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- April 21, 1991
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- UFO7.ASC
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- Conf : UFO [*Fido*]
- Msg# : 9434 Lines: Extended Read: 1
- Sent : Mar 26, 1991 at 12:09 PM
- Recv : Mar 29, 1991
- To : All
- From : Jim Stewart
- Subj : UFO engines
-
- Starship Engines
-
- By: Anthra Andromda
-
- Starship engines come in two flavors; for strictly interstellar
- propulsion, and for combined interstellar/planetary travel and
- atmospheric use. This paper will treat the latter of these. The
- engine described here is suitable for either interstellar or
- atmospheric travel.
-
- This engine is of a dual-mode design; it will optionally produce
- either gravitons or tachyons.
-
- ENGINE DESIGN
-
- The engine or propulsion unit proper consists of six discrete
- elements (see fig. 1).
-
- 1) the shield coil - required to protect the crew/inhabitants
- of the ship from any harmful radiation. The shield
- itself is a high-power electromagnet operating in a
- steady state (DC).
-
- 2) the exciter coil is in reality an auto-transformer,
- operating much like a 'Tesla coil', but at much higher
- power levels, voltages, and frequency. Its purpose is
- to excite the atomic structure of the core material
- into production of either tachyons or gravitons (these
- two events occur at different power levels and
- frequencies).
-
- 3) This element is the 'pump', its operation is much like a
- magnetic shock-tube. It will start and maintain
- movement of particles from the core in the direction of
- the exhaust.
-
-
- Page 1
-
-
-
-
-
- 4) The focusing element. Here the responsibility is to shape
- the particle stream into something useful. This is the
- element that can either make the basic unit an engine
- or a weapon.
-
- 5) The core, is a stack of particle producers separated by
- some insulating material. In a dual mode engine the
- material for one kind of particle acts as an insulator
- for the other.
-
- 6) Not shown in the figure is the control system, this is
- normally a collection of high speed computers and high
- energy power control circuits.
-
-
- +--------------------------------------------+
- | a |
- | +-----------+-----+-----------------+-----+
- | | b | c | | d |
- | +-----------+-----+-----------------+-----+
- | | e |
- | +-----------+-----+-----------------+-----+
- | | | | | |
- | +-----------+-----+-----------------+-----+
- | |
- +--------------------------------------------+
-
-
- fig. 1
-
- a. Shield coil.
- b. Exciter coil.
- c. Pump
- d. Focus coil/yoke
- e. Quartz/niobium core.
-
-
- +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
- | Q | N | Q | N | Q | N | Q | N | Q | N |
- +----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+
-
- fig. 2
-
- ENGINE SHIELDING
-
- The shield coil surrounding the 'engine unit' is of a design that
- will allow for the development of high magnetic fields. This field
- is required especially in interstellar propulsion; tachyons can be
- very ionizing and therefore destructive.
-
- The magnetic shield can me made by using large gauge wire (low gauge
- numbers) and winding many turns.
-
- The gage of the wire is important here, as it will determine the
- amount of electrical current that the magnet can handle.
-
- If it is at all possible, the use of small diameter, insulated
- copper tubing may be used. By pumping coolant through the magnet
- larger fields may be generated.
-
-
- Page 2
-
-
-
-
-
- On the outside of the shield magnet a material such as 'mu-metal' or
- some other magnetic shielding should be used, so as to further
- shield the operators from the engine.
-
- This sub-system is probably the most difficult to build. While the
- construction of the magnet itself is not difficult, the power supply
- may be another matter.
-
- Electromagnets, by their nature, develop a field that is
- proportional to the amount of current (amperes) flowing through
- them. Thus it is important to build a power source that can not only
- develop a sufficiently high voltage, but it must also supply the
- required current. This power should be as close to 'pure' DC (direct
- current) as possible.
-
- EXCITER COIL
-
- The exciter of the system is very much like the 'Tesla coil' or
- auto-transformer. As an example of an auto-transformer, I submit the
- television 'flyback' transformer.
-
- While these examples are by comparison crude, they will serve in the
- construction of a model. As in the auto-transformer, the 'turns
- ratio' is important. The higher the ratio the greater the voltage
- that may be developed.
-
- Another important factor here is the impedance of the sub-system.
