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- Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:39 pm
- Forum: Design
- Topic: Graphene as superconductor?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6733
- Tue Mar 25, 2008 5:59 pm
- Forum: Design
- Topic: Graphene as superconductor?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6733
Physicists Show Electrons Can Travel More Than 100 Times Faster in Graphene
https://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/scitech/re ... cleID=1621
https://www.newsdesk.umd.edu/scitech/re ... cleID=1621
- Sat Mar 22, 2008 7:18 pm
- Forum: Design
- Topic: Graphene as superconductor?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6733
Carbon-based superconductors: Kyoto Price Winner Dreams of a Carbon Future
http://www.wired.com/science/discoverie ... 3/kyoto_qa
http://www.wired.com/science/discoverie ... 3/kyoto_qa
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 2:16 am
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Environmental impact of p-B11 fusion?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 44075
Question: because the Polywell design uses Boron for fuel and outputs non-radioactive Helium, does this mean that it won't fall under US nuclear regulatory commission rules? I mean, anyone with enough money could start operating one of these units because fuel would be available for purchase on the ...
- Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:37 am
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
- Replies: 31
- Views: 56233
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:53 pm
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
- Replies: 31
- Views: 56233
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:48 pm
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
- Replies: 31
- Views: 56233
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:41 am
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
- Replies: 31
- Views: 56233
The USGS has a long history of overestimating reserves. Also not the qualifier 'at current consumption'. To re-quote the article referenced in my first post: " Helium could eventually be produced directly in nuclear fusion reactors and is produced indirectly in nuclear fission reactors, but the quan...
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 1:03 am
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
- Replies: 31
- Views: 56233
That's called 'reserve appreciation' in the industry. Like counting money on paper before it's made, such appreciations rarely appear in reality. Also, as oil runs out natural gas demand will increase sharply; gas-to-liquids plants will come online to make it into gasoline, etc. This will put heavy ...
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:28 am
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
- Replies: 31
- Views: 56233
Helium Extraction Wikipedia: Helium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium Modern extraction For large-scale use, helium is extracted by fractional distillation from natural gas , which contains up to 7% helium.[31] Since helium has a lower boiling point than any other element, low temperature and hig...
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:25 am
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
- Replies: 31
- Views: 56233
Helium Diffusion Wikipedia: Helium http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium " For similar reasons, and also due to the small size of its molecules, helium's diffusion rate through solids is three times that of air and around 65% that of hydrogen.[1] " " Because it diffuses through solids at a rate three...
- Wed Feb 13, 2008 12:01 am
- Forum: Implications
- Topic: Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
- Replies: 31
- Views: 56233
Polywell, ITER and the Helium Supply
Some days ago, in the darkness of night I wrote an article, but couldn't post it. Below is the cleaned version. On Helium and the Fusion Reactor It seems that access to an ongoing supply of economic Helium is going to be very critical for both the ITER/Tokamak and the Polywell Inertial Electrostatic...