[Vision2020] "Acceleration" Defined
Sunil Ramalingam
sunilramalingam at hotmail.com
Thu Jan 12 09:12:17 PST 2006
I understand John Force and Ron Force have never been seen at the same place
at the same time.
Coincidence?
I think not.
Sunil
>From: "Area Man (Dan C)" <areaman at moscow.com>
>To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] "Acceleration" Defined
>Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 08:46:31 -0800
>
>Sunil,
>
>You are thinking about Cyberdyne, which was taken over by Skynet after
>it became self-aware and began manufacturing said Terminators.
>
>Sometimes mistaken for Yoyodyne Propulsion Systems, which was
>responsible for the construction of Buckaroo Banzai's Oscillation
>Overthruster.
>
>Have a geektastic day,
>
>DC
>
>P.S. Dragsters are cooler than space shuttles. Mostly because you'll
>never have an astronaut quite as colorful as John Force.
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com] On Behalf Of Sunil Ramalingam
>Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 5:09 AM
>To: starbliss at gmail.com; thansen at moscow.com
>Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] "Acceleration" Defined
>
>
>Ted,
>
>Isn't Rocketdyne the outfit that manufactured the Terminators that
>menaced
>Los Angeles in the late 1980s and early 1990s?
>
>Sunil
>
>
> >From: Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com>
> >To: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> >CC: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] "Acceleration" Defined
> >Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 00:15:42 -0800
> >
> >Tom et. al.
> >
> >You seemed to miss the joke in my suggestion that the CBD could become
> >a Trinitarian Village like "Chinatown" in some large US cities, but
> >this is no
> >joke:
> >
> >You want horsepower? Forget the dragster! How about engines in one
> >"machine" with the output of 13 Hoover Dams?
> >
> >Try this:
> >
> >http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/propul/SSMEamaz.html
> >
> >Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main Engine operates at greater temperature
> >extremes than any mechanical system in common use today. The liquid
> >hydrogen fuel is -423 degrees Fahrenheit, the second coldest liquid on
> >Earth. When the hydrogen is burned with liquid oxygen, the temperature
> >in the engine's combustion chamber reaches +6000 degrees Fahrenheit -
> >that's higher than the
> >boiling point of Iron.
> >
> >
> > - The maximum equivalent horsepower developed by the three SSMEs is
> > just over 37 million horsepower.
> > - The energy released by three of Rocketdyne's Space Shuttle Main
> > engines is equivalent to the output of 13 Hoover Dams.
> > - Although not much larger than an automobile engine, the SSME
> > high-pressure fuel turbopump generates 100 horsepower for each
> >pound of
> >its
> > weight, while an automobile engine generates about one-half
>horsepower
> >for
> > each pound of its weight.
> > - Even though Rocketdyne's SSME weighs one-seventh as much as a
> > locomotive engine, its high-pressure fuel pump alone delivers as
>much
> > horsepower as 28 locomotives, while its high-pressure oxidizer pump
>
> >delivers
> > the equivalent horsepower for 11 more.
> > - If water, instead of fuel, were pumped by the three Space Shuttle
> > Main Engines, an average family-sized swimming pool could be
>drained in
> >25
> > seconds.
> > - The SSME high-pressure fuel turbopump main shaft rotates at
>37,000
> > rpm compared to about 3,000 rpm for an automobile operating at 60
>mph.
> > - The discharge pressure of an SSME high-pressure fuel turbopump
>could
> > send a column of liquid hydrogen 36 miles in the air
> >
> >------------------
> >
> >Ted Moffett
> >
> >
> >On 1/10/06, Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > "Acceleration" as defined by Keith Black
> > > (http://www.keithblack.com)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >-----------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > One top fuel dragster 500 cubic inch Hemi engine makes more
> > > horsepower
> > >
> > > than the first 4 rows of stock cars at the Daytona 500.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Under full throttle, a dragster engine consumes 1-1/2 gallons of
> > > nitro
> > >
> > > methane per second; a fully loaded 747 consumes jet fuel at the same
> > >
> > > rate with 25% less energy being produced.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > A stock Dodge Hemi V8 engine cannot produce enough power to drive
> > > the
> > >
> > > dragster's supercharger. With 3,000 CFM of air being rammed in by
> > > the
> > >
> > > supercharger on overdrive, the fuel mixture is compressed into a
> > >
> > > near-solid form before ignition.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Cylinders run on the verge of hydraulic lock at full throttle.
