serenity model
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perhaps adding Radion makes the thrust more powerful when added to the excess plasma. by adding radion to superheated plasma, the radion would most likely enter into fission. the only problem with that is it would irradiate space like crazy, but maybe thats y they use radion. perhaps when radion enters fission, its radioactive products fuse together to create something that aint radioactive.
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When the stars shine bright through the engine's trail and the dust of another world drops behind; When my ship is free of the open sky, its a damn good day to my way of mind; Theres a barren planet you never can leave, theres a rocky valley where we lost a war; Theres a cross worn 'round a soldier's neck, theres a man's faith died on Serenity's floor, but i stood my ground and ill fight once more; Its the last oath that i ever swore
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They probably keep the plasma flowing for power generation, hence the constant spinning.
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Thats true, but it does spin faster during a burn...
Maybe as GunRunner says it comprises a complete unit with the fusion torus?
In which case It would have to spin whenever the torus spins.
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yes, that makes sense, but why?
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Thats a good point, again with the Aliens technical manual military use different reaction masses to civilian ones because they don't have as great a em/ir signicture. Of course you wouldn't have to worry about irradiating space too much, I mean even a system full of ships kicking out radiation (and many of the ships portrayed seem to have different propulsion schemes) wouldn't be as bad as one star, or the background cosmic radiation, would they?
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Ain't Google grand:
"This tiny horn speaker measures only 11 inches tall, and the bell is 3 1/2 inches in diameter. The only markings that would give a clue to origin is the word "Radion" and the word "Ace" inside the outline of a spade (as in ace of spades) engraved in the neck of the hard rubber horn.
"Radion" was a trademark of the American Hard Rubber Company of New York, NY., however, it is not clear whether this company marketed the complete speaker, or sold just the horn to someone else."
Radion must be some form of synthetic shielding.
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I also agree that the engine would eject any plasma in the case of power failure. Its like a Liquid Metal Reactor, if the coolant (Liquid Metal) stops flowing in the pipes it solidifies which results in a uncontrollable reaction forcing the reactor to be SCRAMed and nearly the entire reactor will need to be replaced. This has happened to some of the Russian Alfa class submarines that were equipped with this type of reactor. In the case of Serenity if the plasma stops being contained it burns through the casing runing the system and possably resulting in loss of vessel.
If you want to lay awake nights, read We Almost Lost Detroit by John G. Fuller, Readers Digest Press, 1975. The Russians have nothing on us (except maybe Chernobyl) when it comes to reactor accidents.
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Two of the doodads spinning around on the visible part of the engine are the fables CATALYZERS (port and starboard). What is the catalyst and what is being catalyzed?
And let's not forget that Serenity has more'n a few ceramic parts in her.
To enjoy the flavor of life, take big bites. Moderation is for monks. --Robt. Heinlein
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Well if the spin is to generate a rotating magnetic field the drive chamber is going to need to do the same thing, to prevent drive plasma making contact with the walls of the chamber, and to channel plasma and reaction mass into and out of the chamber?
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only during hard burn. when not hard burning, then there should be no plasma in the assembly. right?
also, if we are to really discuss this, shouldnt we continue it on AIM? if u have it, my screename is kmeluvsrks. it would be more efficent that way i think.
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Originally posted by R1Z:
Two of the doodads spinning around on the visible part of the engine are the fables CATALYZERS (port and starboard). What is the catalyst and what is being catalyzed?
A catalyst (Greek: καταλύτης) is also a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction, at some temperature, but without itself being transformed or consumed by the reaction (see also catalysis). A catalyst participates in the reaction but is neither a chemical reactant nor a chemical product.
So they may only be components that facillitate or accelerates the reaction that goes on within the reaction chamber.
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so, radion could be the catalyst.
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