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Re: starship-design: Power - T.E.M.I
Personally I think this whole thing is a hoax...
(No offence intended to anyone)
On Thu, 6 Aug 1998, Steve VanDevender wrote:
> Jonathan J Jay writes:
> > He was not entirely sure how to answer ALL your questions but he answered
> > what he could. Hopefully with the information provided you should be able
> > to understand and possibly even answer the rest of the questions.
> >
> > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> > Q> Where does the energy come from, What is the theoretical basis of
> > operation?
> > A> He believes the energy comes from particles in the fluid
> > making contact with the rods and being shoved around the tank
> > constantly slamming into the rods making more energy. That is
> > the basis of operation, he thinks.
>
<G> Sounds "almost" like a perpetual Motion machine to me!
Unfortunatly those things aint posible :)
"Lisa, In this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics!"
Hommer simpson.
>
> > Q> How many watts does the thing put out?
> > A> He is unsure about watts, but it makes 15 to 30 volts at 1.2 amps
> > constantly.
Well, this is what makes me sceptical of the whole thing...
No way are you gona get 15-30 Volts from an electrochemical cell and from
the discribtion I can't imagine what else would make it work...
>
> Oooh, this is a bad sign. If he doesn't know enough about
> physics to calculate wattage from those figures, I'm not going to
> be particularly trusting of his other claims. W = V * A. It
> puts out 18-36 watts. "Constantly?" For how long? It can't
> last forever.
>
>
> I really think this is not something we should be discussing on
> starship-design. I didn't set up this list to be a "kook
> science" forum or a place to discuss proprietary battery designs.
>
Heh heh, you might be right! :)
Bjornie