Monday 19th February 2024
Let's upsize the C-Drive to the specs listed below. Note that the C-Drive converts centrifugal force into thrust and torque, if you want the equations for each step use Three (3) Simple Steps. At this stage you should know what the C-Drive does to get the answers to the questions below. Whatever energy it can store in its centrifugal stage (Step 1), it can convert into thrust (Step 2) or Torque (Step 3).
Specs:
Overall diameter: 2m
Collider arm length: 1.2m
Rotated mass: 600Kg
Exciter (Input power) 95Kw
Available 1:1 torque: 1420N
Target rpm: 3,960 rpm in 30 seconds
Step 1
How much force will it take to spin the C-drive upto 3,960 rpm? 3,979N @ gear ratio 1:3
How long will it take the motor to spin the C-Drive upto 3,960 rpm? It will take 30 seconds
What is the centrifugal force that will be generated at this rpm? 123,691,442N
Where does the energy come from? [Once the target rpm is achieved as centrifugal force (N) the requisite energy or force in newtons is acquired, all the C-Drive does is convert this same centrifugal force into thrust, torque or electricity .e.g. Watts, Horsepower etc Technically this means that, in terms of the figures below, what you see is what you get.]
Step 2
What is the thrust this C-Drive will be capable of producing at this rpm? 123,691,442N*
What are the emissions of this huge amount of thrust? Zero emissions, none
Step 3
How much torque can the C-Drive produce at this rpm? 148,429,731Nm/s
How much Horsepower will the 2 meter C-Drive produce at this rpm?: 111,915,791 HP
How much electricity can it generate at this rpm: 61.55 Gigawatts of electricity**
What is the Net Energy Gain (NEG) or Q-Factor of this output of energy? 647,919 Q
*For comparison SpaceX Starship is more than 9 meters wide and produces thrust of 74,300,000N, this C-Drive is only 2 meters wide and creating thrust of 123,691,442N
**For perspective South Africa uses a total of 58 Gigawatts of electricity. This single C-Drive's generation capacity is equivalent to 54 fully operational 1.07GW nuclear powerplants. C-Drives will make it easier to increase the supply of electricity, prevent load shedding thereby enhancing energy security.
The moderate cost of increasing energy supply using C-Drives means improved reliability and profits for energy suppliers and lower electricity costs for energy consumers.
A C-Drive and Rocket side by side
A comparison of a C-Drive and Rocket below shows that the thrust created by the C-Drive converting centrifugal force from pan-directional force to unidirectional force creates thrust vectors that are identical. However, with the C-Drive there is no exhaust as there are zero emissions. This is because it uses a High Density - Static Recycled Mass Flow (HD-SRMF)
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