[AR] Re: Way OT question: degerate matter thrusters?
- From: "Monroe L. King Jr." <monroe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2015 13:20:24 -0700
Here's a simple experiment to show you. Go down to the toy store and
buy yourself one of the old pump up water rockets. Pump it up with air
and let her rip. Then fill it with water and try again at the same
pressure.
Monroe
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> Subject: [AR] Re: Way OT question: degerate matter thrusters?
> From: "Galejs, Robert - 1007 - MITLL" <galejs@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Wed, February 18, 2015 1:10 pm
> To: "arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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>
> So why is supercritical steam "better" than air?
>
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> From: arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:arocket-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
> Behalf Of Monroe L. King Jr.
> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 3:01 PM
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> 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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