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Fusion could be feasible

There are a few very steep problems to over come in terrestrial fusion. The biggest I have heard of was creating a field capable of forming a dense sphere of hydrogen.

In space gravity over a long period of time causes a mass of hydrogen to crush together and if there is enough mass, a self sustaining fusion reaction occurs. Because gravity acts uniformly and is single directional this is a very efficient way of getting fusion to occur.

You can't use gravity on Earth to do that, you need to use a different force or a different technique to get the job done. The problem is the best force on the planet is the electro-magnetic force but this force is polar and it doesn't act uniformly in a sphere to get a fusion reaction to occur. Some of the science centers are using coils of electro-magnets in a torus shape to see if they can shape a field of sufficient strength to get a self sustained fusion reaction to occur.

I also hear that containment might be a problem but a plasma field could work.

Posted by: mr1972   Posted on: 03/16/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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