An indispensable truth : how fusion power can save the planet /

Both global warming and oil shortage can be solved by controlled fusion, a clean power source that will serve mankind for millennia. The idea of hydrogen fusion as well as its difficulties are presented in non-technical language to dispel the notion that fusion is always 50 years away. This book als...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chen, Francis F., 1929-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Dordrecht : Springer, 2011.
Temas:
Fusion > Environmental aspects.
Plasma (Ionized gases)
Renewable energy sources.
Global warming > Research.
Renewable Energy
Fusion (Chimie physique) > Aspect de l'environnement.
Plasma (Gaz ionisés)
Énergies renouvelables.
SCIENCE > Physics > Nuclear.
Physique.
Astronomie.
Global warming > Research
Renewable energy sources
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Prologue
  • The Evidence for Climate Change
  • The Future of Energy I:¡ Fossil Fuels
  • The Future of Energy II:¡ Renewable Energy
  • Fusion:¡ Energy from the Seawater
  • Perfecting the Magnetic Bottle
  • The Remarkable Tokamak
  • Evolution and Physics of the Tokamak
  • A Half-century of Progress
  • Engineering:¡ The Big Challenge
  • Fusion Concepts for the Future
  • Conclusions
  • Epilogue.

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