What does a small fusion reaction sound like?
I am familar with current reactor (experimental) fusion reactor design.
But imagine a fusion reaction happening without a reactor, so there is no reactor hull to shield the sound from an innocent bystander.
It is a small reaction and it is continuus and controlled. (so not all reactive matter is consumed at once)
- Would it make a sound at all?
- If yes, what would that be?
In Sci-Fi shows and the like you will very often here humming and zapping sounds and so on, resembling electricity. Would that be the case?
Please do not consider how realistic such an occurence would be or what happens to the energy 'gained'. I have taken care of that part already :)
Additional Information in reaction to current answers:
The device I am talking about is a sort of beam emitter.
Input: Matter in form of small metal spheres.
Output: a "energy beam" of variable width and intensity.
The most plausible reaction to explain that (magical) behaviour is a fusion reaction, at least that's what I am thinking. Am I right?
I know you cannot get that (presumably) if you want to keep things realistic. But thats not what I am aiming for.
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I imagine it'd sound a lot like the sun or a star would, but it wouldn't necessarily be extremely loud.
Most sound comes not from the fusion reaction, the fission reactions, burning coal, or whatever the source of energy is, but the equipment that is being used to gather the power being produced. And the sounds those make vary widely depending on application. A coal-fired power plant is going to make a lot of noise because there's no need to spend the extra effort in making it quiet, while a ballistic missile submarine is designed to be almost perfectly silent when it has to, while still generating plenty of power to do its job.
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