Chapter 611 Prototype Small Vector Thruster
Dr. Toombs has a dream to fly into the sky like Birdman.
This dream has actually come true: the super aerodynamic flying wings he designed himself, combined with the Osborne Group's small vector thrusters, and the brain-computer interface, can turn him into a birdman. A birdman who flies with wings.
However, even he can only refer to the electric propulsion system used by the Osborne Group. His strength is in designing aerodynamic-based aircraft, including but not limited to civil aircraft, helicopters, etc.
But vector thrusters? It is impossible for civilian equipment to use something with such a high cost and such a low energy efficiency ratio. If it is used, it will be used on high-end aircraft.
S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Quinjet is designed to be such a high-end fighter: a supersonic stealth fighter that can take off and hover in place. It can perform aerial combat, bomb dropping, surveillance and other tasks. It is an almost all-purpose air unit.
At present, Lear has not seen the Quinjet fighter put into use, but he does have plans to develop his own fighter plane. After all, he cannot buy a fighter plane now——
There are arms dealers in Europe They want to sell their own fighter planes, but to be honest, Lear feels that it is better not to buy a fighter plane that is bound to be destroyed at a high price. After all, morale will be lost if you lose for a long time. If you don’t have it, you can still hold it back for a while. Tone, tell yourself that everything will be fine.
Back to the vector thruster, this thing can also use fuel, but the fuel is too inconvenient to carry and the risk is relatively high, so Lear prefers to use an electric propulsion solution to design this product.
This stuff is not Dr. Toombs's specialty.
But fortunately, Lille has already added some data to him: the first part comes from the Castelka float they grabbed at the last vote in Night City.
The vector engine of this kind of floating vehicle is not particularly powerful, especially in terms of explosive power. The ultimate speed of this vector engine is not low, but the acceleration is average, and it pays more attention to controllability, so the designer adopted the super The ground guide plate is used to realize magnetic anti-gravity and reduce the weight of the vehicle.
During the battle, Lille briefly detached it and bound it to Barley. As a result, it did fly, but the speed and height were unsatisfactory.
Except for the superconducting material, Toombs has already figured out the vector engine of this car:
A chemical propeller with very precise power control, using extremely energy-dense With high fuel, the combustion products are used as a vector control scheme through the propellant flow adjustment system and reaction flywheel to control the attitude of the aerostat.
This is actually not a very difficult technology, and everyone can probably understand the principle, but engineering things sometimes cost money and time. The flow monitoring, flow regulation, and reaction force control systems are quite complex, and there is no point in investing in them. , even he would have a hard time figuring it out.
But it is much simpler to reverse engineer and then upgrade and test based on this.
Toombs pointed at the design drawings and scans of the finished product in front of him -
Yes, the finished product is already available.
[Name: Trial small vector thruster]
[Description: The cutting-edge aerodynamic design allows the reaction turbofan and flywheel to greatly improve the controllability and flexibility of the thruster. The nozzle has a nozzle deflection angle of ±30 degrees, the response time is less than 0.3 seconds, and the control accuracy is 0.2 degrees. 】
[Fuel: liquid hydrogen, kerosene]
[Reward science and technology points: 500]
[Current science and technology points: 22500]
This kind of advancement The propulsion part is about one meter long, the engine diameter is about 40 centimeters, and it weighs nearly 35 kilograms.
However, the entire system, including the pipeline system that needs to be hidden inside the car body, is relatively large. Coupled with the fuel and oxidizer compartments, the mass of a single thruster is about 50 kilograms. A group of four such propellers can allow a three-and-a-half-ton aerospace vehicle to fly in the air at a speed of 200 to 300 kilometers per hour, and exhibit very high maneuverability: it can basically crush a helicopter.
The specific impulse and thrust of the trial vector thruster are actually not particularly good, but its flexibility and controllability are very high. For helicopters, there are dangerous maneuvers on the float. For an empty car, it can be easily done without worrying about safety at all.
And because the shape of the helicopter needs to take into account various propellers, its overall safety must be difficult to surpass that of an aeroplane.
The aerial vehicle is equipped with a heavy machine gun, so that at least it will not be so passive in low-altitude areas.
"I can continue to shrink this kind of thruster and put it on the flying wing, so that we can have a stable bird suit that can let people fly."
Toombs introduced it as he introduced it. Talking about this topic excitedly.
It seems that because of the not so wonderful experience last time, he is now starting to joke about that dream.
"But hydrogen fuel is too expensive and not very safe." Toombs sighed, "If batteries are used, then this system is meaningless. We need to replace the electric propulsion system."
The best application scenario for the trial thruster is to use high-energy fuel. However, the density of fossil energy determines that the overall fuel tank of the vehicle must be enlarged, and the endurance and rapidity will be reduced as a result. In addition, due to the complexity of combustion products This may affect the accuracy of the flow control system.
However, these are not big problems for alcohol 2-hydrogen fuel. Although the energy density of this fuel is still lower than that of pure hydrogen fuel, it is much safer and the combustion products are relatively easy to control because of its simple composition.
So in the Marvel world, the military value of this vector engine is not high. It is only useful in extreme situations, such as a magical super villain or superhero.
Here, the most advanced energy technology Lille has at hand is the SCFR reactor. He can also make miniaturized nuclear batteries, but when it comes to propulsion technology, he can only consider electric propulsion systems.
It just so happens that the technology Pepper stole from Stark Industries has this kind of thing:
". An electric energy conversion system based on nuclear power and a propulsion system based on electric energy design. , can automatically filter, absorb and purify gas from the atmosphere as a working fluid, and push it out after ionization
This kind of system is a bit too complex, and the idea is too beautiful. I have to say that this design is quite bold, but it is not realistic, especially if it has to be miniaturized. "
Toombs shook his head and rejected the idea.
Liel thought for a while and said: "You mean if it is not miniaturized, there will be trouble? ”
“A little bit, but not much. "Toombs said, "You have to have a large enough reactor, a complete enough suction system, and a complex and high-power circuit. It's a bit mysterious to put it on a fighter jet. No matter how small it is, it's impossible.
However, the design of this set of thrusters is indeed advanced enough. If the thrust-to-weight ratio is only based on the theoretical value, it can reach 1200N/kg, and it can be used on small rockets.
Where did you get this thing? Forget it, I won't ask. Anyway, I have designed this thruster according to your requirements.
I guess your next step is to transplant this thing into the car, so I have already completed the preliminary design. By the way, the AI called Muramasa is very easy to use. Why do you think of a Japanese one? Name? ”
“Because. He is a Japanese AI. ”
“Interesting. "Toombs showed an interested expression, "I didn't know they were good at this kind of work. It seems that AI technology has made another breakthrough
Do you think AI will really have autonomous consciousness one day in the future? ”
(End of this chapter)