In a pulsed system, the peak power might only be produced for a small fraction of a second…like what happens in an explosion.
The average power is a function of the repetition rate of the pulse. It might be that the power produced by the SF-CIHT cell comes mostly from the near instantaneous expansion of the water plasma. If this power production mechanism is the case, the SF-CIHT must be engineered to capture all of this explosive force and convert it into electric power. IMHO, this energy conversion process is best done in a reciprocating piston engine design…as in the PAPP engine. You never see the power produced by explosive fuels like gasoline and diesel fuel captured using direct electrostatic and magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) conversion as Mills wants to do. But Aircraft do use turbine designs to move lots of air but then jet engines are not pulsed systems. On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 10:09 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote: > I wrote: > > >> I do not think it is possible for such a small object to produce a >> megawatt of power. It would melt. >> > > Even if it were pure electricity this would not be possible without a > superconducting cable. There is a shopping mall near my house. When you go > in the back entrance you pass the power supplies. I think they are about 1 > MW. The transformers and distribution cables are huge. > > Maybe this means 1 MW peak power? In a spark or something? Who knows. > > - Jed > >
