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RF power source?
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Isaac Boehm
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RF power source?
Hello all, since I joined this forum for my original quest of obtaining measurable fusion I have learned a lot about how to properly construct a fusor and what is and is not possible. My question proteins to a video I saw on the internet http://youtu.be/atVSxvbiPg0 I was curious if the RF generator could be used to generated measurable fusion? And if so, could you use a incredibly high power VTTC or SSTC to generate the RF required? I drew up a schematic of what I thought would work.
Thanks.
Thanks.
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Richard Hull
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Re: RF power source?
This will generate a plasma, but no fusion..... Sorry.
RF, ion injection sources are of real value though.
Richard Hull
RF, ion injection sources are of real value though.
Richard Hull
Progress may have been a good thing once, but it just went on too long. - Yogi Berra
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
Fusion is the energy of the future....and it always will be
The more complex the idea put forward by the poor amateur, the more likely it will never see embodiment
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Isaac Boehm
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Re: RF power source?
Okay, well I guess NST it is then.
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Re: RF power source?
Isaac,
To expand slightly on what Richard said, the video you linked showcases something called an Inductively Coupled Plasma. Here's a wikipedia article with a little information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductively_coupled_plasma
And another video featuring the same technique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8GclLF0jCY
Plasma sources like this are great for many things, but won't cut it for a fusor. The problem lies in the "frequency" part of "Radio Frequency." RF, along with all AC systems, rapidly oscillate between polarities. Gases will happily ionize and form a plasma in an AC system, but the individual ions will "jiggle" back and forth as the polarity changes, making it impossible for them to accelerate in any one direction, as is required in a fusing fusor.
To expand slightly on what Richard said, the video you linked showcases something called an Inductively Coupled Plasma. Here's a wikipedia article with a little information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inductively_coupled_plasma
And another video featuring the same technique: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8GclLF0jCY
Plasma sources like this are great for many things, but won't cut it for a fusor. The problem lies in the "frequency" part of "Radio Frequency." RF, along with all AC systems, rapidly oscillate between polarities. Gases will happily ionize and form a plasma in an AC system, but the individual ions will "jiggle" back and forth as the polarity changes, making it impossible for them to accelerate in any one direction, as is required in a fusing fusor.