This points up again the argument that we need a better understanding of how the organization occurs within WB-6/7, particularly whether we are seeing edge annealing or beam bunching or both.
I hope they have the equipment to measure such phenomena this time around.
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- Tue Nov 27, 2007 6:23 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Beam Plasma Oscillations in a TWT
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2556
- Mon Nov 26, 2007 9:09 am
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: POPS Paper
- Replies: 33
- Views: 24476
Next Energy News - they are on the verge of very fringe science. Plus they published a report that California was going to fund Dr. Bussard that turned out to be false. Yeah, that was a fun ride. Arrgh. I'll always wonder what the real story was on that article. Did they make it up? Did they hear s...
- Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:55 am
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: What is the basis for the B^4 portion of the power gain?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9804
Terminology issues. As to the cusps, I would have thought that there would be cusps where the coils run parallel to each other along what represents the edge joining the hexagonal faces of a truncated cube. But it looks like the "line cusps" are not *along* these edges, but protrude through the cen...
- Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:03 am
- Forum: Design
- Topic: Experiments with solid-state magnets
- Replies: 51
- Views: 39039
Re: Star magnetic fields
That's what most experts think.Tom Ligon wrote:Earth's magnetic field is supposed to be formed by molten iron moving.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_magnetic_field
- Sat Oct 27, 2007 4:30 am
- Forum: Design
- Topic: Control Processor
- Replies: 63
- Views: 45050
Heh, interesting thread. I'm still noobish enough that I had to look up PID loops and ENOB. TGFWikipedia! Of course, I mostly work in a 4GL embedded database language, so all my day-to-day problems are in a totally different frame of reference, but I have enjoyed being able to do things in Progress ...
- Sat Oct 27, 2007 3:30 am
- Forum: Design
- Topic: Power Substation Picture
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5929
- Thu Oct 25, 2007 7:21 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Publish or perish?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5615
It's interesting so few people seem to know the project has been funded again already, or that it actually happened last month. I guess the confusion's not terribly surprising, given the lack of press releases. They aren't saying much, so I'm not sure if the r^5 gain scaling is going to be tested in...
- Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:29 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: What is the basis for the B^4 portion of the power gain?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9804
- Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:48 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: What is the basis for the B^4 portion of the power gain?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9804
That worries me a bit.
Hmm. I wonder if that's going to reliably scale to 100MW.
Only one way to find out for sure I guess.
Only one way to find out for sure I guess.
- Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:10 am
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: What is the basis for the B^4 portion of the power gain?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9804
What is the basis for the B^4 portion of the power gain?
Why does the strength of the B field scale the fusion so dramatically? Bussard mentions this scaling in both the video and the Valencia paper, but I'm not sure what he's basing this on. Was that from his experimental results?
This is a major point I see skepticism on.
This is a major point I see skepticism on.
- Tue Oct 02, 2007 9:17 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Economics of Polywell Reactors -- .022831/kwh to start?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5321
You have a steel vessel 10 ft in dia. You have vacuum pumps. You have magnetic grid power supplies. You have cooling water pumps. Once the design is done and you go into production these costs are insignificant. Say $10 mil to $20 mil per plant . Maybe less. Maybe much less. That seems reasonable, ...
- Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:20 pm
- Forum: Theory
- Topic: Economics of Polywell Reactors -- .022831/kwh to start?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5321
Economics of Polywell Reactors -- .022831/kwh to start?
I thought it might be worthwhile to try to determine what sort of cost and useful life we need from Polywell reactors for them to be competitive with current electric producers. Here's a rough guide of electricity prices over the past 40 years. http://www.eia.doe.gov/neic/brochure/electricity/electr...
- Tue Sep 25, 2007 3:38 pm
- Forum: Fund-Raising
- Topic: Bussard's Website Taken Down?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7427
You're supposed to put the bait on the hook, not eat it!JoeStrout wrote:Nope. We're all waiting with baited breath, but apparently no announcement is forthcoming. I guess we have to just be patient and hope that the results will be published when they're ready.Shubedobedubopbopbedo wrote:No updates lately though, eh?
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:28 pm
- Forum: Fund-Raising
- Topic: ARPA-E: a likely new funding source for polywell research?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21189
- Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:24 pm
- Forum: Fund-Raising
- Topic: ARPA-E: a likely new funding source for polywell research?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 21189
Heh, it does sound perfect. From the guys who brought us the Internet. I wonder if DARPA-E's imminence was a factor in the Navy's re-funding decision. With oil at $80/bbl somebody was going to snap up Polywell, sooner or later. It's interesting Bussard is claiming the $200M Phase II development will...