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A., Engineer, is Cautiously Optimistic about Device
Plausibility
From: [A., PES Engineer]
To: "Sterling D. Allan" <sterlingda@pureenergysystems.c*>
Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 3:29 AM
Subject: Re: REPORT: Timko phone conference
Regarding my chat with Richard,
Richard's device uses an articulated magnetic shield to intermittently expose
the stator magnets to the rotor magnets when the torque angles are appropriate.
Even with the photos, I was unable to get a working understanding of the general
arrangement and how the mechanism articulates. I am somewhat apprehensive about
the intermittent contact between the rotor and the shield actuators, which will
likely cause wear, noise, and speed limitations. However, it is likely that we
can come up with a smooth mechanism to clean this up. A video of the mechanism
in action or a diagram depicting the device in various states would be useful.
Richard has chosen a superconducting material for the shield, based on the
advise of a colleague. Without doing my own research into superconductor
applications, I cannot vouch for the integrity of this approach. Regarding the
cooling power, I agree that there are some discouraging numbers in the
preliminary power calculation, and that the input data may be from improper
measurements.
If it does run, I would find the technology interesting enough to develop even
if the LN2 cooling source power needs to be supplied externally. The machine is
not a heat engine, so it does not exploit the temperature of the cold
superconductor material. There is a good chance that an alternative shielding
means can be developed that does not require cooling.
[A., PES Engineer]
See also
Page posted by SDA
June 25, 2004
Last updated June 25, 2004
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