[belovelife]

Turtle, on 28 October 2011 - 06:49 AM, said:

communicating with your friend is not equivalent to communicating with engineers at Calpine Corp.. your incompetence shines again.

the parent co of them is chevron, by the way

[Eclogite]

belovelife, on 24 January 2012 - 07:53 PM, said:

ok, so what if you coated the tunnel with diamond, and increased its strength in that manner, then you would also have to harvest the mathane from the ocean, like the methane bubbling up in the arctic

How would you coat the tunnel with diamond? I know a little about diamond technology since I work for a company that, among other things, produces diamond cutting elements for drill bits. To produce a 19mm diameter diamond cutter one has to package synthetic diamond grit in a niobium cannister, embedded in a salt cube, and subject it to in excess of one million psi at around 1400 degrees C, for around eight minutes. Tell me how you are going to line several thousand feet of borehole.

You are aware that diamond is brittle? How will you ensure that it does not fracture under the loads imposed at the interface of borehole wall and diamond lining?

How will you deal with the fact that the temperature of the magma is just about right to cause carburisation of the diamond?

[belovelife]

i would do it systematically by creating a sheath that lines the tunnel, then pump in the methane, turn on the micowave, and let it build at i think 1 carrat per square inch per day, onece that section is done, move it to the next area,

give reason for getting that methane out of the arctic

and have an clean energy source for a very long time
and the temperature thing has to do with lack of pressure, at the level of pressure produced by venting the chanber should keep the diamond as diamond

[sigurdV]

belovelife, on 19 September 2011 - 01:52 PM, said:

around 6 years ago, i suggested tapping into the caldera to get a core sample of the earth, by making 2 tunnels, one for pressure release one for access

while saving potentially millions of lives, we would also get a core the we could investigate scientifically

this evolved into setting up geo thermal lines in the chamber that the magma would go into, to produce geo thermal energy
believing this is possible (and probly getting many different types of crystals from this), why not do this to all volcanos, the theory is sound

geo thermal energy while preventing devistating natural disaters

This fan of nuclear (and casimir) energy thinks
geo thermal energy is the second best
realistic idea for future survival.

Hoe to make it safe and efficient
is a task for engineering.

My beloved departed stepfather a matematician happened to read one of my books by
Jules Verne,
and spent lots and lots of time designing electromagnetic guns drilled in mountains...
I think he is no longer alone.

[DrCharbonneau]

belovelife, on 19 September 2011 - 01:52 PM, said:

around 6 years ago, i suggested tapping into the caldera to get a core sample of the earth, by making 2 tunnels, one for pressure release one for access

while saving potentially millions of lives, we would also get a core the we could investigate scientifically

this evolved into setting up geo thermal lines in the chamber that the magma would go into, to produce geo thermal energy
believing this is possible (and probly getting many different types of crystals from this), why not do this to all volcanos, the theory is sound

geo thermal energy while preventing devistating natural disaters

Assuming you are referring to Yellowstone Caldera, it would seem a bit questionable as to the safety of such an operation. To the best of my knowledge the YVO does have a core drilling in progress. This was chosen selectively, but also involves a great deal of care and the YVO jobs involve some hazard. Hydrothermal explosions occur at the park every few years and it is possible one could be extremely massive without much notice. Another concern is that the gas companies are wanting to frack in Wyoming now. If it isn't broke, don't fix it.

[belovelife]

yeah, frackin in the region would be really bad, might cause a fissure that would let the caldera erupt

really bad,

potentially kill millions of people


now controlled drillin, not so bad of an idea

IMHO

[7DSUSYstrings]

belovelife, on 22 March 2012 - 05:32 PM, said:

yeah, frackin in the region would be really bad, might cause a fissure that would let the caldera erupt

really bad,

potentially kill millions of people


now controlled drillin, not so bad of an idea

IMHO

Maybe...

We need to see if there are any problems with the controlled drilling to obtain a core first, I would think. As of this moment some are still concerned about the safety of the park's caldera from erupting without any of our help.

[belovelife]

i wonder where the fracking is goin on relative to this image

also, i wonder where the best spot is for a controlled core experiment

[7DSUSYstrings]

belovelife, on 23 March 2012 - 04:19 PM, said:

i wonder where the fracking is goin on relative to this image

also, i wonder where the best spot is for a controlled core experiment

Cool! Am I interpretting this correct that the Caldera is the slightly lighter, small area in the center of that top surface with 2 lakes, pretty much in line with the entire volcanic mass? In the top plane are we looking at the projection of faults lines?

This post has been edited by 7DSUSYstrings: 24 March 2012 - 08:15 AM

[belovelife]

i'm pretty sure those are state lines

[7DSUSYstrings]

Of course.