Reply To: Fusion Oil

[mchargue]

Henning wrote:
Pat, I think you’re describing something like this:
https://focusfusion.org/index.php/gallery/image_med/28/
https://focusfusion.org/index.php/gallery/image_med/84/

Yep.

This thread, and earlier ones, got me to thinking about this switch system. It was a fun thought experiment, and a good opportunity to contribute. It turns out that there is A LOT of prior art on this issue of high-voltage, high-current, spark-gap switches. Everything from materials to use, to triggering strategies.

I’ve become convinced that there’s likely a drop-in design available somewhere at, or – especially given the low repetition firing rate of the experimental FF system.

I hope that the team can use what ideas were presented here, and from other resources, to improve their design for the experiments they’re running, and for more robust demonstration systems.

Pat