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by scareduck
Mon Nov 19, 2007 4:17 pm
Forum: Design
Topic: Data and Control busses
Replies: 15
Views: 12233

I actually favor LN2 cooling. It reduces supply power and voltage. It keeps everything cool. It doesn't ionize. It doesn't separate into an explosive mixture under reactor flux conditions. Am I wrong in reading the MgB superconducting thread http://www.talk-polywell.org/bb/viewtopic.php?t=285 as an...
by scareduck
Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:42 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: magrid configuration brainstorming
Replies: 632
Views: 269037

Solo wrote:I've no idea whether that is a good idea or a load of crap.
Thus the whole of polywell design to extract energy from fusion. I hope for the former and fear the latter.
by scareduck
Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:44 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: MgB2 Superconductors
Replies: 7
Views: 5760

Why MgB2 over other superconductors? MgB2 operates below the boiling point of liquid nitrogen (39K to superconducting temperature vs. ~77K boiling point for liquid nitrogen). Is it just cost considerations?
by scareduck
Thu Nov 01, 2007 4:41 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: energy extraction alternative
Replies: 12
Views: 9069

MSimon wrote:Even if it makes the reactors 6 M across - that is small compared to steam plants with turbines or gas turbines of similar power.
Presumably a lot cheaper, too, yes? One of the big costs of a steam plant are those big, rotating, copper-filled (? correct me if I'm wrong) generators.
by scareduck
Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:06 pm
Forum: News
Topic: Navy To Give More Emphasis to Power and Energy
Replies: 1
Views: 4071

Good to see this.
by scareduck
Tue Oct 30, 2007 7:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Who is EMC2 these days?
Replies: 2
Views: 4133

Who is EMC2 these days?

Now that Dr. Bussard has passed, does anybody know who is running things at EMC2?
by scareduck
Tue Oct 30, 2007 6:57 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Focus Fusion at Google Tech Talk
Replies: 36
Views: 24036

I'm sure Google isn't giving them a dime

This guy is just assuming that because Lerner is presenting at Google Tech Talks.
by scareduck
Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:33 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Maxwellian distribution question
Replies: 6
Views: 7056

The whole thread

The original post was at http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/27/1813225 The place where the quote originated was http://hardware.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=342087&cid=21155331 If you haven't already read the whole thread, it's worth looking at, starting here: http://hardware.slashdot...
by scareduck
Sun Oct 28, 2007 7:02 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Focus Fusion at Google Tech Talk
Replies: 36
Views: 24036

Lerner's Wikipedia talk page

Interesting reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Eric_Lerner A lot of it is the "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin" sorts of arguments: Is Lerner a plasma physicist or a plasma cosmologist? Is he rejected by mainstream physicists? And who is a physicist, anyway? What are the crede...
by scareduck
Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:17 am
Forum: General
Topic: Focus Fusion at Google Tech Talk
Replies: 36
Views: 24036

Uh

There's something really creepy about focus fusion... their website is crawling with "please feed us" signs, none of the principals really seem to have a background in getting projects going commercially or have hardcore physics/math backgrounds ... Lerner represents himself as a "researcher" http:/...
by scareduck
Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:05 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Publish or perish?
Replies: 6
Views: 5534

Publish or perish?

One criticism I have read of the EMC2 group has been that the team has not published any peer-reviewed literature. Bussard said that the Navy put a gag order on publication, but this was subsequently lifted at the time they de-funded him. Does anyone know if anyone from the team plans on publishing ...
by scareduck
Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:02 pm
Forum: Theory
Topic: Ion Filtration Advances
Replies: 2
Views: 3603

Molecular, not atomic, filtering

It's not clear from their description that atomic-level filtering would work.