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Thermal power goes into the expansion of the plasma I'd figure, just like the hot gases in an internal combustion engine cylinder. Only here the work is done ag
by thatcherc 4y ago
Thermal power goes into the expansion of the plasma I'd figure, just like the hot gases in an internal combustion engine cylinder. Only here the work is done against a magnetic field instead of a piston.
- engineer_22 4y agoI wish I understood this better. Isn't it the opposite, it requires work to contain the plasma? The hotter it gets the more work it takes to contain?
- DennisP 4y agoHelion uses a series of pulses, just like an ICE.
- zamalek 4y ago> Only here the work is done against a magnetic field instead of a piston. I understand the theory behind this, but when it is used in an analogy like this it really blows my mind.