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by mvanwink5
Tue Jun 13, 2023 8:52 am
Forum: News
Topic: EM Drive
Replies: 785
Views: 602473

Re: EM Drive

Real Space Stations can now be built with spiny-wheel gravity and the whole bit, not to mention possibly doing station keeping with EM Drive like thrusters. The three main factors for space stations remain radiation, micro-gravity, and station keeping. SpaceX is poised to support solutions for all ...
by mvanwink5
Mon Jun 12, 2023 4:26 pm
Forum: News
Topic: youtube Polywell critique with response from EMC2!
Replies: 8
Views: 2137

Re: youtube Polywell critique with response from EMC2!

Yes, I get suspicious with coincidences. Perhaps he was fishing for news? I was disappointed when Polywell seemed to die after the paper came out that the cusps would close off with higher pressure, implying jump starting was needed, then computer sim work on improved modeling was performed. Then si...
by mvanwink5
Thu Jun 08, 2023 12:57 pm
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26228

Re: ZAP Energy News

Does not sound like a surprise because it was stated in SJ's linked video that the reason for current FuZE-Q performance is that it has not been optimized yet. Past devices obviously needed optimization also. I thought it was interesting that contaminants and their spectral lines were used to measur...
by mvanwink5
Tue Jun 06, 2023 11:44 am
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26228

Re: ZAP Energy News

Yes, here is an abstract of a paper: https://pennstate.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/advanced-space-propulsion-based-on-the-flow-stabilized-z-pinch-fu Abstract A fusion space thruster based on the flow-stabilized Z-pinch may be possible in the near-term and provide many advantages over other fus...
by mvanwink5
Tue Jun 06, 2023 8:11 am
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26228

Re: ZAP Energy News

Plus their design is very compact and it might make for an amazing space propulsion system.
SJ, what method of propulsion? At this point their conversion approach is thermal.
by mvanwink5
Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:42 pm
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26228

Re: ZAP Energy News

From ZAP:
The paper has been peer-reviewed and we look forward to further feedback from the fusion community, a necessary and important step before we can share Q performance results.
One might speculate that ZAP has performance results that they want to report...
by mvanwink5
Mon Jun 05, 2023 2:38 pm
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26228

Re: ZAP Energy News

ZAP has a new paper on Q determination: (Go to Link for full paper.) Fusion Gain and Triple Product for the Sheared-Flow-Stabilized Z Pinch https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15361055.2023.2198049 Abstract Formulae display:MathJax Logo? Fusion gain Q and triple product nTτ are derived for ...
by mvanwink5
Sat Jun 03, 2023 9:14 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
Replies: 660
Views: 104530

Re: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

Helion Energy is reporting progress on their pulsed power supply system:
Good news for progress in that their key power system (electric power recovery system) has been built & tested at full scale.
by mvanwink5
Thu Jun 01, 2023 1:36 pm
Forum: News
Topic: MIT claim they will build the SPARC
Replies: 55
Views: 47301

Re: MIT claim they will build the SPARC

As if words can bend reality, these political fools put the word 'Justice' into everything. Right out of the 1984 playbook, turning fiction into harsh, gas lighting life. Gag. CFS is a Gates Grift platform.
by mvanwink5
Sun May 28, 2023 12:57 am
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26228

Re: ZAP Energy News

Thanks Crowberry for the navigation to the abstracts. LPP with their limited budget seems to have dealt with the impurities & ZAP seems to believe that impurities will not be a show stopper. Real life is always tough, though. I assume that the >600A test results were with their now operational FuZE-...
by mvanwink5
Sat May 27, 2023 7:23 am
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26228

Re: ZAP Energy News

I thought that 600A would put Zap over the top. Still, it is a big increase, and still stable. Is it too early to be optimistic?
by mvanwink5
Fri May 26, 2023 12:59 pm
Forum: News
Topic: ZAP Energy News
Replies: 133
Views: 26228

Re: ZAP Energy News

Sharp eyes.
by mvanwink5
Mon May 15, 2023 5:28 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
Replies: 660
Views: 104530

Re: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

Utilities have to look far into the future. Fusion investors in projects that target late 2030's will be wondering if the projects could be accelerated. Plant shutdowns will likely be delayed. Fusion is ideal & 50MW sized plants is super news as large multi GW sized plants are difficult to site. Hel...
by mvanwink5
Thu May 11, 2023 11:33 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
Replies: 660
Views: 104530

Re: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

Spell disruptor strikes again. LOL
by mvanwink5
Thu May 11, 2023 6:41 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024
Replies: 660
Views: 104530

Re: Helion Energy to demonstrate net electricity production by 2024

Electric power production will need to be sold, it cannot be stored. Helion is not claiming their power plant will be reliable in 2028, there is a lot of real world things to learn. However, this should be a shock to those that are hoping that Fusion will not hit until late 2030's. What is seemingly...