Afterburner Fuel
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Ahhh cr@p!
Kinetic Energy is E=1/2mV^2, where E is the kinetic energy in Joules, m is the mass in kg, and V is the velocity in m/s.
... and I left the half out of my calculations. So divide my energy numbers by 2, or assume a 2 gram particle. It's still a slightly big number though
Kinetic Energy is E=1/2mV^2, where E is the kinetic energy in Joules, m is the mass in kg, and V is the velocity in m/s.
... and I left the half out of my calculations. So divide my energy numbers by 2, or assume a 2 gram particle. It's still a slightly big number though
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Originally posted by AzraeL
Ahhh cr@p!
Kinetic Energy is E=1/2mV^2, where E is the kinetic energy in Joules, m is the mass in kg, and V is the velocity in m/s.
... and I left the half out of my calculations. So divide my energy numbers by 2, or assume a 2 gram particle. It's still a slightly big number though
So you use V=1/4 C ?
Ya know, Einstein himself wasn't sure about his E=MC² formula.
In th ebeginning he but something else in the back. He added the greek letter lambda. He called it the "universal constant". He called it his biggest mistake. But, towards the end of his life, he started thinking about it again, and decided that it wasn't so foolish after all. He just never got round to publishing again. But quite recently (I saw this all in a documentary some while back), some professor started thinking about it too. And he's starting to reach the conclusion that the lambda was indeed correct. Now, what is really important is that nobody is sure whether it's a constant-constant like Avogadro's number (6,0221367 * 10²³) or a constant dependent on certain criteria (like gravitation). That's what I meant by light speed not being a constant.
In th ebeginning he but something else in the back. He added the greek letter lambda. He called it the "universal constant". He called it his biggest mistake. But, towards the end of his life, he started thinking about it again, and decided that it wasn't so foolish after all. He just never got round to publishing again. But quite recently (I saw this all in a documentary some while back), some professor started thinking about it too. And he's starting to reach the conclusion that the lambda was indeed correct. Now, what is really important is that nobody is sure whether it's a constant-constant like Avogadro's number (6,0221367 * 10²³) or a constant dependent on certain criteria (like gravitation). That's what I meant by light speed not being a constant.
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lets put it this way i jest flunked per algebra in collage.
lets put it this way i jest flunked per algebra in collage.
hate to upset u here but standard fuel would get u to the required speeds, its just a matter of ejection speed, and atomic power, ie using steam as a fuel would be a simple matter, indeed with that method, those speeds are way below what u could acchieve! the problem comes merely in making a turbine efficient enough to push the steam out fast enough to create a sufficient thrust.
