A background to the principle behind the Liquid Pendulum Engine.
This is an argument for research into the Liquid Pendulum Engine, which should be able to generate temperatures higher than those achievable by any other method.
A background to the principle behind the Liquid Pendulum Engine.
This is an argument for research into the Liquid Pendulum Engine, which should be able to generate temperatures higher than those achievable by any other method.
A background to the principle behind the Liquid Pendulum Engine.
This is an argument for research into the Liquid Pendulum Engine, which should be able to generate temperatures higher than those achievable by any other method.
Sonofusion http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/2007/02/26/science/20070227_FUSION_GRAPHICSUB.html "A Mach number is associated with every shock wave. This number represents the ratio of the shock wave to the ambient speed of sound. The temperature behind a shock wave is higher than that in front of it; the ratio of those temperatures is proportional to the square of the Mach number. For an imploding air bubble, the Mach number approaches infinity as the shock front moves closer to the focal point, which means that a tremendous amount of heating takes place. Furthermore, when the shock hits the center and explodes outward, the molecules that were behind the shock are suddenly in front of it again. The hot molecules are hit a second time, and their temperatures go up by another factor of the square of the Mach number. "Temperatures that can be reached by this mathematical model are therefore unimaginably high. Seth Putterman Sound into Light 100x10 6 K R e l a t i v e
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10 100 1000 Temperature million Kelvin Deuterium-Tritium Deuterium-Deuterium Deuterium-Helium Prospects for initiation of thermonuclear fusion reactions within a sonoluminescing bubble were suggested when theoretical simulations of the SBSL phenomenon by Wu and Roberts showed the existence of maximum bubble temperatures of the order of 10 8 K! These extreme temperatures were limited to a small region of the bubble interior and were made possible by the launch of a shock wave within the already compressed gas. The shock focuses as it approaches the bubble centre and doubles its strength when reflected from the origin. In an another study, Moss et al. showed that hydrodynamic simulations of a collapsing bubble containing D2 and D2O vapour provide the possibility for a small number of thermonuclear DD fusion reactions in the bubble... Sonoluminescence and bubble fusion Vijay H. Arakeri The General Fusion Engine Liquid metal vortex Electronically synchronised pneumatic piston/hammers A shock front is launched as the surface of the liquid piston exceeds the speed of sound Diagrammatic representation of the General Fusion engine Fusion Demonstrator The breakthrough to nett energy output happened in 2013 at the National Ignition Facility in the US Gravitational field Centrifugal field Bearing Eccentric rotating at the natural frequency of the pendulum Liquid pendulum Rotating housing Shock chamber Diagrammatic representation of the liquid pendulum engine Flywheel With conventional sonoluminescence research (with bubble diameters of approximately 50 micron), Mach numbers of 4 have been measured in the walls of imploding gas bubbles, along with plasma temperatures estimated to be at least 100,000K. It is suggested that by increasing the scale by the proposed method, it may be possible to generate Mach numbers in excess of 30.
As the maximum temperature attained in sonoluminescence is estimated to be a function of the fourth power of the Mach number, on this basis temperatures in the order of at least 100 x 10 6 K may be feasible. This is higher than can be attained by any other mechanism, and high enough to be considered for initiation of fusion of deuterium. In the Liquid Pendulum Engine, the natural frequency of the oscillation of the system is proportional to the rotational velocity. The piston is able to cycle at several hundred times per second. This is at least two orders of magnitude greater than that for the General Fusion concept and hence the number of fusion reactions required per cycle is reduced accordingly. Furthermore the energy may be delivered directly through the eccentric shaft rather than having to go through a Rankine cycle steam plant. Possible Advantages of the Liquid Pendulum http://www.vortexengineer.com/liquid-pendulum-engine.html vortexengineer@gmail.com End