A4_6 Banana Power

Authors

  • Rebecca Pearce University of Leicester
  • Jools Buckland University of Leicester
  • Oliver James University of Leicester
  • Matthew Crosby University of Leicester

Abstract

In this paper we have concluded that a Potassium-40 fueled Radioisotope Generator, sourced from
bananas, is not a feasible option to power even small common place electrical needs. We have
calculated that to power a 100 W light bulb, a total of 1.1 x 10^17 bananas would be needed,
resulting in a spherical fuel cell of radius 15 x 10^3 m, and weighing 1.3 x 10^16 kg.

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Published

17-12-2017

How to Cite

Pearce, R., Buckland, J., James, O., & Crosby, M. (2017). A4_6 Banana Power. Physics Special Topics, 16(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/2533

Issue

Vol. 16 No. 1 (2017): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles