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| From | "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | sci.electronics.design, sci.physics, rec.arts.sf.science, sci.space.policy |
| Subject | Re: Ion drive for aircraft imminent. |
| Date | 2016-11-08 11:03 -0500 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <nvsstv$fqp$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
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On 11/3/2016 9:00 AM, Robert Clark wrote: >> Yes, that's a good example. Electric, battery-powered airplanes and >> helicopters already exist. > >Toys. > > >> However, the key point is according to the >> mathematics you can get even better power-to-thrust ratio with ionic >> propulsion using ionizing wires at the nanoscale than helicopters >> achieve. > >what math ? got a url ? > As important as is the fact that you would no longer need heavy transformers to produce tens of thousands of volts, even more important is the high thrust-to-power ratio you can get by only using low voltages. This page describes the operation of the "lifters": Ionocraft. 3. Mechanism. "A generalized one-dimensional treatment gives the equation: F = I*d/k, where F is the resulting force, measured in dimension ML/T^2 I is the current flow of electric current, measured in dimension I. d is the air gap distance, measured in dimension L. k is the ion mobility coefficient of air, measured in dimension T^2 I/M (Nominal value 2·10^−4 m^2/ Vs). "In its basic form, the ionocraft is able to produce forces great enough to lift about a gram of payload per watt,[6] so its use is restricted to a tethered model. Ionocraft capable of payloads in the order of a few grams usually need to be powered by power sources and high voltage converters weighing a few kilograms, so although its simplistic design makes it an excellent way to experiment with this technology, it is unlikely that a fully autonomous ionocraft will be made with the present construction methods. Further study in electrohydrodynamics, however, show that different classes and construction methods of EHD thrusters and hybrid technology (mixture with lighter-than-air techniques), can achieve much higher payload or thrust-to-power ratios than those achieved with the simple lifter design. Practical limits can be worked out using well defined theory and calculations.[7] Thus, a fully autonomous EHD thruster is theoretically possible." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ionocraft#Mechanism Since the power is P = I*V, amperage times voltage, the key thrust to power ratio is F/P = d/kV. So if the air gap distance d remains the same, reducing the voltage increases the thrust-power ratio. Then theoretically IF the lifter is able to operate at hundreds of volts instead tens of thousands of volts you could increase the thrust/power ratio hundred(s) of times. Note that you can't just arbitrarily use a low voltage. You need sufficient voltage to initiate air ionization. Experiments have confirmed that for wires at the nanoscale you do get the important corona inception (air ionization) for voltages in the only 100's of volts range. However, it is very important to note that when you reduce the voltage and wire diameter the thrust is also reduced. Indeed to get thrust sufficient for large scale objects you would then need to use millions to billions of the nanowires. Since the wires are only nanometers wide there is no problem in regards to their fitting beneath a transport craft. But the large number of wires required would be a consideration in regards to the wires corona regions. You can't pack the wires too close together and maintain maximum thrust since interaction between the separate corona's reduces thrust. Among amateur experimenters that have built them, a lot of experimentation has gone into the best geometry to maximize thrust. A common arrangement is the triangular shape, with larger lifters constructed using this basic shape as cells to build up to larger devices. The reason you don't have just have a bunch of parallel wires bunched close together with the lifters is because of the corona region interaction at small distance. Then there would have to be a significant degree of experimentation to determine how close the nanowires could be packed while maintaining maximum thrust. In regards to the comparison of the thrust/power ratio of the lifters compared to helicopters. This is a parameter known as power loading for hovering transports. For helicopters it's commonly in the range of 6 to 10 lb/hp: Helicopter Aerodynamics and Performance. http://images.slideplayer.com/12/3493118/slides/slide_51.jpg This is about 3.6 to 6 grams-thrust/watt. The lifters currently made using macroscale wires get about 1 gram-thrust per watt in thrust/power ratio. So if the nanowire lifters really were able to manage a hundred times better thrust/power ratio than current lifters, that would be a major advance for hovering transport craft. Even if the nanowire lifters only improve the thrust/power ratio over current lifters by a factor of 10, that would still be an improvement over current helicopters. Bob Clark -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Finally, nanotechnology can now fulfill its potential to revolutionize 21st-century technology, from the space elevator, to private, orbital launchers, to 'flying cars'. This crowdfunding campaign is to prove it: Nanotech: from air to space. https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/nanotech-from-air-to-space/x/13319568/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Ion drive for aircraft imminent. "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> - 2016-11-01 11:09 -0400
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Re: Ion drive for aircraft imminent. John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandtechnology.com> - 2016-11-03 08:33 -0700
Re: Ion drive for aircraft imminent. "Robert Clark" <rgregoryclark@gmSPAMBLOACKail.com> - 2016-11-04 07:29 -0400
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