padumavati posted:But seriously, it's not that I don't think this guy shouldn't continue research, it's that that thing looks like it's at actual negative efficiency right now. I mean, he's putting who knows how much power into the radiowave generator in order to heat the salt water. Gee, isn't this the same question I had about the device? Be careful, or you too will be accused of being a shill for the oil companies. Being able to calculate the number and/or frequency of the radiowaves is nice, but it STILL DOES NOT ANSWER THE QUESTION OF HOW MUCH ENERGY IT TAKES TO PRODUCE THOSE RADIOWAVES.(at least not for us non-science types) It seems unlikely that there could be a practical application with regard to a motor. I'm guessing the tiny one they show in the clip has huge amounts of heat loss, sort of like a light bulb, before it even starts turning. Just because something burns doesn't mean it'll power a motor (or an efficient one, anyways). In combustion engines heat is a byproduct, it's the rapid expansion of gas as it ignites that causes physical movement. I'm all for alternative energies, but I'm not seeing practical applications for this. I mean, on any level if you put in enough energy, you can rip atoms apart from one another; but are you getting enough out to justify what you put in? Someone's already found a way to do that on the sub-atomic particle level, and it powers both our nuclear plants and our warheads.
Bylar posted:k heres the deal, when u have anything combust it produces gasses that expand rapidly so the saltwater would act as the gas would in the cylinder.
Bylar posted:the wattage needed can be calulated as i said before, for those of you scientifically challanged, its roughly around a megawatt but 3000 watt kickers can beefed up and daisychained to produce it.
Bylar posted: there are a few high power radio setups that can be adapted to a car that the tv stations use on thier mobile telecast vans but those would be a bit pricey, thats why i have been lookin into what it would take to replace the finals in a 3k kicker to make it a 27k one. all of this can be powered by the electrical system in a car with a few modifications such as an extra car battery and isolinier seperator.
padumavati posted:Bylar posted:k heres the deal, when u have anything combust it produces gasses that expand rapidly so the saltwater would act as the gas would in the cylinder. Uh, no, it wouldn't. At least, not in the way that gasoline does. If that flame is really as host as they think it is, that flame is burning the hydrogen and oxygen it's freed. So the hydrogen is rapidly expanding because it's burning. Bylar posted:the wattage needed can be calulated as i said before, for those of you scientifically challanged, its roughly around a megawatt but 3000 watt kickers can beefed up and daisychained to produce it. A MW? Jesus. For how long and at what voltage? At 480V 3-phase that's 1,200 A. Single phase it's over 2,000 A. You'd need over 1000 MCM cable for that! That stuff is thick, and heavy, and not much fun to bend as I've heard many a lineman attest. If you're going to be bumpin' that kind of amps, you might as well just be using them to power a motor instead of a radiowave generator that makes saltwater burn. Bylar posted: there are a few high power radio setups that can be adapted to a car that the tv stations use on thier mobile telecast vans but those would be a bit pricey, thats why i have been lookin into what it would take to replace the finals in a 3k kicker to make it a 27k one. all of this can be powered by the electrical system in a car with a few modifications such as an extra car battery and isolinier seperator. And a flux capacitor...
