Polywell ;Take two?

Point out news stories, on the net or in mainstream media, related to polywell fusion.

Moderators: tonybarry, MSimon

Post Reply
paperburn1
Posts: 2484
Joined: Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:53 am
Location: Third rock from the sun.

Polywell ;Take two?

Post by paperburn1 »

I am not a nuclear physicist, but play one on the internet.

crowberry
Posts: 672
Joined: Sun Sep 08, 2013 6:34 am

Re: Polywell ;Take two?

Post by crowberry »

This thread is essentially a duplicate of this one: viewtopic.php?f=10&t=6291

choff
Posts: 2447
Joined: Thu Nov 08, 2007 5:02 am
Location: Vancouver, Canada

Re: Polywell ;Take two?

Post by choff »

Weren't the Iranians looking at a Polywell with multiple Magrids.
CHoff

D Tibbets
Posts: 2775
Joined: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:52 am

Re: Polywell ;Take two?

Post by D Tibbets »

This bit of fluff is underwhelming. Another source

https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/space ... ent_Fusion

perhaps clarifies that this is merely an engineering study to determine that if an IEC device can magically achieve its fusion goals, how could it be engineered to meet NASA's dream of a reactor that produces about 2 KW/ Kg energy densities that would be beneficial for spacecraft weight considerations. Some very big assumptions must be applied as a starting point. It has almost nothing to do with the physics necessary/ achievable in such a machine to be a power producer.

A side note is that George Miley has proposed an IEC device as a high efficiency thruster (perhaps competing with more classical ion engines). Optimizing the engineering for best thrust to weight performance may be useful in this situation. But this has nothing to do with power generation. The power would have to come from solar panels or other source.

Dan Tibbets
To error is human... and I'm very human.

paperburn1
Posts: 2484
Joined: Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:53 am
Location: Third rock from the sun.

Re: Polywell ;Take two?

Post by paperburn1 »

Its still out there in the wild
https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/outs ... e=vicefbus
polywell in the shed out back.
I am not a nuclear physicist, but play one on the internet.

hanelyp
Posts: 2261
Joined: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:50 pm

Re: Polywell ;Take two?

Post by hanelyp »

paperburn1 wrote:Its still out there in the wild
https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/outs ... e=vicefbus
polywell in the shed out back.
Looks more like a Farnsworth device.
The daylight is uncomfortably bright for eyes so long in the dark.

paperburn1
Posts: 2484
Joined: Fri Jun 19, 2009 5:53 am
Location: Third rock from the sun.

Re: Polywell ;Take two?

Post by paperburn1 »

Agreed, I just posted it because this is the first polywell related news I have seen in many weeks. Still waiting for the breakthrough funding announcement.
I am not a nuclear physicist, but play one on the internet.

Post Reply