ug1.demon.co.uk (Tony Duell) wrote:
Cold enough to not turn the garage into a pit of molten rock ;-)
Well, the baseline for "hot fusion" are stellar environments (our sun has
a core temperature of about 16 Million Kelvin) and the insides of Tokamaks
actually producing fusion reaction, also in the millions of Kelvins.
But the Farnsworth/Hirsch Fusor, while a useful tabletop source of
neutrons, cannot become a net energy source due to design inherent
losses.
The Polywell system looks potentially promising here ...
Kind regards,
Alex.
--
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and
looks like work." -- Thomas A. Edison
At least nucear fusion (at any temperature) is
not contrary to any known
laws of physics. There is a possibility (albeit a small one in my
opinion, bit that is just my opinion) that a cold fusion device can be
made to work.
How hot runs a Farnsworth?Hirsch fusor?