breakthrough · Water Fuel Cell · computed

Breakthrough candidate for WFC: score 0.718 beats previous best

Cell — 6mm rod in 10.0mm tube × 150mm, 1 cell(s) parallel → C_eff = 1.40nF, bulk water R = 117919Ω.
Water/electrodes (Randles) — 0.1ppm Na+ @ 5°C, surface ×1 → λ_D 228nm, C_dl 5.9µF, cell series R 20.6Ω, displacement current 98.7%, breakdown margin ×156.
Vapor-film discharge (CGDE onset, 850V across 0.1mm film) — regime townsend-avalanche, film Paschen 719V, 339 Td.
Chokes — 2 × 0.0017H (180 turns, AWG 18, 21m wire, AC R 0.7Ω each).
At resonance f_r = 72.92kHz — Xl = 1558Ω, Xc = 1558Ω, tank Q = 70.9, coil Q = 1112.2.
Cell voltage 850V from 12V drive (×70.9), series current 545.9mA.
All constraints satisfied (current <1A, band, wire length).
Score 0.718.

Gate: improved 24% over previous best, tank Q 70.9 ≥ 10, no constraint violations.

Basis

design-loop eureka-candidate