LEADER 04598nam 22007215 450 001 9910683342603321 005 20251008133656.0 010 $a9783031229060$b(electronic bk.) 010 $z9783031229053 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-031-22906-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7219667 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7219667 035 $a(OCoLC)1374251573 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-031-22906-0 035 $a(PPN)269099352 035 $a(CKB)26323392900041 035 $a(EXLCZ)9926323392900041 100 $a20230324d2023 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aFusion's Promise $eHow Technological Breakthroughs in Nuclear Fusion Can Conquer Climate Change on Earth (And Carry Humans To Mars, Too) /$fby Matthew Moynihan, Alfred B. Bortz 205 $a1st ed. 2023. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Springer,$d2023. 215 $a1 online resource (xxvii, 272 pages) $cillustrations 311 08$aPrint version: Moynihan, Matthew Fusion's Promise Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2023 9783031229053 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. 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. 330 $aFor 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 world?s 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. 606 $aElectric power production 606 $aPlasma (Ionized gases) 606 $aNuclear engineering 606 $aNuclear fusion 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aEnergy policy 606 $aMechanical Power Engineering 606 $aPlasma Physics 606 $aNuclear Energy 606 $aNuclear Fusion 606 $aEnergy Policy, Economics and Management 615 0$aElectric power production. 615 0$aPlasma (Ionized gases) 615 0$aNuclear engineering. 615 0$aNuclear fusion. 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 0$aEnergy policy. 615 14$aMechanical Power Engineering. 615 24$aPlasma Physics. 615 24$aNuclear Energy. 615 24$aNuclear Fusion. 615 24$aEnergy Policy, Economics and Management. 676 $a700 676 $a539.7 700 $aMoynihan$b Matthew$01348010 702 $aBortz$b Fred$f1944- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 912 $a9910683342603321 996 $aFusion's Promise$93085106 997 $aUNINA