Find a way to keep the powder suspended in the chamber magnetically like Joe Papp did.
On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 10:28 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > Can the recycling process function properly at 2000 cycles a second? Can a > rinse cycle clear the powder from the walls in 5 micro seconds? Will the > rinse cycle be a bottle neck in the overall firing rate? > > > On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 10:06 PM, Orionworks - Steven Vincent Johnson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> *Part two, July 21 2014 BLP demonstration:* >> >> >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TKgrOjac6Y&feature=youtu.be >> >> >> >> Of particular interest to me was... >> >> >> >> *Timeline:* >> >> 00:09:15 - 00:10:53 >> >> >> >> Someone in the audience asks Mils about the recycling of the fuel, what's >> all involved. >> >> >> >> Mills responds (these are not exact quotes, but close): >> >> >> >> They are using multiple regenerated fuel. >> >> Uses metal powder plus inorganic compound with magnesium chloride >> hexahydrate. >> >> The exploded powder is ...literally was rinsed off the chamber [walls]... >> and then the extra water was drained off... just sedimentation drained off >> the water, and then we reused it. That's it. All you have to do is re-wet >> it. >> >> >> >> *Timeline* >> >> 00:12:05 - 00:12:40 >> >> >> >> Follow-up question: someone asks whether we're seeing the fuel >> regeneration happening in some of the demos. >> >> >> >> Mills states the current recycling setup is very new and not all the >> recycling systems are installed. Just had the trough full of wetted fuel >> and the water lines hooked up. I believe Mills states the next BLP >> demonstration (not yet scheduled) will show a more sophisticated automated >> recycling of the fuel in real time. Sounds like the next demo, if they can >> stay in the timeline, will include rinse-down capability and recyclability >> of the solid fuel. >> >> >> >> *Timeline* >> >> 00:33:54 Again, someone asks Mills about the recycling of the fuel, what >> state is it in during the explosion and the reclamation process. >> >> >> >> Mills response (not exact quotes) >> >> >> >> The metal powder doesn't change. >> >> It's a very high surface area nano-powder. >> >> Actually works better after you detonate it because the surface area goes >> up... absorbs more water. >> >> absorbs more quickly and it ignites more. >> >> It just carries more current. >> >> seems to work better. >> >> ... >> >> [metal powder] It is not consumed. >> >> Reaction will occur in an argon enclosed chamber. >> >> Can't be consumed. >> >> If the metal powder gets hot enough to melt it still stays the size of >> tiny powder particles. [doesn't clump up, or condense like water - svj] >> >> powder size: sub-micron size, maybe fifty nanometers. ... stays like that. >> >> The blasts just constantly makes it very very fine powder. >> >> magnesium chloride stays magnesium chloride. [doesn't get destroyed] >> >> >> >> *My conclusions:* >> >> >> >> If Mills is telling the truth, the recycling of the fuel does not appear >> to be that big of an energy hog. Seems to be pretty easy to physically >> recycle the powder. Mills said there is still some engineering that will be >> needed in order to optimize the best recycling process, ie. the rinsing >> procedure, positioning of the water jets. Low tech stuff. At the moment, >> based on what I have viewed, it does not appear to me that "the doctor" is >> lying. >> >> >> >> We shall see. Perhaps at the next demo. >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Steven Vincent Johnson >> >> svjart.orionworks.com >> >> zazzle.com/orionworks >> >> >> >> >> > >
