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I'd argue Q>1 isn't worth a press conference either. People care about commercial power generation and that needs more like Q>150.
by thereddaikon 4y ago
I'd argue Q>1 isn't worth a press conference either. People care about commercial power generation and that needs more like Q>150.
- throwawaymaths 4y agoDepends on the device. Q_plasms > 150 iirc is the estimate for MCF fusion. The NIF lasers take in way more energy than they put into the pellet, so that I think you want something like Q_plasma > 10,000 iirc. Iirc most engineers use a different Q, which refers to all in energy, so Q > 1.5 ish is enough