Practical Conversion of Zero-Point Energy [Paperback]

Thomas Valone (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0964107082 | ISBN-13: 978-0964107083 | Publication Date: July 1, 2005 | Edition: 3rd

The authoritative guide to the latest developments, tools, and physics behind the only inexhaustible source of energy for the future. Revised edition of a year-long "Feasibility Study of the Extraction of Zero-Point Energy from the Quantum Vacuum for the Performance of Useful Work." Profusely illustrated and professionally researched with almost 300 references by a noted expert in the science of zero-point energy.

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About the Author

Thomas F. Valone, PhD, PE, physicist and licensed professional engineer with over 30 years professional experience, is a former patent examiner, research engineer, instrumentation designer, CEO, and currently an author, lecturer, and consultant on future energy developments. He is President and founder of Integrity Research Institute and formerly the Research Director for Scott Aviation-ATO, Inc. His accomplishments include circuit development of the HullCom® for naval intraship communication, a narrowband 60 Hz gaussmeter without harmonic distortion, two bioelectric energy devices, and a dental mercury vapor ionizer-precipitator. He is editor of Future Energy, Energetic Processes Vol. I & II, author of the Feasibility Study of the Use of Zero-Point Energy, Homopolar Handbook, Electrogravitics Systems, Electrogravitics II, Bioelectromagnetic Healing, Bush-Cheney Energy Study, Clinton Administration Independent Evaluation of the CNES, and co-author of Proceedings of the Conference on Future Energy, several reports and articles. He has also served as an expert witness, an expert declaration writer for legal matters and appeared on CNN as well as several commercial energy videos. Currently, Dr. Valone is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and the Union of Concerned Scientists. His works have been published in German, French, Korean and English.

Product Details

• Paperback: 91 pages
• Publisher: Integrity Research Instititue; 3rd edition (July 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964107082
• ISBN-13: 978-0964107083
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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32 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical technology ideas for converting zero-point energy, August 25, 2005

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Thomas Valone (Washington, DC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Practical Conversion of Zero-Point Energy (Paperback)

Today this country faces a destabilizing dependency on irreplaceable fossil fuels which are also rapidly dwindling. As shortages of oil and natural gas occur with more frequency, the "New Energy Crisis" is now heralded in the news media (Time, Newsweek, National Geographic) more often than ever. However, an alternate source of energy that can replace fossil fuels has not been reliably demonstrated. A real need exists for a portable source of power that can compete with fossil fuel and its energy density. A further need exists on land, in the air, and in space, for a fueless source of power which, by definition, does not require re-fueling. The future freedom, and quite possibly the future survival, of mankind depend on the utilization of such a source of energy, if it exists. This book proves that zero-point energy is known to exist and offers all of the avenues for its application to solve the energy crisis.

Yet, none of the world's physicists or engineers are participating in any national or international energy development project, such as advocated by the Apollo Alliance, that would extend beyond nuclear power. It is painfully obvious that zero-point energy does not appear to most scientists as the robust source of energy worth developing. Therefore, an aim of this feasibility study is to provide a clear understanding of the basic principles of the only known candidate for a limitless, fueless source of power: zero-point energy. Another purpose is to look at the practical energy conversion methods that are realistically available to modern engineering, including emerging nanotechnology, for the possible use of zero-point energy.

Based on a year of research and submitted as his doctoral thesis, the Practical Conversion of Zero-Point Energy feasibility study is a masterful, comprehensive work, with almost 300 references. Revised and updated for 2005, it represents the cutting edge of practical zero-point energy conversion technology. A summary of all of the major topics discussed in the book are listed below:

