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Re: energy conversion [was "exploding wire"]



Original poster: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

At 09:23 PM 6/16/2006, you wrote:
Original poster: "Mike" <mike.marcum@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

This may sound stupid, but would a 2.5 MJ cap bank make as big a bang and do as much damage? Guess it would depend on what the energy was being dumped into and how fast (wire, water, air, etc). Wonder if anyone has tried blasting rock by drilling a hole, filling with water then dumping a cap bank into it? Guess explosives would be cheaper since caps don't last forever.

Actually, Maxwell Labs does market various pulse power systems for mining applications.