I really like this concept, wonder how viable it really is though.
Comment on same shit every day, on god
socsa@piefed.social 6 hours ago
One of the fusion startups says they can use the plasma B field directly. Basically making the plasma the rotor in an electric generator to induce current in a wire.
pennomi@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
theneverfox@pawb.social 5 hours ago
It seems promising, they’re acting like they’re close. They’ve been promising concrete deliverables, I think they’re supposed to have a working model that can actually capture the energy next year
You never know, but they’re called Triton if you want to check them out. They don’t share progress often, but when they do it seems pretty candid about their progress
Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Please don’t let it be another Theranos, please don’t let it be another Theranos 🙏
theneverfox@pawb.social 4 hours ago
It’s not. Maybe they’ll fail, maybe it can’t math out, but it’s not vaporware
redsand@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 hours ago
I’ve been watching these guys for a while. They have a real shot at getting something on the grid before ITER is even fully operational.
saltesc@lemmy.world 3 hours ago
I’m guessing something like most of the magnets contain the plasma, but some transfer energy off it?
finitebanjo@piefed.world 5 hours ago
This plasma. Does it contain any water vapor?
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
It’s boiling water all the way down.
Seriously though, it’s over 100,000,000° so probably not.
humanspiral@lemmy.ca 1 hour ago
First, fusion has 0 theoretical economic potential, but there is some potential for energy gains from 2250^^ + steam. Water deconstructs above this temperature into powerful HHO gas, that when ignited gains another 2500^^ that will chain react with higher pressure steam to make the steam even hotter/higher pressure. Minor problem of melting all known turbine material, is avoidable through just higher volume of pressured steam.
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 5 hours ago
Water decomposes above 3000 C
Stowaway@midwest.social 4 hours ago
The one im aware of uses deuterium, aka hydrogen2, to generate helium 3. One of the byproducts being tritium, aka hydrogen3. This means there’s potential for 2 deuteriums to mix with an oxygen molecule,this creating ²H2O, aka heavy water.
I’m neither a chemist, nor physicist. So someone could probably prove me wrong at the drop of a hat, but Im calling it close enough.:p
markhepburn@programming.dev 2 hours ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_CFCyc2Shs I don’t listen to Lex much these days, but that was a fun discussion.
OrganicMustard@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
Which one? My first impression is that ignoring all the energy in neutrons should be pretty inefficient
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
Helion, probably.
lime@feddit.nu 3 hours ago
the only things i’ve been seeing from those guys recently are investor pitches…
EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 3 hours ago
Maybe it’s based on this: en.wikipedia.org/…/Magnetohydrodynamic_generator
phcorcoran@piefed.ca 23 minutes ago
There’s a great video by Improbable Matter on YouTube breaking down the issues with helion , well worth a watch https://youtube.com/watch?v=3vUPhsFoniw