Reply To: Branson Prize: $25M for removing 1 Gigaton CO2/year

[Aeronaut]

Been a while since I went through the entire Lee package, but it’s not intended for aneutronic fusion per se. What did you think about the formulae? Seems all of them are fractions/ratios. Given a critical axial speed, have you come up with a step by step method which systematically computes the ideal dimensions for each of the parts? I’m no mathemagician, but I do remember that every dimension and parameter is inter-related. I also remember that the Lee simulation and Lerner’s theory (see Tech Papers under the Learning Center link on the homepage’s nav bar) are not always in agreement.

These SWAGs might put your simulator in FoFu1’s ballpark: C~30uF; Vmax~100kV (with dramatically shortened cap design life as voltage increases) L~27nH. You might be able to guestimate the electrode and vacuum chamber specs from the picture galleries. These are copper, designed for operation in deuterium and some mixes of heavier gasses.

Happy hunting! :coolsmile: