Ocean & Array Controls
Parametric Engine
Array Surface Area
10.0 km²
Current Velocity
15.0 cm/s
Fiber Mesh Density
450 g/m²
Exposure Duration
60 days
Salinity (ppt)
35.0 ppt
Fluxnium fibers utilize amidoxime ligand motifs to selectively bind uranyl tricarbonate complexes [UO₂(CO₃)₃]⁴⁻ naturally dissolved in seawater at ~3.3 ppb.
Fiber Array Adsorption Dynamics
60 FPS
UO₂²⁺ Flux: 142.8 mg/s
Adsorption Active: 0 ions
Fiber Saturation: 41.2%
Aqueous Uranyl Ion (UO₂²⁺)
Chelation Adsorption Bond
Fluxnium Braided Fiber Strand
Mechanism: Seawater current delivers dissolved uranyl ions directly through permeable Fluxnium polymer lattices. Contact frequency and residence time dictate ligand chelation kinetics before saturation equilibrium.
Harvest & Energy Yield
Optimal Extraction Yield
Extraction Efficiency
68.5%
Amidoxime functional group binding efficacy
Uranium Harvested
182.4 t
Equivalent to 18.24 mg U / m² mesh
Energy Payback Ratio (EPR)
14.8
Output thermal energy vs extraction lifecycle cost
Equivalent Generation Capacity
1,250 yrs
Powers standard 1 GW light-water reactor fleet
Cumulative Fleet Power Potential
8,755 TWh
1 ton natural U yields ~48 GWh in modern LWR cycle. Ocean deposits hold 4.5 billion metric tons, sufficient for over 60,000 human generations of baseline power.