From: "RC Macaulay" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Subject: Re: Electron flywheels etc.
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:27:41 -0600
Hi Mark,
In another post I mentioned an idea emerged for a better method of sealing
a rotating shaft. The present method uses a mechanical deal. An ideal seal
would not make contact ( seat with face) and provide absolute leak tight
sealing for use with exotics that cannot be released.to atmosphere, For
some years we have been doing design studies on magnetic sealing ideas. A
form of an ultraconductor may provide the missing link. So you may realize
your work may have " fallout" in other engineering disciplines.One never
knows when an idea is mentioned how that idea can provide stimulation to
another.
Interesting idea. We know there must be a multitude of applications that
will surprise us. This is surely a possible one. Best, Mark
. I mentioned to Steven Krivit we developed a new control valve for extreme
wide range precision metering of liquids, gasses and powders.by studying a
quirky needle valve designed years ago. We tried every idea to reduce the
length of the needle without success. One day someone suggested trying
forming the needle in a circle configuration. That was sucha dumb idea
until we considered the needle need not be a needle per se... but the
impression of a needle. My wife is a gifted artist and the idea came from
her impressionist work where something is seen by its absence.
All basic research results in cumulative knowledge gained.
Richard
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Goldes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 8:45 AM
Subject: Re: Electron flywheels etc.
>From: thomas malloy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: Electron flywheels - perhaps four years in the future
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 21:34:37 -0600
Hello again Richard,
The first task is to develop wire. That is a three year program at $6
million/year = $18 million. We expect to begin that program by the end
of this quarter.
I'm glad to hear that you're getting close to fabricating a wire Mark
Once wire exists, a licensee is likely to focus on the energy storage
application. We would expect to work with them and cross license any
patents they develop.
I've heard you talk about the potential for doing things like magnetic
levitation, which I assume would involve winding a coil out of it. Your
post raised a question about ultra capacitors. If you were to fabricate a
plate of your material, and sandwitch it between a layer of high
dielectric strength material, would it be possible to produce a ultra
capacitor? When we had the tread about ultra capacitors, I read the pages
of the manufactures of the existing ultra capacitors. As I recall, they
were operating at a rather low voltage, 2 volts, I'm wondering why so low
voltage? As I recall, the amount of energy that a capacitor can store is
directly related to the voltage.
At one time we looked at capacitor applications and concluded it was not
anything we could afford to do. A licensee might be able to afford it.
Since our parent firm, Magnetic Power Inc., (www.magneticpowerinc.com)
expects to license generators widely beginning later this year,
candidate firms for developing the UMES are likely to emerge
synergistically.
Are you talking about a F E generator? Yes. However, F E is a misnomer
as there are always capital costs. PV is an excellent example. Most
cannot afford it.
As with the energy work, the paucity of Angel investment since the
dot.com crash, has delayed what could have been in production by
now...had there been sufficient availability of the necessary capital.
Mark
From: "RC Macaulay wrote
What is a UMES? A SMES (Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage) system
that uses our polymer, ambient tmperature, Ultraconductors.
Mark
