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Post by Bing Gordon on Jul 2, 2007 21:27:04 GMT -4
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Post by Grand Lunar on Jul 6, 2007 7:42:22 GMT -4
Doesn't work for me.  However, I think I've heard of such a concept. It would be neat. I did hear that He3 might help in achieving nuclear fusion. |
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furi
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The Secret is to keep banging those rocks together.
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Post by furi on Jul 6, 2007 7:55:56 GMT -4
A ready source of 3He would help considerably The direct Energy generation in addition to the thermal output would be a nice little bonus,
It's nice and stable as well, currently it is quite costly to manufacture as the weapons- grade plants produce the tritium (at essentially the same cost as 239Pu), and then it is so much waiting around for it to decay, ('bout 13.5year Half life for 3H you could amuse yourself with a long line of cats in boxes I s'pose, currently they are obtaining the material as they swap out the boost Tritium out of Primaries of existing weapons, and also from the stock produced earlier.
I think it can also be produced with varying success From 6Li fast fission, but then again Lithium 6 is a beautiful fusion fuel in itself.
It is also one of the most desirable systems for a theoretical Ram Scoop system, and would be perfect for Interplantetary system runs due to its stability. the only problem is that it is not the easiest reaction to set off, DT and DD reactions are better, but once we get a longer burntime we may also be able to increase Plasma Energy
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