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power from heat

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 1:10 am
by jtolson
the first use of a net power DD reactor maybe to make heat and a small amount of electricity in deep space or Mars

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20080329/note15.asp

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2008 3:05 am
by MSimon
The efficiency is way too low for anything but very modest power rqmts.

If you are going to burn D-D you might as well turn the heat up and use reaction mass (probably H2O) for propulsion.

BTW I edited your post to make the link clickable.