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In article <72307@cup.portal.com>, Ted_Eugene_Viens@cup.portal.com writes:
> If I took a megajoules worth of Gasoline vapor
[...]
> Then let us place about a kilogram of graphite directly between them.  Now let 
> us discharge, as quickly as power source resistance will let us, a megajoule of
> energy through the graphite.  This is where we will part in our agreement.  My
> thoughts are that a person standing next to the housing would here a very (very
> ,
> very) loud bang.  If they turned to look at the housing, they would see it
[...]
> Again, I am sure we might disagree somewhere....

No disagreement.  Energy is conserved.  A megajoule of gasoline is about a
teaspoon.  Makes a big bang if perfectly mixed with air, but not
overwhelmingly big.  A graphite heater discharging a megajoule will
also do interesting things, but unless it is very small (in which case
it will be difficult to pump a magejoule through), it will not vaporize -
since a megajoule can only vaporize 20 grams of graphite.

However, we are talking about 400 megajoules in the flywheel.


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Richard Stead
Center for Seismic Studies
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