Fusion's promise : how technological breakthroughs in nuclear fusion can conquer climate change on Earth (and carry humans to Mars, too) / Matthew Moynihan, Alfred B. Bortz.
Moynihan, Matthew, author.; Bortz, Fred, 1944- author.
2023
QC791.4
Available Online

Linked e-resources

Linked Resource Online Access
Concurrent users Unlimited
Authorized users Authorized users
Document Delivery Supplied Can lend chapters, not whole ebooks

Details

Title Fusion's promise : how technological breakthroughs in nuclear fusion can conquer climate change on Earth (and carry humans to Mars, too) / Matthew Moynihan, Alfred B. Bortz.
Author Moynihan, Matthew, author.
ISBN 9783031229060 (electronic bk.)
3031229061 (electronic bk.)
9783031229053
3031229053
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22906-0
Published Cham : Springer, [2023]
Copyright ©2023
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xxvii, 272 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Item Number 10.1007/978-3-031-22906-0 doi
Call Number QC791.4
Dewey Decimal Classification 539.7/64
Summary For over 60 years, scientists and engineers have been trying to crack a seemingly intractable problem: how to build practical devices that exploit nuclear fusion. Access to electricity has facilitated a standard of living that was previously unimaginable, but as the worlds population grows and developing nations increasingly reap the benefits of electrification, we face a serious global problem: burning fossil fuels currently produces about eighty percent of the world's energy, but it produces a greenhouse effect that traps outgoing infrared radiation and warms the planet, risking dire environmental consequences unless we reduce our fossil fuel consumption to near zero in the coming decades. Nuclear fusion, the energy-producing process in the sun and stars, could provide the answer: if it can be successfully harnessed here on Earth, it will produce electricity with near-zero CO2 byproduct by using the nuclei in water as its main fuel. The principles behind fusion are understood, but the technology is far from being fully realized, and governments, universities, and venture capitalists are pumping vast amounts of money into many ideas, some highly speculative, that could lead to functioning fusion reactors. This book puts all of these attempts together in one place, providing clear explanations for readers who are interested in new energy technologies, including those with no formal training in science or engineering. For each of the many approaches to fusion, the reader will learn who pioneered the approach, how the concept works in plain English, how experimental tests were engineered, the future prospects, and comparison with other approaches. From long-established fusion technologies to emerging and exotic methods, the reader will learn all about the idea that could eventually constitute the single greatest engineering advance in human history.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Added Author Bortz, Fred, 1944- author.
Available in Other Form Fusion's promise.
Linked Resources Online Access
Record Appears in Online Resources > Ebooks
All Resources
1. Introduction: Fusion Basics
2. Exciting Fusion Developments
3. Pinches
4. Mirrors
5. Cusps
6. Tokamaks & Stellarators
7. Field Reversed Configuration
8. Inertial Electrostatic Confinement
9. Ion Beams
10. Plasma Cannons
11. Inertial Confinement Fusion
12. Liquid Metal
13. Conclusion: Achieving a Fusion-Powered Future.

Browse Subjects

Show more subjects...

Statistics

from
to
Export