I've been doing some reading about both hot and cold plasma, when I had stumbled upon on article talking about a plasma window. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_window ] The article goes on to mention a plasma valve.
Now, from what I understand - a gas is ionized (turned into plasma) and...
ok... but what about such questions like: what materials did you use to build the device? how was the device built (overall layout of the components)? How long was the device in operate mode?
Then would you care to explain what problems you saw? You also mentioned in your first post that you may have done something wrong in its construction - can you be a little bit more elaborate on what you used to construct, and maybe a simple diagram showing what you contructed.
You seemed to...
Guess no one has anything left to say?
I've been trying to talk about this stuff with an electrical engineer that I work with, but he's so overloaded with his work that he hasnt been able to talk with me much. So naturally, when I saw this thread I got very excited, with the prospect that I can...
Thanks, I actually became aware of the new type of ion drive a few days ago. Looks very promising and interesting. I've been interested in building and testing my own ion drive. I have a solid design for the drive itself, as well as all the components. Whether the chamber needs to be a vacuum...
Pretty much expected it not to work in a regular atmosphere/underwater. Just had to ask. However, couldn't the thrust be improved by pumping more power? I know currently were not capable of supply effecient amounts of power to an ion drive (one that's space bound atleast) but is that 1 of the...
I'm fairly familiar with the design and operation of an ion engine, although I do have a two questions in regard to its operation.
1) Normally, an ion engine would be used in space (which is naturally a vacuum) and would output its given thrust. Prior to space flight, is there a need to...
This is actually something that has been of interest to me lately. I picked up his biography and his colorado springs research notebook, in the hopes of trying to understand where he was coming from. Quiet a bit of reading. I've also been through the patents, atleast those that interested me...
I was doing some research online, about making plastic, and I came across a tutorial explaining how you can use milk and vinegar to make plastic.
I basically want to be able to make sheets or molds of objects.
I don't really know what questions to ask, I don't really have any background in...