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April 21, 1991UFO7.ASC

--------------------------------------------------------------------Conf : UFO [*Fido*]Msg# : 9434 Lines: Extended Read: 1Sent : Mar 26, 1991 at 12:09 PMRecv : Mar 29, 1991To : AllFrom : Jim StewartSubj : UFO engines

Starship EnginesBy: Anthra Andromda

Starship engines come in two flavors; for strictly interstellarpropulsion, and for combined interstellar/planetary travel andatmospheric use. This paper will treat the latter of these. Theengine described here is suitable for either interstellar oratmospheric travel.

This engine is of a dual-mode design; it will optionally produceeither gravitons or tachyons.

ENGINE DESIGN

The engine or propulsion unit proper consists of six discreteelements (see fig. 1).

1) the shield coil - required to protect the crew/inhabitantsof the ship from any harmful radiation. The shielditself is a high-power electromagnet operating in asteady state (DC).

2) the exciter coil is in reality an auto-transformer,operating much li e a 'Tesla coil', but at much higherpower levels, voltages, and frequency. Its purpose is

to excite the atomic structure of the core materialinto production of either tachyons or gravitons (thesetwo events occur at different power levels andfrequencies).

3) This element is the 'pump', its operation is much li e amagnetic shoc -tube. It will start and maintainmovement of particles from the core in the direction ofthe exhaust.

4) The focusing element. Here the responsibility is to shapethe particle stream into something useful. This is theelement that can either ma e the basic unit an engine

or a weapon.

5) The core, is a stac of particle producers separated bysome insulating material. In a dual mode engine thematerial for one ind of particle acts as an insulatorfor the other.

6) Not shown in the figure is the control system, this isnormally a collection of high speed computers and highenergy power control circuits.



+--------------------------------------------+| a || +-----------+-----+-----------------+-----+| | b | c | | d || +-----------+-----+-----------------+-----+| | e || +-----------+-----+-----------------+-----+| | | | | || +-----------+-----+-----------------+-----+| |+--------------------------------------------+

fig. 1

a. Shield coil.b. Exciter coil.c. Pumpd. Focus coil/yo ee. Quartz/niobium core.

+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

| Q | N | Q | N | Q | N | Q | N | Q | N |+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+

fig. 2

ENGINE SHIELDING

The shield coil surrounding the 'engine unit' is of a design thatwill allow for the development of high magnetic fields. This fieldis required especially in interstellar propulsion; tachyons can bevery ionizing and therefore destructive.

The magnetic shield can me made by using large gauge wire (low gauge

numbers) and winding many turns.

The gage of the wire is important here, as it will determine theamount of electrical current that the magnet can handle.

If it is at all possible, the use of small diameter, insulatedcopper tubing may be used. By pumping coolant through the magnetlarger fields may be generated.

On the outside of the shield magnet a material such as 'mu-metal' orsome other magnetic shielding should be used, so as to furthershield the operators from the engine.

This sub-system is probably the most difficult to build. While theconstruction of the magnet itself is not difficult, the power supplymay be another matter.

Electromagnets, by their nature, develop a field that isproportional to the amount of current (amperes) flowing throughthem. Thus it is important to build a power source that can not onlydevelop a sufficiently high voltage, but it must also supply therequired current. This power should be as close to 'pure' DC (directcurrent) as possible.



EXCITER COIL

The exciter of the system is very much li e the 'Tesla coil' orauto-transformer. As an example of an auto-transformer, I submit thetelevision 'flybac ' transformer.

While these examples are by comparison crude, they will serve in theconstruction of a model. As in the auto-transformer, the 'turnsratio' is important. The higher the ratio the greater the voltagethat may be developed.

Another important factor here is the impedance of the sub-system.Since this will be wor ing at high frequencies (several megahertzfor graviton production, and 10 to 100 times higher for tachyons)the AC resistance or impedance must be ta en into account, thisimpedance must be ept to aminimum.

This part of the system, li e the shield, does its job by themagnetic field it generates, therefore, the current flow through theexciter must be as high as possible, though not as high as theshield.

Again the power supply is important, it should be able to providethe necessary voltage (several hundred volts) at moderately highcurrent levels (up to 30 amps).

THE PUMP

This element functions much li e a 'magnetic shoc tube' but againat high frequencies (megahertz). While the power levels here aresomewhat reduced, it is still important to have enough power to dothe job.

The function of the pump is to 'pull' quanta of either gravitons ortachyons from the 'stac ' and send them down the length of the

engine.

This is done by setting up a traveling magnetic wave, see fig. 3 fora crude schematic of this pump. It is again important to considerthe impedance of this component.

multiple turns on coil+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+------>| | | | | | | | |= = = = = = = = = pulsed

capacitors-> = = = = = = = = = DC input.| | | | | | | | |--------------------------------------->

It will be noticed that the input to this element is pulsed DC, andthat the element is referred to as an AC element.

The nature of this such that it functions in the following manner.

When power is applied the capacitors charge in turn creating theeffect of many smaller electromagnets stac ed end to end, when thelast capacitor in the chain is charged, power is removed, thusallowing the capacitors to discharge



(high voltage/current diodes across each magnet elementwill allow for proper discharge of the capacitors).

When the capacitors are discharged power is once again applied.

Because of the nature of the pulsed DC and the current requirements,high speed switching electronics are called for to control thiselement.

FOCUSING ELEMENT

The focusing element used here would be much li e the 'yo e' used intelevision. The purpose here is to create a beam of particles and to'bend' that beam in the desired direction.

The requirements for the focusing coils are greatly relaxed, but,the need for high power still exists.

CONTROL SYSTEM

If this system were to be used only as a 'steady state demo' therequirements here would be small.

Simple power supplies and switching circuits would be the onlyrequirement. However, if the system were to be used in a starshipthe requirements would change.

In a flight situation the dynamic control of 'exhaust' and powerlevels would exist. If used in a planetary mode, one could probably'get away' with using something li e a personal computer (Ipersonally would recommend at least a '386' based machine).

However if used in interstellar flight then the use of somethingli e a 'Cray' would be more in order (though I would doubt that eventhe fastest of machines nown here on earth would suit).

In an interplanetary mode, where one is not traveling 'faster thanlight', again a PC (486) would probably wor .

So that's basically it. A suitable air/space frame for a ship andthree of these engines and one could go 'star-hopping'. Though Iwould warn against 'faster than light' travel due to the 'un nown'factors involved.

It has been said that when one attempts to travel faster than lightit must be done 'smartly', i.e. the "jump to light speed". It issaid that to merely accelerate through the light 'limit' isdangerous.

If there are any questions or comments, I can be reached through JimStewart at the BBS nown as ORDO ARGENTUM ASTRUM (fidonode 1:346/13)or on the UFO echo.--------------------------------------------------------------------NOTE: Some of the sources of information cannot be divulged, sorry.

But, it has nothing to do with any earth government. And someof the original sources I simply cannot remember at the timeof this writing.

If anyone is interested in an EGA animation of the operation of this



system, please leave a note on the echo, or netmail me.

---I am Nuit, and my word is six and fifty.---

* Origin: Ordo Argentum Astrum <(509)935-4763 after 8:00pm>(1:346/13.0)

***** A Grasp Animation file is also listed on KeelyNet under ********** TACYON.ZIP which illustrates operaton of this device ********** The file is listed in the Pictures section F). *****--------------------------------------------------------------------

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