YT2095 Posted January 15, 2004 Posted January 15, 2004 and before anyone complains about this post, I have express permission to post it! here`s how to build your own atomic reactor exploiting the decay principals and it`s physical effects. ALL radioactive isotopes with a high enough decay rate exhibit the physical effect of being several degrees warmer than their ambient temperature, Radium will always be 1 degree C above it`s ambient temp. the principal is simple, put enough radium into a thermos vacuum flask and fill it with boiling water, the water will gradualy get hotter and create steam. that steam may them be used to drive a small fan (turbine) and in turn a that rotation will turn a small generator ( a little stepper or DC motor shaft). but where do you get Radium from???? easy goto old secong hand shops or antique shops, buy clocks with luminous dials (they used radium salts in the old ones) an old aircraft graveyard, the cockpit dials were also radium painted on 1960`s and backwards aircraft. up untill the late 70`s, some of the 1`st LCD watches had a radium light backlight also. it`ll take some time to find a good source sure, oh yeah, old army surpluss equipment had radium painted dials too use you head, think OLD and Luminous, owning a little geiger counter that you can build in kit form or buy second hand off ebay will be a great help for sure, but not a definate requirement you`ll need enough to roughly quarter fill the flask, the rest is water and a little gap for the steam. those are the bare bone basics anyway, I may post alternative methods later including thermocouples and valve solenoids from old washing machines so the water can be topped up automaticaly as the level drops in the flask (I`ll include the electronics needed too), Enjoy, and happy hunting remember though, this stuff IS TOXIC! and RADIOACTIVE! some lead roofing sheets wouldn`t be a bad idea either! a 1 litre flask will if set up correctly will be enough to light a small torch bulb. I never said it was mega efficient either before anyone complains, it`s just a little atomic reactor, nothing else
swansont Posted January 15, 2004 Posted January 15, 2004 Assuming I did my calculations correctly, you get about 27.5 mW/g from Ra-226. Make sure that turbine is small and well-lubricated.
YT2095 Posted January 15, 2004 Author Posted January 15, 2004 and quarter litre of Radium salts (volumetricly speaking would weigh considerably more than a gram) several watts could easily be obtained
Rasori Posted January 15, 2004 Posted January 15, 2004 Hey, think you can teach us an atomic bomb next?
Radical Edward Posted January 15, 2004 Posted January 15, 2004 Rasori said in post # :Hey, think you can teach us an atomic bomb next? yeah. het 2 hemispherical limps of U235, and then slap them together like the 2 halves of a coconut.
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted January 15, 2004 Posted January 15, 2004 You know someone almost died doing that. He suddenly realised that his geiger counter was picking it up 5 blocks away. Yipes!
swansont Posted January 16, 2004 Posted January 16, 2004 I think he's referring to the radioactive boy scout though the article mentions radiation 5 doors away, not 5 blocks.
YT2095 Posted January 16, 2004 Author Posted January 16, 2004 radioactive boy scout? LOL, tell me more, (when I knock off laughing). this sounds interesting
Radical Edward Posted January 16, 2004 Posted January 16, 2004 heck I am at work, I can't read that sort of thing here, it is too funny. I like how he is reading criminal law too, I suppose to make sure that his next experiments are a tad less well, illegal I suppose.
YT2095 Posted January 16, 2004 Author Posted January 16, 2004 has anyone got the doc or a link maybe, this sounds to funny to miss
JaKiri Posted January 16, 2004 Posted January 16, 2004 YT2095 said in post # :has anyone got the doc or a link maybe, this sounds to funny to miss There's a link in the swansont post duder.
LuTze Posted January 16, 2004 Posted January 16, 2004 Rasori said in post # :Hey, think you can teach us an atomic bomb next? http://winn.com/bs/atombomb.html
YT2095 Posted January 16, 2004 Author Posted January 16, 2004 MrL thnx, It didn`t show up here, a mouse hover did it though
JaKiri Posted January 16, 2004 Posted January 16, 2004 LuTze said in post # : http://winn.com/bs/atombomb.html The forerunner to AIR :up:
YT2095 Posted January 16, 2004 Author Posted January 16, 2004 ROFLOL, I just read it, that dude sounds like me! (`cept I`de have made sure there was plenty roofing lead around it). cool story, thnx Swansont
Ice_Phoenix87 Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 hey, i would love to ty that lol. but it would be dangerous. i dont think my mum would like it if i got radiation sickness
Crash Posted February 20, 2004 Posted February 20, 2004 well u could get a psuedo radiation suit, what would it be made out of...............what are the real ones made out of?
YT2095 Posted February 20, 2004 Author Posted February 20, 2004 lead in many cases, and they don`t quite look like the intel men either I tried on one of those aprons they where when the do x-rays, I should imagine an entire suit wouldn`t be that nice to wear either, and certainly not for very long!
budullewraagh Posted June 4, 2004 Posted June 4, 2004 hmm, do you think you could draw up a structural pic of one of those reactors?
YT2095 Posted June 5, 2004 Author Posted June 5, 2004 possibly, but it wouldn`t serve any better than a textual description?
budullewraagh Posted June 5, 2004 Posted June 5, 2004 not necessarily; i want to make sure i dont blow myself up making one
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