Re: Space travel & Firefighting

Marcelo Puhl ( (no email) )
Sat, 23 Oct 1999 09:42:35 -2

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>
> If a cold "propellant" gas is passed through or around
> the hot plasma in the cavity, the cold gas will become
> heated and create thrust when allowed to flow out
> through a nozzle.
>
> Since the plasma creates temperatures higher than
> those possible by chemical combustion, the plasma
> creates more thrust from the same amount of cold
> "propellant" gas than chemical combustion, notes the
> Penn State engineer.
>

This description reminded me the old Clemm Engine,
where oil was accelerated and flows through a nozzle too.

Maybe the heat is an important factor on that engine.

Marcelo Puhl
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