If the Farnsworth fuser were as efficient as the least productive cold
fusion cell, anyone within a radius of about 40 feet would be dead
from neutron radiation.
I agree, they might make ITER over unity. Unfortunately, they have not
solved the first wall problem, which I predict does not have a
solution. In addition, no company can afford to build such a large and
complex machine that can fail in a large number of ways. In addition,
I can't imagine a government would build such a machine while
competing with the private power companies. So, while the physics
might be solved, the practically will never be solved, especially now
that many other equally green energy solutions are being explored.
Ed
On Oct 26, 2008, at 10:26 PM, John Berry wrote:
Though not OU, the most effective fusion is IMO from the Farnsworth
Fusor.
Rather than billions being put into it, it's a hydrogen fusion
process anyone can make. (and get neutrons from)
Not that I'm disrespecting cold fusion, it is however unclear how to
make it easily replicable IMO. (and I don't view it as conclusive
that every apparent success is the result of fusion)
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 2:56 PM, thomas malloy
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jed Rothwell wrote:
At first I thought this was another dig at cold fusion alone but it
also attacks plasma fusion.
Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of
Wishful Thinking
Did you read the book Jed?
My nephew thinks that laser fusion projects such as the ITER, will
work. OTOH, he's savvy enough not to spend his own money on this
research. He'd happily spend your (tax) money on it however. As for
the wrecked careers, the hot fusion physicists have used this dream
as a cash cow for over a half century. AFAIK, there's no end in site.
When the British announced their latest laser fusion experiment, I
questioned Ed Storms about it. Apparently their approach is
different from the magnetic confinement with a lithium blanket
approach. I haven't read any evaluations of it's feasibility.
The book's attacks on LENR really irk me. It's clear that some
results, The Patterson Cell, and the heat after death, clearly show
surplus energy. Then there's the matter of the anomalous neculides.
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