So why is supercritical steam "better" than air? -----Original Message----- From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monroe L. King Jr. Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 3:01 PM To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [AR] Re: Way OT question: degerate matter thrusters? Well so does HP air. Unless your using just a plain ol jet engine like a ramjet. That would be HP air also. > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [AR] Re: Way OT question: degerate matter thrusters? > From: "Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL" <galejs@xxxxxxxxxx> > Date: Wed, February 18, 2015 12:55 pm > To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > Supercritical steam does not require heavy tankage? > > -----Original Message----- > From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Monroe L. King Jr. > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 2:47 PM > To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [AR] Re: Way OT question: degerate matter thrusters? > > I think Supercritical steam would be better than air. High pressures > require heavy tankage. > > Monroe > > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: [AR] Way OT question: degerate matter thrusters? > > From: "Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL" <galejs@xxxxxxxxxx> > > Date: Wed, February 18, 2015 12:35 pm > > To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > > I know this is way off-topic, but it has always had me wondering and > > it seems like Arocket has the appropriate knowledge base to address > > this (or, at least wildly speculate). > > > > > > > > In some of Larry Niven's sci-fi stories, he imagines rocket > > thrusters (between the ground and orbit) based on super-compressed > > air (supposedly "nearly degenerate matter"). Would such thrusters > > theoretically work, or are there some thermodynamic (or other > > physics) limitations that come into play? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > > > Robert
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