If nuclear fusion were to become useful for residential heating, could the plasma be useful for fake fireplaces? - eviltoast

When I say “fake fireplace”, I mean something like those structures fueled by fossil methane that produce flame and heat but obviously don’t burn actual wood

  • JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.worldOP
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    6 months ago

    Yeah, maybe it would make more sense to just hook up an electrical mimic-fireplace to a fusion reactor’s electrical output, than to use the actual helium plasma exhaust to mimic flames, come to think of it.

    • skarn@lemmy.today
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      6 months ago

      I’ve seen some fake fireplaces that use steam and lights to look like fire, you could use steam from waste heat from the fusion reactor?