----- Original Message ----- From: "Horace Heffner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 02, 2007 4:15 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Miklos Borbas Thruster??
... > I suspect the asymmetry in the the shape of the field in front of the > ping pong balls is important. I expect the field attracts ions > towards the balls and actually makes a wind around the balls. A > surface charge builds up on exterior the balls reducing the effect, > but the ion wind probably carries away enough of it to maintain > itself. However, the smoke test didn't show any of this happening? > It should show up in a smoke test. I suppose the much larger radial > wind might cover that up somewhat. Mmm, which radial wind? In any case it would be hard to see anything while the rotor rotates, but one could block the rotor and release the incense smoke near the stator's emitters. If our explanation is correct it should rise and flow towards the front of the ping pong balls. Michel
