[AR] Re: Faster Space Transport? (was Re: Zubrin,

  • From: Rand Simberg <simberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: arocket@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 06:59:48 -0700

Why does the energy have to be stored?

On 2019-08-26 23:49, Uwe Klein wrote:

Am 27.08.2019 um 00:50 schrieb Rand Simberg:
Hydros electrolyzes it, then burns it for higher thrust:

http://www.tethers.com/HYDROS.html

Is that not chemical propulsion? Is water not being used as a
propellant? It's simply being stored in a more storable form.

Reaction mass.
( you start with stored water and you eject water.)

mincing words.

where is the energy stored?


Uwe

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