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Granted... > in much the same way that the 3.15MJ of output won't convert to 3.15MJ of electricity as the conversion is not loss less ...and very much touche!
by _a_a_a_ 4y ago
Granted...
> in much the same way that the 3.15MJ of output won't convert to 3.15MJ of electricity as the conversion is not loss less
...and very much touche! That's a good point. But I do feel the overall loss should have been made clear and distinct from the gain in one part of the whole. Gross vs net perhaps?
- jasonhansel 4y agoIIRC part of the issue is that NIF's lasers are very old and much less efficient than more modern ones. So the 300 MJ needed to power the lasers is higher than would be expected if this were commercialized.