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- Wed Apr 30, 2008 9:00 pm
- Forum: Design
- Topic: Q&A : Major hurdles to overcome for Polywell Reactors
- Replies: 50
- Views: 33906
One word, outgassing. Vacuum is going to have to drive everything and controlling the vacuum is going to control, especially if you get sputtering combined with high voltages. Arcing will really ruin your day as it does things you have to see to believe. In order 1. Magnet containment, insulation. T...
- Sat Apr 26, 2008 8:58 pm
- Forum: General
- Topic: A Green Wants to Reduce the Numbr of Humans on Earth
- Replies: 143
- Views: 56842
One thing I have discovered is that the discussion over overpopulation displays an arrogance that is beyond belief. It seems that most of the Progressives don't understand economics and don't read history, their own especially . They keep repeating the the same chicken little talk and the same "If y...
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:43 am
- Forum: Fund-Raising
- Topic: Oil prices at new highs
- Replies: 21
- Views: 34284
Jefferson lab url
Sorry,
I typed it in from memory of when I worked there and they changed it. Here's the right one:
http://www.jlab.org/FEL/
I typed it in from memory of when I worked there and they changed it. Here's the right one:
http://www.jlab.org/FEL/
- Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:45 am
- Forum: Fund-Raising
- Topic: Oil prices at new highs
- Replies: 21
- Views: 34284
Here's why the navy really wants polywell
The keyword is Free Electron Laser. http://blog.wired.com/defense/2008/03/battlefield-str.html The Navy has been concerned for some time with the growing number of surface skimming supersonic cruise missiles and the need to defend against them. These missiles speed and the very short time over the h...
- Sun Apr 20, 2008 2:05 am
- Forum: Fund-Raising
- Topic: Oil prices at new highs
- Replies: 21
- Views: 34284
John P: Your concern is something that EMC2 has thought about. The Polywell is what is generally described as a "disruptive technology". Namely, it is a technological surprise that changes everything. A lot of people have/are investing a lot of money in energy technologies. The Polywell is their wo...
- Sat Feb 09, 2008 8:54 pm
- Forum: Design
- Topic: Polywell design worksheet
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2865
Polywell design worksheet
In the past I have built excel spreadsheet design worksheets to help determine design parameters and get a napkin sheet preliminary design without having work through all the numbers every time I wanted to change something. Sort of an A changes B which causes C sort of deal. I would like to start a ...
- Fri Feb 01, 2008 6:16 am
- Forum: Design
- Topic: A really powerful design tool for free
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8279
A really powerful design tool for free
Cocreate, a CAD company has a personal version of their excellent design package OneSpaceModeling available as a free download. This a high end professional level tool with vary intuitive interface once you understand that it works like you were laying out and machining parts. I have used this tool ...