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Near term Commercial Fusion Power Possible -
nextbigfuture.com ^ | 9/25/2015 | brian wang

Posted on 09/25/2015 6:28:38 PM PDT by ckilmer

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Anyone paying attention to fusion physics the last couple of years knows there's been a tremendous amount of smoke. Are there any physicists on hand with the kind of chops it takes to know the difference between smoke and fire?
1 posted on 09/25/2015 6:28:38 PM PDT by ckilmer
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Ask Kevmo


2 posted on 09/25/2015 6:32:11 PM PDT by EEGator
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It's just a matter of time...

3 posted on 09/25/2015 6:34:18 PM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda)
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4 posted on 09/25/2015 6:34:50 PM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I've switched. Trump is my #1. He understands how to get things done. Cruz can be VP.)
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To: EEGator

Heh.


5 posted on 09/25/2015 6:36:33 PM PDT by Cboldt
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Heheheh...

I was just trying to remember the names of those guys.

What the heck was that machine called? The L-con or whatever...?


6 posted on 09/25/2015 6:37:13 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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Muon catalyzed cold fusion has been around since the 1950’s, but no one has figured out how to make it net energy positive.

I think the output to input ratio has to be around 10 to 1 to be commercially viable.


7 posted on 09/25/2015 6:37:55 PM PDT by Moonman62 (The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
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To: EEGator

This is above Kevmo’s paygrade.


8 posted on 09/25/2015 6:39:42 PM PDT by TexasGator
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L-con is better than the proper E-Cat. Rossi, and all of his mentally retarded followers will grab hold of this.

We somehow need to intertwine the fusion people with the magic Jewish moon people. I want to see how bat shit crazy people can get.


9 posted on 09/25/2015 6:39:53 PM PDT by EEGator
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I’m wondering how much energy it takes to produce this ultra-dense deuterium. Once that’s taken into account, is there a net energy production?


10 posted on 09/25/2015 6:47:02 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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"instant electrical energy"

What is that? Are they saying they can produce an electric current directly from the fusion process without going through the heat->steam->generator path?

11 posted on 09/25/2015 6:50:39 PM PDT by SeeSharp
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How about the “Bloom Box”

They are either masters of marketing “vaporware” or are legit.

I still don’t know, but they are still alive with some serious investors and customers.

http://www.bloomenergy.com/


12 posted on 09/25/2015 6:50:45 PM PDT by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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Bttt


13 posted on 09/25/2015 6:55:11 PM PDT by Cottonbay
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What they need is a fancy catchy name, say like “E-Cat” ... yep that would do it!


14 posted on 09/25/2015 7:00:10 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Our military top brass should consider an uniform change .... skirts for those that lack balls!)
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They also have 33 job openings according to their website.

This is a company to pay close attention to.


15 posted on 09/25/2015 7:00:57 PM PDT by Zeneta (Thoughts in time and out of season.)
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Oh yes the old E-Cat.

Man I remember you wading into battle against some heavy megatron odds!


16 posted on 09/25/2015 7:07:59 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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The good old days... I actually kind of miss Kevmo’s singular insanity. I haven’t been called a seagull in many months.


17 posted on 09/25/2015 7:11:34 PM PDT by EEGator
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To: SeeSharp

18 posted on 09/25/2015 7:14:28 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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To: EEGator

Agreed.

Oh but he was exasperating. My blood pressure would begin to rise right along with Rossi’s stock.

If I was glad when he was sent packing it was mostly in the interest of my health lol.


19 posted on 09/25/2015 7:16:45 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: UCANSEE2

The Tesseract, we could use one of those.
(minus Loki and the Chitauri)


20 posted on 09/25/2015 7:22:00 PM PDT by EEGator
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