TABLE 3 - Vacuum Engineer's Toolkit
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Each entry contains "Tool" - "Effect" - "Page"
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Aperiodic quantum stochastic resonance (AQSR) - Generates electrical current from nonthermal and thermal fluctuations - p.65-67
Brownian motors - Biases Brownian motion of particles, often in an anisotropic medium - p.58
Casimir engine - Electrical current generator designed by Pinto using a microcantilever, microlaser and Casimir force - p.44-47
Casimir force - Attractive (or repulsive) force from two parallel plates about 1 micron apart - pgs.6, 18, 50
Cavity QED - Alters atomic transition probability in small cavities - p.20
Dark energy - ZPE that powers galactic acceleration, also measured in the lab - p.67
Dielectric constant of surface - Affects Casimir force when illuminated by light pgs.45, 52, 53
Einstein-Hopf drag - Retarding force from vacuum due to motion (F= -Rv) - p.55
Electromagnetic ZPE Converter - Dual sphere device using beat frequencies to downshift ZPE - pgs.27-44
Femtosphere - Particle size where QM and Rutherford scattering applies - pgs.40-44
Fluctuation-Dissipation theorem - Source+dissipation=fluctuation; Predicts and explains fundamental nature of ZPF - pgs.11, 57
Fluctuation-driven transport - mechanism that can convert chemical energy into motion of particles and macromolecules - p.58
Focusing vacuum fluctuations - Increases energy density of ZPE and attractive Casimir force - p.48-49
Fokker-Planck equation - Can apply to ferrofluid system to predict noise-driven motion of particles - p.64
Langevin's equation - Like F-D theorem, helps design Brownian motors - pgs.58, 63
Lasing without inversion (LWI) - Sustained laser output from microlasers which have long radiation cavity lifetime - p.56
Magnetic field - Inhibits Casimir force - p.20
Microbox geometry - Varies Casimir force from + attractive to - repulsive - pgs.50-51
Microcantilever - Flexible membrane that displays Casimir deflection - pgs.44, 49
Microlaser - Solid state laser 2 microns across - p.46
Nonresonant ion trap - Electrfied cavity that concentrates charged particles - p.44
Photo-Carnot engine - Allows extraction of work from a single thermal reservoir where radiation is the working fluid - p.56
Quantum coherence - Changes relative strengths of emission and absorption in a cavity - p.57
Quantum ratchet - Repeating cells that move particles with fluctuation-driven transport - pgs.59-60
Recoil - Increases the energy of a dipole, associated with photon absorption and emission, both of which are in the same direction! - p. 55
Rectifying thermal noise - Generates electrical current with asymmetric external potential - p.64
Resonance - Can trap scattering particles into bound state - p.42
Resonant fluorescence - Dramatically increases absorption when incident energy equals binding energy of target - p.41
Sonoluminescence - ZPE caused light emission due to extreme temperature and pressure - p.21
Spatial squeezing of vacuum - Can double photon emission from cavity by changing dimensions abruptly - p.48
Temperature - Increase will broaden resonance peak - p.39
Thermal fluctuations/noise - temperature-caused stochastic oscillations and vibrations - pgs.62-63
Time-dependent refractive index - Causes part of ZPE to convert to real photons - p.53
Transient fluctuation theorem - Nonzero probability for negative work for short periods of time - p.61
Unruh-Davies Effect - Acceleration causes ZPE to create thermal fluctuations - p.53
Upscattering - Gain of energy to incident particle up to 10 kT energy - p.39
Vacuum field amplification - Increases quantum nonthermal noise with a gain medium - p.67
Vacuum field perturbations - Nonabelian EM field may alter speed of light/object - p.55
Vacuum polarization - Increase in local activity in the quantum vacuum near the edge of a physical charged particle - p.10

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical applications, not sure about conclusions, May 3, 2007

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Kevin W "Kevin" (California) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Practical Conversion of Zero-Point Energy (Paperback)

The most important aspect of this book, for me, is its discussion of the existence of zero-point energy. The first hurdle is for scientists to agree that there is an unknown force that affects their experiments. If this force can be tapped into, then we can have essentiall 'free energy.'

With a background in economics (not physics) I do agree with many other readers about the text being complicated, but it's a feasability study not an instruction manual. My recommendation is to follow the book with Valone's presentation on Google Video. That helped me understand some of the more complicated experiments that were conducted.

Things I liked about the book:
Practical, real world examples
Proof that zero-point energy exists and we've known it all along
Flurry of references to patents and inventors

Things I didn't like so much:
Extremely technical discussions
Conclusion to the extent that it's more feasible with nano and micro tecnhnology

What is interesting is the author (in the video) speaks of nano-machines that have already been created, but lack a nano-source of continuous energy - which I had never even considered (i.e. they have the machines, but no way to power them).

There's a video class that can be bought (search google) called "Physics for Non-Scientists" that I think is an excellent precurser to reading this book.

9 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars not a very good book, May 18, 2007

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Rendal Cain (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Practical Conversion of Zero-Point Energy (Paperback)

This book has numerous typos, incomplete sentances and formatting problems. The bulk of the content is in the form of inconclusive scientific formulas with poor descriptions of their significance. They are not tangible to anyone without a PhD in quantum physics and mathematics, and many of them are quite simply incorrect. Zero Point energy is a truly fascinating topic and there are many excellent books about it, but this one just barely gets to stay in my library, simply as a collection of detailed formulas, some of which are very good and some of which are not.