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Kurt, It makes no difference now. If WB-7 shows promise the US Navy is on tap to build the 100 MW demo. "on tap" and "funded" are two different things entirely. Who knows what will happen two years from now. Forex, if Hillary gets elected, James Hanson will probably discover that boron production a...

I'm sorry he never got to see WB-7 operate, disproving the thermodynamic objection...

In Google video Bussard stated that he was writing a 100 pages report about his research and discoveries on IEC fusion and Polywell. Does anyone know if he is going to publish this paper soon? Maybe with these new contract he has changed his mind? It will be great to see all his knowledge been rele...

It was mentioned in one topic that we should try to wash off the snake-oil smell off of us the best we can. I believe that scepticism is an important thing, and it is a sole defence againts false belief and charlatanism. Charlatans and the like avoid sceptics, and only deal them in such a manner th...

PM's just have too much electron loss, so a coil will always be more efficient. I'm not positive about this. The Van Allen Radiation Belts are confined with a permanent magnet called the Earth. The mirror losses cause the northern lights. Don't know the confinement time or density or temperature. M...

Indrek wrote:
As for the FAQ here, I think it's a great idea. I think you should use more professional and calmer tone. And the english could use some work.

heh. Jeez, schooled on the grammer by an estonian...

No long term contamination with fusion. Only neutron activation. Contamination can mean more than just 'can't clean away the last of the uranium'. Mr Bussard assumes the use of super conductors in his machines. Two of the better ones which is beginning to be used in mains systems (albeit experiment...

Actually... a great explanation that covers every single one of the off-the-cuff physical concerns. Nice work!

Hey, Found this paper while surfing for good explanations of thermodynamics. (I'm trying to understand how useful or applicable is the thermodynamic model Nevins and Rider apply to IEF machines). Of course, this paper is on a completely different topic. But it goes to the most basic physical princip...

In ferromagnets the field must go through the material or there is no field. There is no way around it. The aligned matter creates the field. That's true of electromagnets too; the currents simply align the domains in the material, which creates the field. But the key is that fields are additive; a...

Joe, Observed something strange on the forum --went to read a thread called "Re: Objections by Paul Dietz". When I read the thread, I only see 1 page of comments. But when I go to reply on the thread, in the "Topic review" window below , I get that thread + another titled "densities." as if they wer...

Paul Dietz posted some comments about polywell fusion in the sci.energy newsgroup (about halfway down this thread ). To quote: Let me summarize why Polywell is unlikely to work, at least with p-11B. First, you CANNOT have a near-neutral plasma in the central interaction zone. If you do, then either...

The idea of the Bussard fusor is to use the magnetic field to hold electrons so you get a negative potential in the center. That entices the positive nuclei to accelerate into the center. By holding the magnet rings positive, you reflect any fast moving ions back towards the center, and the design ...

Plasma shield electric fields in one Debye length, so this does not help. If somehow this does not hold in a polywell, then the field would repel the ions. NEUTRAL plasma shields electric fields in one Debye length. A potential well by definition, would be a negatively charged plasma. not neutral. ...

Joe,
I just want to say, great job, and thanks! You are clearly a php whiz. I'm not even good at blogspot!

I'll be interested to see what you do with polywell.org