Honda NBC110 Component Material Analysis
This post covers a simple analysis of the major component weights and raw materials of a 2016 Honda...
Thermal Analysis of an Air-Cooled NEMA23 Stepper Motor
Edit 07/09/2024: The values calculated in this post seem a little suspect. If anyone with thermo experience can...
Custom Motorcycle Oil Cooler Analysis
Due to overheating problems on my air-cooled Honda NBC110 during long uphill climbs, I have decided to install...
Economics of Thermal Power Conversion
In discussions on the economic viability of Fusion as an energy source, the costs of thermal power conversion...
Engine Volumetric Efficiency and Theoretical Power Output.
This post covers some basic calculations of internal combustion engine volumetric efficiency, and compares at theoretical vs rated...
Fuel Mileage on an NBC110 Supercub
A record of the 2023 fuel mileage of my 2015 NBC110.
25B Bus Acceleration Profiles
These charts were created in 2021 for a university course. The data was collected using an MPU6050 accelerometer and Arduino Nano, outputting the approximately 87,000 data points over serial.
BWRX-300 vs Renewables
This is a comparison between the 300MWe BWRX-300 small modular [fission] reactor (SMR), and the equivalent amounts of solar and wind power.
New Zealand Energy Use
New Zealand emissions data extracted from the MBIE energy balance spreadsheets using the Python Pandas library, spanning from 1974 to 2019.
First Light Fusion
First Light Fusion is a UK based company using a novel projectile driven inertial confinement approach. The company has demonstrated fusion and hopes to achieve scientific breakeven from 2027.
Zap Energy
Zap Energy is an american company aiming to commercialise a shear-flow stabilized Z-Pinch.
The company has demonstrated fusion at up to 500kA, and expect to reach scientific breakeven at 650kA in their next generation machine.