Does this design technique eliminate the requirement for a liquid rocket engine to have cooling tubes surrounding the chamber? I hope someone who knows a lot about these systems would help me understand this situation.
I can imagine that the vortex behavior would help to keep the hot gasses away from the walls of the engine, but how complete is that action? Also, why does the radiation from the burning gases not result in dangerous heating? Is a reflective coating applied to the inner wall? Is some process used to keep the coating shinny? Here, the vacuum cleaner action would be handy! I have a number of specific questions but few answers. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Alain Sepeda <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Dec 23, 2012 5:01 am Subject: Re: [Vo]:New Vortex engine for reusable spacecraft It have been discussed at ANS http://www.lenr-forum.com/showthread.php?790-Larsen-at-ANS-LENR-Pulse-detonation-engine-for-aircraft there are also design of Lox-augmented NTR discussed on next big future, that LENr would make more realistic 2012/12/23 Jouni Valkonen <[email protected]> On Dec 22, 2012, at 18:42, Alain Sepeda <[email protected]> wrote: > nice job, that remind me some hoover.... > > I don't see yet if it can help LENR rockets... I do not see what LENR (i.e. mostly speculation and fiction) has anything to do with rocket engines (i.e. science). My hoover (that is also manufactured by Hoover) can also separate dust using vortex, so there is indeed a corollary! I wonder if this design could be fitted into jet engines also? I have fantasied of plasma driven electric jet engine, because plasma state would allow maximal thermal expansion. But as plasma is way too hot for conventional materials, Vortex design is necessary to keep hot plasma separate from the engine structures. —Jouni
