Re: Why hydrogen does not have a neutron?

"Ian St. John" wrote:
>
> "Uncle Al" <UncleAl0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>
> >> > Go look up the energetics of each nucleus,
> >> >
> >> > <http://t2.lanl.gov/data/astro/molnix96/massd.html>
> >>
> >> I'm a professional nuclear
> >> engineer and I'm trying to do some design calculations for a
> >> thermonuclear
> >> reactor I'm building on my bench. Thanks.
> >
> > Drip lines, drip.
>
> Thanks again, Al.
>
> The URL you gave me for the nuclear energetics calculator is a Godsend for a
> nuclear engineer.
>
> Please tell me if I calculated the enthalpy correctly for the following
> reaction:
>
> He-3 + Be-9 -> 3He4 + 19.00421 MeV
>
> Now, beryllium is 100% Be-9 and that's readily available. Helium-3 is
> readily available from the decay of waste tritium. I figure that if I can
> construct a follow beryllium sphere and fill it with pressurized Helium-3,
> I'd have a core component of a thermonuclear energy source. The products of
> the reaction are charged alpha particles which are not very penetrating, and
> yield non-toxic helium. It's easier to make a moderator/reflector for alpha
> particles than for neutrons. I think that copper or some thermally
> conductive copper based ceramic would serve fine for the alpha particle
> moderator/reflector/heat sink. Electric energy might be derived from
> thermionics.
>
> Follow me so far, Al? Comments? Any further help would be greatly
> appreciated.

Fusion of highly charged nuclei is a no-go for a power reactor. (BTW,
D-T fusion is a no-go for a power reactor.) He-3 is ungodly expensive
and will never be otherwise. You won't be allowed to shape your Be
shell by intervention of the EPA, OSHA, and Homeland Severity.

Other than those, you're in an incredibly deep engineering hole and
mounted upon a dead horse,

http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/horse.htm

which is not to say it won't generate huge profits with government
subsidies. Perhaps you could cut agri-giant Archer-Daniels-Midland in
for 90% to get things moving in Congress.

--
Uncle Al
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/
(Toxic URL! Unsafe for children and most mammals)
http://www.mazepath.com/uncleal/qz.pdf
.

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