Gemina
25-04-2004, 19:14
Greetings fellow nations! Scientist of the Empire of Gemina have been working long and hard to prefect the art of harnessing fusion Power. Our newest developments have led us to introduce the FP-51. The FP-51 Is the latest in plasma technology. Here is how it works:
In the plasma fusion power plant, a deuterium-tritium (D-T) mixture is admitted to the evacuated reactor chamber and there ionized and heated to thermonuclear temperatures. The fuel is held away from the chamber walls by magnetic forces long enough for a useful number of reactions to take place. The charged helium nuclei which are formed give up energy of motion by colliding with newly injected cold fuel atoms which are then ionized and heated, thus sustaining the fusion reaction. The neutrons, having no charge, move in straight lines through the thin walls of the vacuum chamber with little loss of energy.
The neutrons and their 14 MeV of energy are absorbed in a "blanket" containing lithium which surrounds the fusion chamber. The neutrons' energy of motion is given up through many collisions with lithium nuclei, thus creating heat that is removed by a heat exchanger which conveys it to a conventional steam electric plant. The neutrons themselves ultimately enter into nuclear reactions with lithium to generate tritium which is separated and fed back into the reactor as a fuel.
The successful operation of the fusion power plant required the use of materials resistant to energetic neutron bombardment, thermal stress and magnetic forces. Work has also been done on the design of fuel injection systems and systems for removing spent gas.
These plants are now available to your country, so that the world may grow stronger! The price is set a 150 Billon dollars per unit. Each plant can produce a constant 1.3 Billion Mega Watts.
In the plasma fusion power plant, a deuterium-tritium (D-T) mixture is admitted to the evacuated reactor chamber and there ionized and heated to thermonuclear temperatures. The fuel is held away from the chamber walls by magnetic forces long enough for a useful number of reactions to take place. The charged helium nuclei which are formed give up energy of motion by colliding with newly injected cold fuel atoms which are then ionized and heated, thus sustaining the fusion reaction. The neutrons, having no charge, move in straight lines through the thin walls of the vacuum chamber with little loss of energy.
The neutrons and their 14 MeV of energy are absorbed in a "blanket" containing lithium which surrounds the fusion chamber. The neutrons' energy of motion is given up through many collisions with lithium nuclei, thus creating heat that is removed by a heat exchanger which conveys it to a conventional steam electric plant. The neutrons themselves ultimately enter into nuclear reactions with lithium to generate tritium which is separated and fed back into the reactor as a fuel.
The successful operation of the fusion power plant required the use of materials resistant to energetic neutron bombardment, thermal stress and magnetic forces. Work has also been done on the design of fuel injection systems and systems for removing spent gas.
These plants are now available to your country, so that the world may grow stronger! The price is set a 150 Billon dollars per unit. Each plant can produce a constant 1.3 Billion Mega Watts.