nika, the new russian generator

[Comandante]

http://english.pravda.ru/science/tech/04-09-2008/106296-electromagnetic_super_weapon-0

 

They claim the power generation capacity is comparable to that of a nuclear power plant, what do you think?

[npts2020]

Short on facts long on speculation. If it is impossible to take a picture of it, what is the picture in the article of?

[Comandante]

I assume it's a photo of it while it is not operating. I'd just like to know how they did it, what could be the key feature of such large power generation?

[insane_alien]

“The devices generating such power – billions of watts – used to be very large in size before. This appliance has a very short impulse, which makes it possible to have it on a desk – it is a very compact device,”

 

i'm guessing this is some sort of capacitor device. i mean, a gigawatt is a lot of it is a sustained thing, but if its a gigawatt for a microsecond then it isn't so big a deal.

 

if you averaged it out, the power output could be substantially less than a kilowatt never mind a gigawatt.

[Mr Skeptic]

It makes EMP pulses. We've had EMP bombs forever, and they are fairly simple. Is this one reusable?

[big314mp]

Since the article suggests applications in radar, I don't think it works like an EMP bomb. If it was for something like radar defense, it would have to be reusable.

[CaptainPanic]

Since it's a single pulse, the output should be expressed in energy, not power. So: Joules, not Watts.

 

Since the duration of the actual pulse isn't mentioned, we don't know anything useful. We cannot calculate the energy.

 

If I run hard enough, and slam into a wall and come to a stop in microseconds, I generate gigawatts all by myself. No big deal. That doesn't even mean that I'd impress the wall I just hit.

[Comandante]

I also think that the pulses must be repeated if it is to be used as radar of any kind, and also at small intervals, which doesn't sound very easy to do.

[Glider]

Outstanding1 Another super weapon. Just what we needed.

 

 

Any sign of that cure for cancer yet?