Directory:General Fusion Inc
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General Fusion hopes to create small fusion reactors that cost around $50 million a piece and generate roughly 100 megawatts allowing for roughly 4 cent / kwh electricity.
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Official Website
- http://www.generalfusion.com
- Documents (http://www.generalfusion.com/documents.php)
- Evidence of fusion products in acoustically driven MTF (http://www.generalfusion.com/files/evidence.pdf)
- Acoustic Wave driven MTF fusion reactor (http://www.generalfusion.com/files/accoustic_wave.pdf)
- External Review and Recommendation Letter (http://www.generalfusion.com/files/external_review.pdf)
- Management Team (http://www.generalfusion.com/management_team.php)
- Investor (http://www.generalfusion.com/investor.php)
- Documents (http://www.generalfusion.com/documents.php)
How it Works
Colliding plasmas within a sphere of liquid metal. A spherical shockwave within the liquid metal causes the plasma to collapse. At maximum compression the conditions for fusion are briefly met and a fusion burst occurs releasing its energy. -- Matt Musson <Musson1 {at} hotmail.com> (no relationship to company; February 11, 2008)
Overview of Magnetized Target Fusion
On April 03, 2008, Doug Richardson <doug {at} generalfusion.com> wrote.
As a general background/overview I suggest the papers attached.
[Attachments]
- GF_provenance.doc (http://www.freeenergynews.com/Directory/Fusion/Magnetized_Target_Fusion/GF_provenance.doc) - General Fusion is a Vancouver-based company which believes it can achieve Net Gain from fusion in a relatively quick time and sufficiently small equity dollars to make it an attractive investment.
- MTF POP proprosal, incl comments on sphero feas.pdf (http://www.freeenergynews.com/Directory/Fusion/Magnetized_Target_Fusion/MTF_POP_proprosal%2C_incl_comments_on_sphero_feas.pdf) - Magnetitezed Target Fusion: A Proof-of-Principle Research Proposal; Submitted to the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences; May 19, 1998; Schoenberg and Siemon.
- MTFforenergy.pdf (http://www.freeenergynews.com/Directory/Fusion/Magnetized_Target_Fusion/MTFforenergy.pdf) - The relevance of Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) to practical energy production; A white paper for consideration by the fusion community and the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee; May 15, 1999; R. Siemon, et al.
Regarding current MTF status; the world leader is likely Los Alamos National Lab (http://wsx.lanl.gov/mtf.html) and their cooperation with the Air Force Research Labs.
For more papers and background this site (http://wsx.lanl.gov/frxl-pubs.html) has more information.
MTF is often associated with compact torus investigations (you need a target to squish). Work on MTF and compact torus is being done at these locations:
- Los Alamos National Lab
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab - SSPX
- University of Washington - PHD
- University of Wisconsin – plasma jets
- Caltech - spheromak
- UC Davis - CTIX
- Princeton - MRX
- Swarthmore College - SSX
- Air Force Research Labs
- Hyper-V – private company
- Woodruff Scientific –private company
- MNSW – private company
MTF is contained within the Innovative Concepts designation of fusion. Here is a link (http://www.ofes.fusion.doe.gov/more_html/2007BPM/BPM2007-Master-Wurden-final.pdf) to a budget request presentation of the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (gives a summary of most of the innovative concepts and MTF research).
And a link (http://www.iccworkshops.org/icc2007/proceedings.php) to the proceeding from related conference.
Regarding GF getting of the ground…I have attached a “narrative (http://www.freeenergynews.com/Directory/Fusion/Magnetized_Target_Fusion/GF_provenance.doc)” produced by our Chairman.
Patents
- US 2006/0198486 A1 (http://www.generalfusion.com/files/acoustic_generator_pat.pdf) Pressure Wave Generator and Controller for Generating a Pressure Wave in a Fusion Reactor; Sept. 7, 2006.
- Abstract
- An apparatus for generating a pressure wave for activating a fusion reaction in fusionable material in a liquid medium...
- Magnetized Plasma Fusion Reactor Patent Pending (http://www.generalfusion.com/files/mtf_pat.pdf)
Profiles
Company: General Fusion, Inc.
General Fusion is working on a new, patent pending concept based on a recent development in fusion research called Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF). MTF has been building momentum in the fusion community for a few years now. It is the goal of General Fusion to demonstrate this new clean, safe and economical concept by 2010.
Coverage
In the News
- Google News > "General Fusion" (http://news.google.com/news?q=%22general+fusion%22)
- Fusion Power in the Next Five Years!? (http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/1364/) - General Fusion hopes to create small fusion reactors that cost around $50 million a piece and generate roughly 100 megawatts allowing for roughly 4 cent / kwh electricity. Magnetized Target Fusion uses lithium as a fuel, which is heated and mixed with intensely pressurized plasma. The only byproduct is helium and other harmless gasses. (EcoGeek; Feb. 11, 2008)
- Nuclear fusion is coming, says noted VC (http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9866626-54.html) - Chrysalix's optimism is pinned on an angel investment the company made in General Fusion, a Canadian company that says it has found a way to hurdle many of ... (CNET News.com; Feb 7, 2008)
Related Sites
- Google "General Fusion (http://www.google.com/search?q=%22general+fusion%22)
Comments
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Contact
http://www.generalfusion.com/contact.php
General Fusion Inc.
102B-3430 Brighton
Burnaby, BC V5A 3H4
Canada
Phone: 604.439.3003 Cell: 604.551.1893
E-mail:
- doug@generalfusion.com (mailto:doug@generalfusion.com?subject=General_Fusion_featured_at_PESWiki.com)
- michel@generalfusion.com (mailto:michael@generalfusion.com?subject=General_Fusion_featured_at_PESWiki.com)
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