breakthrough · Water Fuel Cell · computed

Breakthrough candidate for WFC: score 0.512 beats previous best

Cell — 16mm rod in 25.6mm tube × 90mm, 6 cell(s) parallel → C_eff = 5.51nF, bulk water R = 8517Ω.
Water/electrodes (Randles) — 1ppm Na+ @ 5°C, surface ×1 → λ_D 72nm, C_dl 175.7µF, cell series R 47.1Ω, displacement current 93.1%, breakdown margin ×384.
Fig-8 voltammetry (4,798,661) — τ_EDL 1496451.5µs (68393.6 carrier cycles to charge), Faradaic leakage at peak 1335.5mA (leak score 0.00 — keep amp leakage inhibited while voltage climbs the ladder).
Vapor-film discharge (CGDE onset, 800V across 0.1mm film) — regime townsend-avalanche, film Paschen 719V, 319 Td.
Per-molecule (series micro-capacitor chain) — 17.78M molecules across 4.80mm → 44.97 µV/molecule (polarization (µV band)).
Chokes — 2 × 0.0011H (20 turns, AWG 22, 2m wire, AC R 0.1Ω each).
At resonance f_r = 45.70kHz — Xl = 632Ω, Xc = 632Ω, tank Q = 13.3, coil Q = 2200.4.
Cell voltage 800V from 60V drive (×13.3). Tank current 1.27A circulating (CW upper bound — rate wire/switch for this); average input 25mA at 2% duty.
No hard violations (band, wire length, dielectric). Average current is scored, not gated.
Score 0.512.

Gate: improved first-ever score, tank Q 13.3 ≥ 10, no constraint violations.

Basis

design-loop eureka-candidate