In reply to Axil Axil's message of Sun, 8 May 2011 16:07:23 -0400: Hi, [snip] >So Sorry, I had an order of magnitude error. But the point still applies. >The point I was trying to make was that the 130 kw heat spike could not come >from a reactor vessel with a limited surface area of a reaction vessel the >size of a golf ball without melting. That heat spike must have only come >from a vessel with a volume of at least one liter.
You are assuming incorrectly that the heat would have to be disposed of by radiation. In fact it is disposed of by water cooling, which is capable of removing heat much more rapidly, and at a much lower temperature. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
