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the supposedly forgotten component is made of a proprietary polystyrene resin, and the physical form is also important the density must be varied along the axis
by rolph 4y ago
the supposedly forgotten component is made of a proprietary polystyrene resin, and the physical form is also important the density must be varied along the axis of the hohlraum [reflector cavity] resulting in modulation of fission derived neutron velocity and energy to a magnitude resulting in the initiation of the fusion components.
- treeman79 4y agoMy dad worked at Boeing and related companies for decades. Lots of manufacturing steps had odd things that had zero documentation. Lot of protectionism for job security. Others just laziness. One he mentioned was using fishing line to help foam set correctly. When replacements tried to build the part it just wouldn’t work right. They had no idea why.