Feasibility of Making a Fusor for a Senior Project?
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:00 pm
Hello,
I'm currently on my last year at an undergraduate institute in California studying aerospace engineering, and I'm interested in using fusion power to propel spacecraft efficiently.
One device that I think can be used on future space missions would be the Polywell, if it ever goes through. Because I'm applying for graduate school, I'm interested in making a fusor to demonstrate my curiosity in inertial electrostatic confinement reactors.
However, my question would be: how long does it take to make a fusor?
I already have a vacuum chamber and high voltage power supplies that can be supplied by my Physics department.
My senior project would be around 200 hours of work. Would that be enough time to create a fusor and detect fusion using a bubble detector?
Thank you,
Alan
I'm currently on my last year at an undergraduate institute in California studying aerospace engineering, and I'm interested in using fusion power to propel spacecraft efficiently.
One device that I think can be used on future space missions would be the Polywell, if it ever goes through. Because I'm applying for graduate school, I'm interested in making a fusor to demonstrate my curiosity in inertial electrostatic confinement reactors.
However, my question would be: how long does it take to make a fusor?
I already have a vacuum chamber and high voltage power supplies that can be supplied by my Physics department.
My senior project would be around 200 hours of work. Would that be enough time to create a fusor and detect fusion using a bubble detector?
Thank you,
Alan