It would be reusable, but I wouldn’t think a compressor capable of getting to
5000-10000 psi would be called “simple”…
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Steven Kasow
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Subject: [AR] Re: Tesla Thruster Specs?
Compressed air makes more sense; since it's a car and not a rocket, the tank
can be refilled with a simple compressor, and now it's a reusable system and
not a one-shot disposable.
On Fri, Sep 20, 2019 at 9:49 AM Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL
<galejs@xxxxxxxxxx <mailto:galejs@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Any idea of what sort of thruster specs would be practical with such a setup?
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My understanding is that they will be compressed air, fed from a tank where the
rear seats would have been.
On Fri, 20 Sep 2019, 14:17 Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL, <galejs@xxxxxxxxxx
<mailto:galejs@xxxxxxxxxx> > wrote:
Tesla appears to be planning some sort of cold gas thruster option for their
new roadster model…
… See https://insideevs.com/news/350682/tesla-roadster-spacex-thrusters/ for ;
example…
… but I can’t find anything definitive about what these thrusters are planned
to look like. On one car enthusiast Facebook group I subscribe to, someone was
claiming that Tesla was planning to put ten 400 lb thrusters around the vehicle
which would be capable of firing for 90 seconds, which sounds silly just
thinking about the mass of nitrogen required.
Does anyone here have any information/informed-speculation they could share
about these potential Tesla thrusters?
Thanks,
Robert
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