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by hanelyp
Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:56 pm
Forum: Fund-Raising
Topic: Something more Risk Averse than Polywell to fund Polywell
Replies: 16
Views: 17341

A working polywell or similar would find use in electric power generation, mid to large size ships, and spacecraft. I don't know figures, but my impression is that most electric generation isn't powered by oil. Most ships burn oil for their engines, but that seems a small part of the oil pie. So I a...
by hanelyp
Thu Dec 06, 2007 6:25 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: B-P in non-thermal plasma
Replies: 1
Views: 2958

B-P in non-thermal plasma

The argument in favor of the polywell with Boron-Proton fusion centers on the non-thermalized plasma, where the boron ions have 5 times the energy of the electrons. But protons, having the same charge magnitude as electrons, would have the same energy as electrons. And it is the total energy of B+P ...
by hanelyp
Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:21 am
Forum: General
Topic: incredible Farnsworth claim
Replies: 63
Views: 47466

incredible Farnsworth claim

While browsing around, I found on http://farnovision.com/chronicles/fusion/vassilatos.html a claimed achievement I find difficult to believe: Dr. Farnsworth reported that his team achieved a self­sustaining reaction on several occasions ... and could repeat the effect. He once invited his wife to wa...
by hanelyp
Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:55 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: wiffleball mirror
Replies: 1
Views: 2860

wiffleball mirror

Would I be right in thinking the same wiffleball effect the polywell relies on to not leak electrons like a sieve would also apply to a basic magnetic mirror configuration? (under similar electron pressure to magnetic field strength ratios.) That being the case, having only 2 field cusps, vs. 26 by ...
by hanelyp
Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:11 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: magrid configuration brainstorming
Replies: 632
Views: 269038

Toroidal configuration: EDIT: Now that I think about it, I think Gauss' Law applies strictly. You wouldn't have any way to prevent ions from hitting the inner wall. Ignoring the effect of the chamber walls, the electric field near the inner wall would be weaker due to the effect of electrons on the ...
by hanelyp
Mon Nov 19, 2007 6:25 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: magrid configuration brainstorming
Replies: 632
Views: 269038

The trouble with a tokamak configuration is that the centre of charge for the electron distribution is outside the confinement area (ie: in the hole in the middle of the donut). ... Yes the center of charge would be outside the containment volume, but the electric field generated by the electron ri...
by hanelyp
Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:23 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: magrid configuration brainstorming
Replies: 632
Views: 269038

toriodal well

Another configuration to chew on: The core principle of the polywell is that electrons, with their high charge to mass ratio, are much easier to contain. The resultant charge well can then be used to contain ions. What if the electrons were contained in some other magnetic configuration, like the to...
by hanelyp
Mon Nov 12, 2007 3:27 am
Forum: Theory
Topic: magrid configuration brainstorming
Replies: 632
Views: 269038

On the topic of alternate coil configurations, I thought I'd illustrate an idea I've been kicking around. The wiffleball would be in the center. This was inspired by a proposed permanent magnet configuration.
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by hanelyp
Sun Nov 04, 2007 1:55 am
Forum: Implications
Topic: Polywell and Proliferation
Replies: 39
Views: 42699

My understanding was that fusion neutrons, because of their high energy, were more inclined to fission U238 than transmute it to Pu239. Thus the uranium casing on fusion bombs and the proposal to surround fusion reactors with uranium to be fissioned for extra energy gain. An opinion from a nuclear p...
by hanelyp
Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:37 am
Forum: Design
Topic: Cogeneration capability
Replies: 2
Views: 5653

Efficiency in converting 'waste' heat is constrained by how hot you allow components inside the reactor to get, and thus how hot the coolant gets. Whether you'd get enough electricity out to be worth the trouble can't be decided until more engineering questions are answered. My impression is that di...
by hanelyp
Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:31 pm
Forum: Design
Topic: Induction polywell
Replies: 2
Views: 3852

Induction polywell

For my first post to the board, a perhaps an off the wall idea: A polywell reactor operating in pulsed mode, the 'coils' being solid conductors powered by induction from electromagnets outside the core. Plotting the net electric and magnetic fields would of course be more complicated, but I see poss...