-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] I think 20 kWh is nearer to 34 lb of TNT, which probably would weigh less than the capacitor, and also be less bulky. This makes sense, because no one expects an EESTOR device to have higher than chemical energy density.
Hmmm ... that is true in normal usage, but we are talking about voiding the warranty, so to speak ... ;-) and for instance - lightning will produce both gammas and free neutrons. Since the voltage gain under compression in a capacitor is exponential to the reduced separation distance, I wonder if dielectric breakdown is *always limited to a chemical reaction* especially when the voltage gets high enough, fast enough ... not to mention, a medical use of barium is to enhance x-ray images, since it absorbs radiation strongly. I could imagine that a cap charged to 5 KV could reach 25 MV equivalent if imploded with a small trigger charge. Who knows if this would be cascade into something more?