> > >
> > > At 1.7:1 air/fuel mixture of nitro methane, the flame front
> > >
> > > temperature measures 7,050 deg F.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nitro methane burns yellow. The spectacular white flame seen above
> > > the
> > >
> > > stacks at night is raw burning hydrogen, dissociated from
> > > atmospheric
> > >
> > > water vapor by the searing exhaust gases.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dual magnetos supply 44 amps to each spark plug. This is the output
> > > of
> > >
> > > an arc welder in each cylinder. Spark plug electrodes are totally
> > >
> > > consumed during a pass. After halfway, the engine is dieseling from
> > >
> > > compression, plus the glow of exhaust valves at 1,400 deg F. The
> > > engine
> > >
> > > can only be shut down by cutting the fuel flow.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > If spark momentarily fails early in the run, unburned nitro builds
> > > up
> > >
> > > In the affected cylinders and then explodes with sufficient force to
> >blow
> > >
> > > cylinder heads off the block in pieces or split the block in half.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > In order to exceed 3 00 mph in 4.5 seconds, dragsters must
> > > accelerate an
> > >
> > > average of over 4G's. In order to reach 200 mph (well before
> > >
> > > half-track), the launch acceleration approaches 8G's.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Dragsters reach over 300 miles per hour before you have completed
> > >
> > > reading this sentence. Top fuel engines turn approximately 540
> > >
> > > revolutions from light to light! Including the burnout, the engine
> > > must
> > >
> > > only survive 900 revolutions under load.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The redline is actually quite high at 9,500 rpm.
> > >
> > > Assuming all the equipment is paid off, the crew worked for free,
> > > and
> > >
> > > for once NOTHING BLOWS UP, each run costs an estimate $1,000.00 per
> > >
> > > second.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The current top fuel dragster elapsed time record is 4.441 seconds
> > > for
> > >
> > > the quarter mile (10/05/03, Tony Schumacher). The top speed record
> > > is
> > >
> > > 333.00 mph (533 km/h) as measured over the last 66' of the run
> > >
> > > (09/28/03 Doug Kalitta).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Putting all of this into perspective, picture this scenario:
> > >
> > > You are driving the average $140,000 Lingenfelter "twin-turbo"
> > > powered
> > >
> > > Corvette Z06. Over a mile up the road, a top fuel dragster is staged
> > >
> > > and ready to launch down a quarter mile strip as you pass. You have
> > > the
> > >
> > > advantage of a flying start. You run the 'Vette hard up through the
> > >
> > > gears and blast across the starting line and pass the dragster at an
> > >
> > > honest 200 mph. The "tree" goes green for both of you at that
> > > moment.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > The dragster launches and starts after you. You keep your foot down
> > >
> > > hard, but you hear an incredibly brutal whine that sears your
> > > eardrums
> > >
> > > and within 3 seconds, the dragster catches and passes you. He beats
> > > you
> > >
> > > to the finish line, a quarter mile away from where you just passed
> > > him.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Think about it, from a standing start, the dragster had spotted you
> > > 200
> > >
> > > mph and not only caught, but nearly blasted you off the road when he
> > >
> > > passed you within a mere 1,320 foot long race course.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >-----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >-----------------------------------------
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > And that, my friend, is ACCELERATION!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Take care, Moscow.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tom Hansen
> > >
> > > Moscow, Idaho
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of
> >arriving
> > > safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid
> > > in sideways, chocolate in one hand, a drink in the other, body
> > > thoroughly
> >used
> > > up, totally worn out and screaming 'WOO HOO. What a ride!'"
> > >
> > >
> > >
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