tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post1570844472961684784..comments2023-04-05T13:37:33.168+01:00Comments on IEC Fusion Technology: The Boys At Talk-Polywell Have Struck PaydirtM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-37565587868438526282009-07-06T15:42:17.724+01:002009-07-06T15:42:17.724+01:00The IEC polywell fusion will play out well. Within...The IEC polywell fusion will play out well. Within 5 years enough data and prototype will have been determined. By 2020 with improved efficiencies developed, we should see fusion power plants operating in the military and some civil constructions.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03433121569160127674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-65418529288730011552009-06-19T05:30:42.385+01:002009-06-19T05:30:42.385+01:00M.Simon, 100MW might make sense since that is the ...M.Simon, 100MW might make sense since that is the value listed as a Phase2 target on their main web page http://www.emc2fusion.org/ . On the otherhand all the stuff you said is pretty valid... who knows ;)Hexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802356563129748148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-2659340299246188682009-06-18T23:57:21.250+01:002009-06-18T23:57:21.250+01:00I wander where all the business angels are, I mean...I wander where all the business angels are, I mean hey guys with the dollars WAKE UP !!! <br /><br /><br />This is going to be bigger than the Software industry , bigger than the Webs , bigger than the Smart Grid and all the fresh renewables ...<br /><br />Or just invest in the air valuations of Twitter or Facebook, as the Russian investors did, since those companies CAN provide some real added value for this planet of monkeys, which have been cutting the branch they have been sitting on their entire evolution ...Yordan Georgievhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314222795726618555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-78596398020130422962009-06-18T03:50:16.093+01:002009-06-18T03:50:16.093+01:00Yeah, yeah... they've got a Team, and they'...Yeah, yeah... they've got a Team, and they've got a Project, and they're making PROGRESS...<br /><br />But do they have a Historian-Publicist?<br /><br />Call me. I'll do it for them!Karridinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13896934615468594744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-79691754765978269132009-06-17T14:44:52.204+01:002009-06-17T14:44:52.204+01:00I'm quite literally on pins and needles here! ...I'm quite literally on pins and needles here! Reading all of that made the hairs on my neck slowly rise ... <br /><br />I can see two routes from here (although I'm certain there are many more);<br /><br />1. Everything goes as planned and other than minor issues it scales exactly as expected and we move onto producing power.<br />2. Unexpected results degrade performance and delay everything another decade. I call this the 'Tokamak result' as everytime they tried to advance the science they ran into more issues and it became more and more expensive without any real progress.<br /><br />Naturally, I'm wishing for the first result.Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03484598066413154182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-77754670345815754262009-06-17T13:57:50.587+01:002009-06-17T13:57:50.587+01:00Hot damn...
Nice summation, MSimon.
Just in time ...Hot damn...<br />Nice summation, MSimon. <br />Just in time for 4th of July. Cheers.doug lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16311985164224096613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-53987451127442404612009-06-17T12:18:22.610+01:002009-06-17T12:18:22.610+01:00100mW may just be a nominal value.
Part of the p...100mW may just be a nominal value. <br /><br />Part of the problem is that the data from WB-6 is sparse. Now it could be 3 neutrons but it could also be 1 or 5. It is not quite that bad because of different runs. But the runs weren't "identical". <br /><br />Also 100 mW avoids tipping their hand as to where they are really at. <br /><br />I really wish I could go to NM to help. But I suppose I'm more valuable out here doing publicity. After all, consider my fee.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-62315263953190009212009-06-17T03:02:43.055+01:002009-06-17T03:02:43.055+01:00...as a follow-on, I mean....as a follow-on, I mean.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877699517690934530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-67264878139096389922009-06-17T03:01:08.799+01:002009-06-17T03:01:08.799+01:00Art and I did a calc way back before WB-7 and foun...Art and I did a calc way back before WB-7 and found a power of about 1 milliwatt for WB-6. When I get time I'll do a calc on the WB-8 fusion power, but my WAG is it would be in the range of a watt with the B^4 scaling, so 100 milliwatt doesn't really make sense to me.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877699517690934530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-33143999074847511452009-06-17T02:58:56.315+01:002009-06-17T02:58:56.315+01:00Very nice.
Is it possible we're misreading th...Very nice.<br /><br />Is it possible we're misreading the 100 milliwatt number? I think they must have have meant megawatts.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11877699517690934530noreply@blogger.com