The Strange History of Fusion
and the Science of Wishful Thinking
by Charles Seife
Posted on 07/27/2015 10:36:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
But Al Gore has already stated the melting point of the earth’s interior is “millions of degrees.”
The holy Goreacle has spoken. Dare not question the proclamations of the Goreacle, heretic.
According to Algore..." People think about geothermal energy - when they think about it at all - in terms of the hot water bubbling up in some places, but two kilometers or so down in most places there are these incredibly hot rocks, 'cause the interior of the earth is extremely hot, several million degrees, and the crust of the earth is hot ...",
I will be glad when this country gets back into actual space flight and such so innovations could be used for advancement. Muslim outreach won’t be there to hold progress back.
What did they use for a thermometer? His finger?.............................
Welding for one. I go through lots of tungsten electrodes for welding aluminum in my shop. I would think if it is affordable and tough enough new machining methods can be adapted for my traditional CNC milling and lathe work. I think a lot of large scale uses will be dependent on toughness. If it can compete with nickle and titanium (and alloys) for things such as turbine engine blades it will be quite useful. And I’m sure nuclear energy engineers will be salivating over possibilities for reactors.
Seems impractical here on earth because anything capable of creating that heat would melt also.
Components for Nuclear Fusion. Crystal Fusion chambers (Lab made Diamonds) and depending upon where it sits on the Mohs scale, any other application that requires intense heat, crucibles, refractories et al. Certainly space applications like heat shields for reentry etc ...
I don’t think they’ll be making sheet skins or I-beams out of it. Probably thin film gaskets and tiny parts used in Nuclear Weapons detonation.
good ideas, all.
With hafnium at about $1500 per pound I don’t think so.
And that’s just the Haf of it!........................
Your reply suggests an interesting experiement. Yeah, sure this material can handle 7460°F. But, NASA should put the question to a test under its new modern charter. How about trying heat tiles made of muslims? The theory being they are perhaps evolved such to withstand the temperatures of hell.
You never know until you try! It would all be a just a part of muslim outreach!!
True.
Apparently it is very hard to refine.
All of the price quotes state that the price is hafnium that is 99.8% (metals basis excluding Zr), Zr nominal 4.5%
And since Zirconium is not part of the optimal composition of hafnium, nitrogen, and carbon alloy, making a commercial quantity of this substance maybe next to impossible.
Capitalism will find a way.........................
The zirconium could be a luck accident. It may contribute positive qualities like corrosion resistance or hardness.
But if there is a profit to be made someone will find a way to eliminate the offending impurity or take advantage of it.
Hypersonics. Nuke containment vessels. Car engines. Jet Engines.
Particle beam containment.
There are many.
“Researchers predict material with record-setting melting point [4,400 kelvins / 7,460°F]”
That’s nothing. I have a computer program that models a theoretical material that has predicted melting point of 8,460°F!
“Researchers predict material with record-setting melting point [4,400 kelvins / 7,460°F]”
That’s nothing. I have a computer program that models a theoretical material that has predicted melting point of 8,460°F!
Oh, and I forgot to add that MY material uses only haf as much hafnium as THEIR material!
Oh, so theirs is only haf-assed.......................
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