Polywell 1st Quarter 2011 Results Up

[Drakkith]

Link here: http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/RecipientReportedData/Pages/RecipientProjectSummary.aspx?AwardIDSUR=46419&PopId=309748

Summary: Quarterly Activities/Project Description: As of 1Q/2011, the WB-8 device operates as designed and it is generating positive results. EMC2 is planning to conduct comprehensive experiments on WB-8 in the next 9-12 months based on the current contract funding schedule.

I wonder what "positive results" means...hopefully something good!

Polywell wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywell

 

[Joseph Chikva]

Link here: http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/RecipientReportedData/Pages/RecipientProjectSummary.aspx?AwardIDSUR=46419&PopId=309748

Summary: Quarterly Activities/Project Description: As of 1Q/2011, the WB-8 device operates as designed and it is generating positive results. EMC2 is planning to conduct comprehensive experiments on WB-8 in the next 9-12 months based on the current contract funding schedule.

I wonder what "positive results" means...hopefully something good!

Polywell wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywell

There is written 7,000,000+ USD and at the EMC2 web-site the building process of reactor generating net power estimated at 200 millions.
What are they going to do with this not big funding?

 

[Drakkith]

There is written 7,000,000+ USD and at the EMC2 web-site the building process of reactor generating net power estimated at 200 millions.
What are they going to do with this not big funding?

I'm sorry, I don't understand your question.

 

[Joseph Chikva]

If developer company estimates the construction cost of reactor might to give net power at 200 millions what can they do with 7 millions?

 

[Drakkith]

If developer company estimates the construction cost of reactor might to give net power at 200 millions what can they do with 7 millions?

The 7 million is simply for research and development of a working "prototype" to see if the engineering and theories are sound and to work out issues on a small scale before they become huge mega problems in a large reactor. If the device performs well and everything points to net power production when scaled up, that will be when someone funds them or builds a working reactor.

 

[Joseph Chikva]

I understand this. But 7 millions is very low funding in comparison of other programs.

 

[Drakkith]

I understand this. But 7 millions is very low funding in comparison of other programs.

Yep.