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[โ€“] Maco1969 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I wonder if there isn't a stable chamber shape that promotes turbulence in a controlled manner in order to prevent it getting out of hand? A little bit like the dimples on a golf ball create micro pockets of turbulence promoting laminar flow.

[โ€“] RubberElectrons 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Unknown. There were attempts into that general idea, one of them is the polywell, but I don't know too much about it.