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Category: Fusion Power

A renewed look at 2010, a sustainable vision for 2011

February 16, 2011February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 3 Comments

Here we review major renewable energy topics from 2010 and then turn towards analyzing energy issues for 2011 and beyond.

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Fusion fast ignition systems

November 20, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 1 Comment

Fusion ‘fast ignition’ systems are some intriguing new possibilities for fusion development. They may make it possible for humanity to achieve functional fusion reactors in a few decades.

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Laser implosion fusion reactors

November 18, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 2 Comments

Laser implosion fusion is a proposed method for creating nuclear fusion power plants. It is showing some great promise, being the most likely candidate for the first fusion method to reach net energy gain. Exciting new developments may make fusion power a reality in the coming decades.

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How do we turn nuclear fusion energy into electricity?

November 12, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 11 Comments

How do we turn fusion power into electricity? There are two main methods. We can use heat engines like steam turbines or we can use a very new system called ‘direct conversion’ which has some interesting properties.

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The basic realities of fusion reactor design

November 11, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 4 Comments

Issues and difficulties with creating a physical system for nuclear fusion. To succeed, we must face temperatures that vaporize all known materials and other requirements that make this the most difficult technological endeavor of our age.

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Fusion fuel cycles: What they are and how they work

November 10, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 8 Comments

There are a number of different fuels that can be used for creating fusion power. Here we look at the useful ones and look at their advantages and disadvantages. Different fuel cycles require very different implementations.

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Helpful tools for understanding nuclear fusion

November 8, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 7 Comments

These are the concepts I found to be very useful during my fusion research. Here we define ignition state, Lawson criterion, fusion performance parameter, and energy gain factor Q.

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The science behind fusion power

November 7, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 5 Comments

In order to understand nuclear fusion at a deep level, you must have a strong grasp of a number of areas of physics. I have collected here some resources for learning these skills. The general areas are electromagnetism, nuclear physics, thermodynamics, and plasma physics.

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How can we create power from nuclear fusion?

November 6, 2010February 23, 2016 Ben Harack 16 Comments

Achieving sustained nuclear fusion for power production is incredibly challenging. Scientists have been working on this problem for decades. This piece is an overview of the basic concepts and technologies needed for nuclear fusion power. One could also view this as a tutorial, or a crash-course, in fusion power.

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