- Since this will be working at high frequencies (several megahertz
- for graviton production, and 10 to 100 times higher for tachyons)
- the AC resistance or impedance must be taken into account, this
- impedance must be kept to a
- minimum.
-
- This part of the system, like the shield, does its job by the
- magnetic field it generates, therefore, the current flow through the
- exciter must be as high as possible, though not as high as the
- shield.
-
- Again the power supply is important, it should be able to provide
- the necessary voltage (several hundred volts) at moderately high
- current levels (up to 30 amps).
-
- THE PUMP
-
- This element functions much like a 'magnetic shock tube' but again
- at high frequencies (megahertz). While the power levels here are
- somewhat reduced, it is still important to have enough power to do
- the job.
-
- The function of the pump is to 'pull' quanta of either gravitons or
- tachyons from the 'stack' and send them down the length of the
- engine.
-
- This is done by setting up a traveling magnetic wave, see fig. 3 for
- a crude schematic of this pump. It is again important to consider
- the impedance of this component.
-
-
-
-
- Page 3
-
-
-
-
-
- multiple turns on coil
- +---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------>
- | | | | | | | | |
- = = = = = = = = = pulsed
- capacitors-> = = = = = = = = = DC input.
- | | | | | | | | |
- --------------------------------------->
-
-
- It will be noticed that the input to this element is pulsed DC, and
- that the element is referred to as an AC element.
-
- The nature of this such that it functions in the following manner.
-
- When power is applied the capacitors charge in turn creating the
- effect of many smaller electromagnets stacked end to end, when the
- last capacitor in the chain is charged, power is removed, thus
- allowing the capacitors to discharge
-
- (high voltage/current diodes across each magnet element
- will allow for proper discharge of the capacitors).
-
- When the capacitors are discharged power is once again applied.
-
- Because of the nature of the pulsed DC and the current requirements,
- high speed switching electronics are called for to control this
- element.
-
- FOCUSING ELEMENT
-
- The focusing element used here would be much like the 'yoke' used in
- television. The purpose here is to create a beam of particles and to
- 'bend' that beam in the desired direction.
-
- The requirements for the focusing coils are greatly relaxed, but,
- the need for high power still exists.
-
- CONTROL SYSTEM
-
- If this system were to be used only as a 'steady state demo' the
- requirements here would be small.
-
- Simple power supplies and switching circuits would be the only
- requirement. However, if the system were to be used in a starship
- the requirements would change.
-
- In a flight situation the dynamic control of 'exhaust' and power
- levels would exist. If used in a planetary mode, one could probably
- 'get away' with using something like a personal computer (I
- personally would recommend at least a '386' based machine).
-
- However if used in interstellar flight then the use of something
- like a 'Cray' would be more in order (though I would doubt that even
- the fastest of machines known here on earth would suit).
-
- In an interplanetary mode, where one is not traveling 'faster than
- light', again a PC (486) would probably work.
-
- So that's basically it. A suitable air/space frame for a ship and
-
- Page 4
-
-
-
-
-
- three of these engines and one could go 'star-hopping'. Though I
- would warn against 'faster than light' travel due to the 'unknown'
- factors involved.
-
- It has been said that when one attempts to travel faster than light
- it must be done 'smartly', i.e. the "jump to light speed". It is
- said that to merely accelerate through the light 'limit' is
- dangerous.
-
- If there are any questions or comments, I can be reached through Jim
- Stewart at the BBS known as ORDO ARGENTUM ASTRUM (fidonode 1:346/13)
- or on the UFO echo.
-
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- NOTE: Some of the sources of information cannot be divulged, sorry.
- But, it has nothing to do with any earth government. And some
- of the original sources I simply cannot remember at the time
- of this writing.
-
- If anyone is interested in an EGA animation of the operation of this
- system, please leave a note on the echo, or netmail me.
-
- ---I am Nuit, and my word is six and fifty.
- ---
-
- * Origin: Ordo Argentum Astrum <(509)935-4763 after 8:00pm>
- (1:346/13.0)
-
- ***** A Grasp Animation file is also listed on KeelyNet under *****
- ***** TACYON.ZIP which illustrates operaton of this device *****
- ***** The file is listed in the Pictures section F). *****
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