tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post1795442263887032255..comments2023-04-05T13:37:33.168+01:00Comments on IEC Fusion Technology: So I'm Discussing With Art CarlsonM. Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-27843013813661109352009-03-12T01:32:00.000+00:002009-03-12T01:32:00.000+00:00Loren,That experiment (characterization of the Wif...Loren,<BR/><BR/>That experiment (characterization of the Wiffle Ball) is currently being done on WB-7.1.M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-38610734858633896942009-03-11T23:06:00.000+00:002009-03-11T23:06:00.000+00:00The wiffle ball, as I understand it, is a response...The wiffle ball, as I understand it, is a response by the magnetic field to the negative charge in the center. The electrons push back on the magnets, stretching them out and shrinking the cusps.<BR/><BR/>Provided you can look at the shape of the magnetic field, coudln't you simply make a small polywell(perhaps even use some of the earlier machines), put a negative grid in the middle like in a Farnsworth(or is it the other one?), and measure the field at varying levels of charge in the grid?<BR/><BR/>The grid wouldn't really matter in this case, since you're not running ions in this machine, you're simply looking at how the magnetic fields respond to the electrical charge in the center.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843550881990596267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-1307881223705332702009-02-17T00:38:00.000+00:002009-02-17T00:38:00.000+00:00I occasionally am unreasoningly prone to wildly th...I occasionally am unreasoningly prone to wildly thinking we need more than one device being built or operated.<BR/><BR/>When undergoing these bouts I believe we need an Ln2 cooled device, a Whopper WB-100, and a dodec.<BR/><BR/>What do I know?Rojhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12890579640105871479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-44454291455524584302009-02-09T21:32:00.000+00:002009-02-09T21:32:00.000+00:00The wiffle ball is supposed to answer the question...The wiffle ball is supposed to answer the question: why are the losses so much smaller than expected?M. Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09508934110558197375noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6911752388384243976.post-76990643846773792802009-02-09T19:07:00.000+00:002009-02-09T19:07:00.000+00:00From the discussions I've seen the "wiffle ball th...From the discussions I've seen the "wiffle ball theory" itself is not actually necessary for a polywell to hit breakeven, although it would make it easier.<BR/><BR/>Is that correct or have I missed some key discussions?<BR/><BR/>I'm not sure why it matters if the wiffle ball theory works or if that formulation is an oversimplification of the processes at work.<BR/><BR/>What matters is --will effects observed on WB-7 scale up or not? that's the question.Tom Cuddihyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00998611274249390948noreply@blogger.com