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: Received: 5 January 2023 / Approved: 9 January 2023 / Online: 9 January 2023 (06:46:39 CET)
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U.V, S.S.; s, L. To Develop an Ecofriendly Cold Nuclear Thermal Power Plant by Considering Iron-56 as A Fuel. Preprints2023, 2023010143. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0143.v1
U.V, S.S.; s, L. To Develop an Ecofriendly Cold Nuclear Thermal Power Plant by Considering Iron-56 as A Fuel. Preprints 2023, 2023010143. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0143.v1
U.V, S.S.; s, L. To Develop an Ecofriendly Cold Nuclear Thermal Power Plant by Considering Iron-56 as A Fuel. Preprints2023, 2023010143. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0143.v1
APA Style
U.V, S.S., & s, L. (2023). To Develop an Ecofriendly Cold Nuclear Thermal Power Plant by Considering Iron-56 as A Fuel. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0143.v1
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U.V, S.S. and Lakshminarayana s. 2023 "To Develop an Ecofriendly Cold Nuclear Thermal Power Plant by Considering Iron-56 as A Fuel" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202301.0143.v1
Abstract
In this contribution, we make an attempt to write a theoretical proposal for designing an eco friendly thermal power plant which runs with cold nuclear fusion technology at a temperature of (1500 to 2000) deg.C. In our recently published papers, we have proposed a clear cut mechanism for understanding and implementing cold nuclear fusion technique pertaining to fusion of hydrogen with metals of mass numbers starting from 50. In this context, we would like to stress the point that, fusion of hydrogen under controllable temperature and pressure can be understood as a phenomenon of fusing neutron to the nucleus of the base atom. Part of isotopic nuclear binding energy difference of final and base atomic nuclides can be seen in the form of safe thermal energy of the order of (1 to 3) MeV per atom against 200 MeV released in nuclear fission of one Uranium atom. Due to increased heaviness and weak interaction, sometimes fused neutron splits into proton and electron. Proton seems to be retained by the base atom’s nuclear core and electron seems to join with the electronic orbits of the base atom. In this way, increased mass of base atomic nuclide helps in eco friendly production of thermal energy in large quantity. For this purpose we consider Iron-56 as a fuel. In a simplified view, under strong nuclear attractive forces, Iron-56 absorbs hydrogen atom as a neutron and by emitting 1MeV equivalent thermal energy transforms to Iron-57. Thus, one gram of Iron-56 can generate 1000MJ of heat with 50% efficiency. In a shortcut approach, by bombarding powder and semi-liquid forms of Iron-56 with direct neutrons coming from neutron source, our proposal can be tried, understood and verified experimentally.
Keywords
Cold nuclear fusion; Iron-56 as a fuel; Eco friendly Thermal energy; Power plant
Subject
Physical Sciences, Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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