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breakthrough · Water Fuel Cell · computed

Breakthrough candidate for WFC: score 0.548 beats previous best

Cell: 18mm rod in 24.0mm tube × 50mm, 1 cell(s) parallel → C_eff = 0.65nF, bulk water R = 70315Ω. Water/electrodes (Randles): 0.1ppm Na+ @ 60°C, surface ×1 → λ_D 250nm, C_dl 3.8µF, cell series R 88.1Ω, displacement current 96.6%, breakdown margin ×552. Vapor-film discharge (CGDE onset, 323V across 0.1mm film): regime constants-out-of-range, film Paschen 719V, 129 Td — INSIDE the 3-6 eV cold-chemistry window. Chokes: 2 × 0.002H (260 turns, AWG 22, 31m wire, AC R 2.1Ω each). At resonance f_r = 98.98kHz: Xl = 2488Ω, Xc = 2488Ω, tank Q = 26.9, coil Q = 584.2. Cell voltage 323V from 12V drive (×26.9), series current 129.9mA. All constraints satisfied (current <1A, band, wire length). Score 0.548.

Gate: improved 57% over previous best, tank Q 26.9 ≥ 10, no constraint violations.

Basis

Confidence
0.60
Recorded
Published
30 Aug 2026
Device
Water Fuel Cell
Source Ref
design session v23
Notebook Id
1401

design-loop eureka-candidate