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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: sci.electronics,sci.energy,rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
- Date: 20 Dec 1992 23:35:07 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <1992Dec13.114534.961@cmkrnl.com> <1992Dec15.004956.465@mtu.edu> <1992Dec15.194558.2556@adobe.com>, <1992Dec16.192456.6261@news.cs.brandeis.edu> <1goebdINNik@gap.caltech.edu>,<1992Dec17.035214.15058@u.washington.edu> <1gov35INNik@gap.caltech.edu> <1992Dec17.170002.28389@u.washington.edu>
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- In article <72053@cup.portal.com>, lordSnooty@cup.portal.com (Andrew - Palfreyman) writes:
- >Re. the exploding flywheel: I was mulling on flash-filling the
- >cavity with thick-setting foam, but I imagine that the response
- >time is way too long compared with the split of the wheel.
- >Comments?
-
- Even if the response time weren't too long, this "foam" would merely be yet
- another thing for the flywheel fragments to vaporize, and would almost
- certainly only exacerbate the problem. Why do so many people have so little
- grasp of the amount of energy we're talking about, here?
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
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- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-