Re: Z-Machine Sparkage

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Original poster: "Jim Lux by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

The entire system is immersed in water (deionized, as an insulator and
radiation shield), and what you are seeing is a creeping discharge across
the surface caused by voltages induced in objects from the very, very high
current and very fast transient that makes the Z machine work.

These discharges result from the same sort of thing that causes electronics
damage from the sparks in a TC (i.e. fast current transients induce magnetic
fields...)

There's a fair amount of explanation about the Z machine around, including
block diagrams, etc. A google search will find it.

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Subject: Re: Z-Machine Sparkage


 > Original poster: "Crow Leader by way of Terry Fritz <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>"
<tesla-at-lists.symmetric-dot-net>
 >
 > Can anybody explain what is happening in this pic? I've seen it before,
and
 > the theme is something impressive is going on, but it's never explained.
 >
 > What is shown? Why do the sparks look like they can out over some surface,
 > like on water or something?
 >
 > KEN
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Tesla list" <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > To: <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com>
 > Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2003 1:28 PM
 > Subject: Z-Machine Sparkage
 >
 >
 >  > Original poster: "Matt Skidmore by way of Terry Fritz
 > <teslalist-at-qwest-dot-net>" <fox-at-woozle-dot-org>
 >  >
 >  > This page has more to do with producing electricity than anything else.
 >  > but, it has an interesting picture of what looks like huge arcs coming
off
 >  > their equipment.
 >  >
 >  >
 >
http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2003/nuclear-power/Zneutrons
 > .html
 >  >
 >  > this image is over a meg
 >  >
 >
http://www.sandia.gov/news-center/news-releases/2003/images/jpg/zmachine.jpg
 >  > good sparkage in interesting patterns
 >  >
 >  >
 >  >
 >
 >