Electro-Magnetic Drive

[Thermonuclear Kitten 70]

So, I have been wanting to talk about this for a while.

 

Recently, a new type of propulsion was found which was very interesting.

It, well, broke the law of conservation.

It created thrust via energy, without using a propellant.

 

The practical uses for this are amazing!

In space, it is more of a matter of how far you can go, not how fast.

This would allow use to go extremely far in space and would re-ignite the space age.

 

This post is mainly to talk about this in any way.

Feel free to give input on any limitations or technicalities.

 

RE!!!! -  It is important you read up on the Cannae drive, or else it will be hard to understand what I am really talking about. 

Edited February 4, 2016 by Shadow Elecktra

[Gentleman 153]

Big problem with that, is the thruster pushing air like a helicopter because if so then in space there is no use.

Also what if someone was behind it, would it shock them?

[Evilshy 5,090]

Link? One does not simply break physics.

[Verily British 145]

I might only have a high school level understanding of physics, as well as a degree in bootleg wiki page readings, but I'm fairly sure this doesn't break the law of conversion.

 

The device just creates an Electro-magnetic field, or to put it simply, a magnetic field. The object is then propelled via magnetic repulsion/attraction. Maglev trains operate under similar circumstances, the track is lined with powerful electro-magnets which are turned on and off very quickly to push/pull the train.

 

EDIT: HOLD ON! I realised I may have interoperated this incorrectly. If so, please hold on for around 10-20 minutes while I ponder this.

 

Hmm, is it possible that you heard about Ion thrusters, and simple misunderstood the concept? Ion thrusters generate thrust via the acceleration of electrons with electricity. This boils down into two general methods: acceleration using Coulomb force and an electric field, OR, acceleration using Lorentz force and an electromagnetic field. "In either case, when an ion passes through an electrostatic grid engine, the potential difference of the electric field converts to the ion's kinetic energy." - Wikipedia

Edited February 3, 2016 by British Brony

[Detritus 258]

Was this the one that had something to do with microwaves bouncing around in a chamber, or was that something else?

 

If I'm thinking of the right thing, it has held up to several tests, including one by NASA if I remember correctly.

[Anneal 2,197]

I might only have a high school level understanding of physics, as well as a degree in bootleg wiki page readings, but I'm fairly sure this doesn't break the law of conversion.

 

The device just creates an Electro-magnetic field, or to put it simply, a magnetic field. The object is then propelled via magnetic repulsion/attraction. Maglev trains operate under similar circumstances, the track is lined with powerful electro-magnets which are turned on and off very quickly to push/pull the train.

 

EDIT: HOLD ON! I realised I may have interoperated this incorrectly. If so, please hold on for around 10-20 minutes while I ponder this.

 

Hmm, is it possible that you heard about Ion thrusters, and simple misunderstood the concept? Ion thrusters generate thrust via the acceleration of electrons with electricity. This boils down into two general methods: acceleration using Coulomb force and an electric field, OR, acceleration using Lorentz force and an electromagnetic field. "In either case, when an ion passes through an electrostatic grid engine, the potential difference of the electric field converts to the ion's kinetic energy." - Wikipedia

Ion engines, which usually use xenon gas, are also very fuel efficient (several hundred times more than regular rocket engines in fact), but their overall force is so low that it would accelerate at a very slow rate (and is impossible to overcome gravity because it's that weak).

 

Also it's been here for a few decades, so it's not really new. The Soviets and the U.S. already knew about it.