In this space, visitors are invited to post any comments, questions, or skeptical observations about Philo T. Farnsworth's contributions to the field of Nuclear Fusion research.Subject: pulse mode operation
Date: Oct 26, 2:17 pm
Poster: Pierce NicholsOn Oct 26, 2:17 pm, Pierce Nichols wrote:
Ok, I've been doing some thinking about running in pulse mode.
First: transit time in not a real issue -- the transit time from fusor edge to fusor center for a deuteron in a 500 kV, 150mm radius fusor is on the order of less than 40 ns. It takes heroic efforts to get pulses anything like that short.
Second: What kind of pulse voltage and current is Miley working on? I have not seen his paper on the subject, and would like a pointer to it.
Third: does anyone here have experience with rapid fire Marx generators? I want to build a setup with a Marx generator firing on order of 100 Hz, at about 300-400 J per pulse, with a peak voltage of approximately 600 kV. Could you also suggest a supplier of high voltage caps?
- Re: pulse mode operation - Richard Hull Oct 29, 09:01 am
- Re: pulse mode operation - Scott Stephens Oct 31, 01:13 am
- Re: pulse mode operation - Jim Lux Oct 26, 6:14 pm