Cold-fusion as safe and hazardless energy-source of the 21st century
Creators
- 1. Institute of Engineering and Technology, G.L.A. University, Mathura (India)
- 2. Department of Applied Physics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (India)
Description
Out of the two processes for nuclear-energy; nuclear-fission is plagued with problem of nuclear-radiation hazard, whereas though nuclear-fusion is safe but almost impossible to be done on earth specially at room- temperature. In 1989, two scientists Fleischmann and Pons in USA proposed a table-top, room temperature electrolysis-experiment of heavy-water with palladium-electrode; this is commonly called cold-fusion wherein nuclear-fusion is said to be taking place. This created a big storm and controversy in the scientific community. Initially the cold-fusion was heavily criticized and several objections (such as: non-reproducibility, non-observation of telltale signature of nuclear-reaction) were raised. The research-work of McKubre and others have clarified the objections and have established that for cold-fusion to take place certain threshold conditions (such as purity of electrode, current-density, deuterium to palladium loading ratio) needs to be satisfied. In due course of time, the Truth prevailed and the cold-fusion got more and more support by many scientists in several countries including India (BARC historic role has been appreciated worldwide). Biggest objection, however, was lack of a proper theory for how Coulomb-repulsion is overcome in cold-fusion. A possible explanation for how the Coulomb-repulsion is overcome, is given in this paper; which is based on a new-found Gupta-Dinu effect, which is a natural outcome of special-relativity via modification in Lorentz force formula. The recent nuclear-accidents have raised international-opinion against nuclear-fission, whereas sin-like hot-fusion on earth is not possible. Now it seems that ultimately it is the cold-fusion which will provide hazardless neat and cheap energy for the 21st century and India could play a leading role in this direction. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
- Imprint Place
- Lucknow (India)
- Imprint Title
- Proceedings of the international conference on radiation environment - assessment, measurement and its impact: abstract and souvenir
- Imprint Pagination
- 170 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 67
Conference
- Title
- international conference on radiation environment - assessment, measurement and its impact
- Acronym
- RADENVIRON-2012
- Dates
- 12-14 Apr 2012
- Place
- Lucknow (India)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- India
- Country of Input or Organization
- India
- INIS RN
- 44070081
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- COLD FUSION; COULOMB FIELD; CURRENT DENSITY; DEUTERIUM; LORENTZ FORCE; PALLADIUM; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; METALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PLATINUM METALS; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYNTHESIS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS
Optional Information
- Notes
- This record replaces 44066658