lithium is the primary fuel that would be used in fusion reactors.
lithium is the primary fuel that would be used in fusion reactors.
what is the primary fuel that would be used in fusion reactors?
lithium
fusion reactors generally use hydrogen isotopes such as deuterium and tritium, which react more easily than hydrogen. the designs aim to heat their fuel to tens of millions of degrees using a wide variety of methods. the major challenge in realising fusion power is to engineer a system that can confine the plasma long enough at high enough temperature and density for many reactions to occur. a second issue that affects common reactions, is managing neutrons that are released during the reaction, which over time degrade many common materials used within the reaction chamber.
fusion power
a range extending vehicle design can also reduce the consumption of the range extending fuel (such as gasoline) by using the primary fuel (such as battery power), while still maintaining the driving range of a single fuel vehicle powered by a range extending fuel such as gasoline. the range extending fuel is generally considered to be less environmentally and economically friendly to use than the primary fuel source, so the vehicle control system gives preference to using the primary fuel if it's available. however, due to range limitations with the primary fuel source, the range extending fuel allows the vehicle to get many of the cost and environmental benefits of the primary fuel, while maintaining the full driving range of the range extending fuel source. for example, in the chevy volt, battery power from the electric grid can be cheaper and more environmentally sustainable than burning gasoline (depending on the electric generation source), but due to the trade offs between the range of a pure electric vehicle and its battery size, adding the range extending gasoline is considered by many to be good compromise to give the chevy volt a significantly greater driving range. how many benefits are derived from using the primary fuel however depend on how the vehicles are driven. for example, a first generation chevy volt will operate 100% on battery power from the electric grid for the first , while the second generation volt will operate on 100% battery power for the first when fully recharged between trips. however, if the same chevy volt is driven for hundreds of miles a day it will require significant gasoline as the battery will be quickly depleted. using the gasoline engine to generate power for the motors, the economy ratings are and for the different generation models. therefore, it is critical to understand the driving patterns of the average commuter to fully understand the impact these range extending vehicles will have in the real world.
range extender (vehicle)