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Subject:
Magnetic cold fusion?
Category: Science > Physics Asked by: aesthene-ga List Price: $2.00 |
Posted:
11 Apr 2003 21:11 PDT
Expires: 11 May 2003 21:11 PDT Question ID: 189547 |
I would just like to know if its possible to create cold fusion by squeezing two combustible atoms together with extremely powerful magnets. Its an idea I had, but everywhere I go, nobody really combines two atoms using magnets, although there have been some very creative ways to magnetically produce electricity. |
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Re: Magnetic cold fusion?
Answered By: hedgie-ga on 13 Apr 2003 09:05 PDT |
Hello aesthene Actually they do that. There to basic ways - intertial fusion and tokamaks. Tokamaks are basically 'magnetic bottles' and here is a picture of one: http://www.pppl.gov/projects/pages/tftr_1989_pic.html So - it is a neat idea; Not new but neat. As you can imagine - even though it all started with a simple idea, when Gamov was wondering about suns source of energy: http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/Sun7enrg.htm it is a bit more complex now. Most electricity today is made using magnets and electromagnets, but a different principle, called induction, is used. In fusion, two postive nuclei have to collide with energy high enough to overcome their repulsion. Tokomak is one way to keep them from fying away and hitting walls. Another way is to use the accelerators (atom-smashers) and to 'cross the beams' - and that is also using magnets. To read more about this technology, you may want to look here: http://www.jet.efda.org/pages/content/fusion1.html SEARCH TERMS tokamak Gamov Nuclear Fusion basics hedgie |
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