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atomic Prius?
On 09/11/2013 07:39 PM, T0m $herman wrote:
> On 9/11/2013 8:19 PM, jim beam wrote: >> On 09/11/2013 05:49 PM, T0m $herman wrote: >>> On 9/11/2013 5:01 PM, A. Muzi wrote: >>>> On 9/11/2013 4:26 PM, wrote: >>>>> We have nucular powered submarines, what about a >>>>> land vehicle? How small can you make a urannium >>>>> steam engine? >>>>> >>>>> It strikes me as the ultimate carbon emission reducer - >>>>> >>>> >>>> Been done. >>>> Bigger than your neighborhood, goes something over 30 knots: >>>> >>>> http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr.../ussreagan.jpg >>>> >>> Obsolete - this goes over 2,000 knots while skimming the waves. >>> >>> <http://ivarfjeld.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/ssn26yakhont02.jpg> >>> >>> Ask the French how their heavily armored and mounted knights fared at >>> Agincourt, >> >> to your prior point, the french have moved on - in terms of their naval >> power at least - they have exocet. which proved somewhat effective in >> the falklands war. it's been sold widely since. > > Exocet → Ford Pinto [1] > Yakhont → Ford GT > > The Exocet is subsonic, and easily defeated by such systems as the > Raytheon Phalanx. ffg-31? > There is no proven defense against the Yakhont, > particularly when fired in a group. Which is why if Israel (or Israel's > proxy, the US) attacks Syria or Iran [2], you will see the US Navy > leaving the Persian Gulf and heading well out into the Indian Ocean > beforehand. > > [1] Today is the 43rd anniversary of the Ford Pinto. > [2] In a major assault, not the smaller attacks that have been ongoing. > -- fact check required |
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atomic Prius?
Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Paul in Houston TX > wrote: >> wrote: >>> We have nucular powered submarines, what about a >>> land vehicle? How small can you make a urannium >>> steam engine? >>> >>> It strikes me as the ultimate carbon emission reducer - >> Plutonium pack, like on Voyager satellites. >> Small, efficient. A plutonium pack in every garage. > > Thermoelectric packs are very good for giving a small amount of current for > a long time period. When I was a kid, the Westinghouse Home of the Future > had one in the backyard, and the Soviets used a lot of them on buoys that > needed to stay afloat for a long time. > > The problem is they aren't at all useful for an application that needs high > peak power and relatively low average power. That's why the Ford Nucleon > was going to use twin turbines, connected to generators, more or less like > a nuclear version of the Prius. > > I believe there is a Wikipedia entry for the Nucleon. > --scott Interesting! Thanks Scott. |
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On September 11, dsi1 wrote:
>> We have nucular powered submarines, what about >> a land vehicle? How >> small can you make a >> urannium steam engine? >> It strikes me as the ultimate carbon emission reducer > > Plutonium pack, like on Voyager satellites. > A plutonium pack in every garage. Of course, > dirty bombs and cancer would become a daily fact > of life but it's a small price to pay for small and efficient. I dunno, if they can package it as a child's toy, figure Toyota can handle the safety trquirements - http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/a...ertu238lab.htm >I don't think it will do much for air quality though. Perhaps we should exercise some caution... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqVL8blr-rw -- Rich |
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On 9/11/2013 5:01 PM, AMuzi wrote:
> On 9/11/2013 4:26 PM, wrote: >> We have nucular powered submarines, what about a >> land vehicle? How small can you make a urannium >> steam engine? >> >> It strikes me as the ultimate carbon emission reducer - >> > > Been done. > Bigger than your neighborhood, goes something over 30 knots: > > http://www.yellowjersey.org/photosfr.../ussreagan.jpg > I like this one better... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superso...titude_Missile bob |
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