Thermal modeling -- request for help
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2009 8:17 pm
The fusor's red hot grid reminds me I can't ignore heating from ion bombardment as we design a superconducting polywell. This won't cut it:
http://prometheusfusionperfection.com/2 ... agrid-irl/
The inner core of the magrid must stay at liquid nitrogen temperatures, while the exterior skin of the magrid may get very hot from ion bombardment (from both plasma and fusion).
I will try to implement MSimon's idea detailed here:
http://iecfusiontech.blogspot.com/2008/ ... oling.html
Although ours would start at the liquid nitrogen level.
I want to do computer thermal modeling on the candidate designs.
Here is where I NEED HELP:
1) I need to connect with someone who has thermal modeling experience
2) I need to source and learn software to build thermal modeling into the design workflow.
There is software out there:
http://www.thermalsoftware.com/
So far I have not found any open source package for thermal modeling.
Most important is talking to someone with experience doing it.
http://prometheusfusionperfection.com/2 ... agrid-irl/
The inner core of the magrid must stay at liquid nitrogen temperatures, while the exterior skin of the magrid may get very hot from ion bombardment (from both plasma and fusion).
I will try to implement MSimon's idea detailed here:
http://iecfusiontech.blogspot.com/2008/ ... oling.html
Although ours would start at the liquid nitrogen level.
I want to do computer thermal modeling on the candidate designs.
Here is where I NEED HELP:
1) I need to connect with someone who has thermal modeling experience
2) I need to source and learn software to build thermal modeling into the design workflow.
There is software out there:
http://www.thermalsoftware.com/
So far I have not found any open source package for thermal modeling.
Most important is talking to someone with experience doing it.