Rochester: Explanation for jets in space(Star,black hole)???

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Rochester: Explanation for jets in space(Star,black hole)???

Post by Doum » Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:53 pm

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/ ... 042914.php

Can that be use as a space propulsion engine. What will be the isp and the ejection speed of these jets? Just curious.

http://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/exp ... n-space-2/
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Re: Explanation for jets in space(Star,black hole)???

Post by Chris Peterson » Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:55 pm

Doum wrote:http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/ ... 042914.php
Can that be use as a space propulsion engine. What will be the isp and the ejection speed of these jets? Just curious.
It would only be useful for propulsion if this represents an efficient way of generating a supersonic plasma flow. We already do that with ion drives, using simple electrodes, which seems likely to be more efficient than using lasers.
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Re: Rochester: Explanation for jets in space

Post by bystander » Thu May 01, 2014 3:12 am

Experimental demonstration of an inertial collimation mechanism in nested outflows - R. Yurchak et al
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Re: Rochester: Explanation for jets in space(Star,black hole

Post by Doum » Thu May 01, 2014 5:08 pm

Thanks for your comment. And bystander link tell me that the speed of the jet is 70000m/s. Thats good. But can the direction of the jet be control, can the speed of the jet be increase, how much energy is needed to do it and what mass is ejected each time. Too much unknown. it was just a tought i had. If it's that good, i am sure someone will do the calculus and estimation of how good it will be as a space propulsion engine. So time will tell if it is better then ionic or plasma engine. will see or not :?: Ty again.

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