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Aug 29 |
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What is the possibility of a railgun assisted orbital launch? @MikeDunlavey, no, not the thrust-to-weight ratio. The ratio of how much electrical power would be needed to create a magnetic field strong enough to move the object ( as there is a limited distance ). Doing a bit of research, I didn't find anything. I think a bigger problem would actually be the amount of g-forces applied to the structure ( unless we don't care about launching humans ). |
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Aug 29 |
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What is the possibility of a railgun assisted orbital launch? IIRC, the problem is the energy required per mass of the object. It's not a linear equation, but an exponential one. The higher the mass, the much higher energy needed to power the thing. |
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Jul 12 |
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Flow of liquid among branches @RonMaimon - OP said nothing about pressure. Though your answer is more complete, I fear it may be too complicated ( though it is well detailed and far more complete ). |
