The Strange History of Fusion
and the Science of Wishful Thinking
by Charles Seife
Posted on 12/24/2020 8:31:59 PM PST by BenLurkin
thank you
how does it NOT melt everything around it?
Most likely confined by a powerful magnetic field.
how does it NOT melt everything around it?
Most likely confined by a powerful magnetic field.
but how does magnetism contain heat?
Inquisitive minds would like to know
Plasma confinement refers to the containment of a plasma by various forces at the extreme conditions necessary for thermonuclear fusion reactions. These conditions exist naturally in stars, where they are sustained by the force of gravity. In the laboratory, researchers use strong magnetic fields to confine plasma.
It is an interesting subject and since you appear to have a computer you may want to read up on it. Take are
yet stars still seem to emit heat
I am no scientist but worked at a research lab and that was the explanation given to me. May be the metal enclosure is farther away from the hot plasma and separated by some fluidic insulation layers. IDK.
prolly true, but i think Steely Tom’s answer(post10) that there really isn’t that much there is the explanation
They’ll need a really big SPF number.
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Posted on 12/4/2020, 2:00:31 PM by Red Badger
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