05 Apr 2017, 2:38 am
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05 Apr 2017, 7:32 am
Well, there is the real Hyperion engine... 
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/disney-explains-its-powerful-new-hyperion-rendering-engine-117152.html
05 Apr 2017, 7:10 pm
Kiprobalhato wrote:
describe the hyperion engine.
inquiring parties want to know.
inquiring parties want to know.
It's a type of space propulsion system in my science fiction universe that's basically similar to an ion engine as in it uses ionized noble gas nuclei accelerated by electromagnetism but it also works like a coilgun in that it has a multi stage exhaust acceleration process and it fires in rapid pulses. I don't even know if the design is practical in real life but I've come up with how these engines work in a lot of detail and in theory if they were provided sufficient energy from something like a fusion reactor (which exists in that universe) then they could be some very efficient and reasonably powerful engines for interplanetary travel. They don't work in atmosphere though and their relatively low thrust makes them impractical for landing on atmosphereless bodies like the Moon, so chemichal rockets still have their place.
Lillikoi wrote:
Well, there is the real Hyperion engine...
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/disney-explains-its-powerful-new-hyperion-rendering-engine-117152.html
http://www.cartoonbrew.com/tech/disney-explains-its-powerful-new-hyperion-rendering-engine-117152.html
OK, that's interesting. I might have to start calling them "Hyperion drives" now.
09 Apr 2017, 3:22 pm
Hyperion is an old Greek god of light.
Also, Lilli, what an awesome idea, about Pokemon Sun/Moon. 
09 Apr 2017, 5:05 pm
09 Apr 2017, 5:15 pm
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09 Apr 2017, 5:41 pm
Kuraudo7777 wrote:
Hyperion is an old Greek god of light.
Also, Lilli, what an awesome idea, about Pokemon Sun/Moon.
Also, Lilli, what an awesome idea, about Pokemon Sun/Moon.
I can send you a link to what I have, if you want.
It's unfinished and out of order,
and some parts are in need of elaboration, but I've got a good deal done.
09 Apr 2017, 5:41 pm
^Sure, that would be great. 
10 Apr 2017, 12:42 am
mikeman7918 wrote:
It's a type of space propulsion system in my science fiction universe that's basically similar to an ion engine as in it uses ionized noble gas nuclei accelerated by electromagnetism but it also works like a coilgun in that it has a multi stage exhaust acceleration process and it fires in rapid pulses. I don't even know if the design is practical in real life but I've come up with how these engines work in a lot of detail and in theory if they were provided sufficient energy from something like a fusion reactor (which exists in that universe) then they could be some very efficient and reasonably powerful engines for interplanetary travel. They don't work in atmosphere though and their relatively low thrust makes them impractical for landing on atmosphereless bodies like the Moon, so chemichal rockets still have their place.
well, who said things have to be practical to warrant their creation?
thanks for the detail, but i'm afraid that's all a bit lost on me
no worries though, i am met with the same response when i go all "bio nerd" on others...or initiate car geek mode...who uses these types of engines, i wonder? are they exclusive only to the highest echelons of society and fat cat researchers, or are they available commercially and cheaply?
10 Apr 2017, 3:29 am
Kiprobalhato wrote:
well, who said things have to be practical to warrant their creation?
thanks for the detail, but i'm afraid that's all a bit lost on me no worries though, i am met with the same response when i go all "bio nerd" on others...or initiate car geek mode...
who uses these types of engines, i wonder? are they exclusive only to the highest echelons of society and fat cat researchers, or are they available commercially and cheaply?
thanks for the detail, but i'm afraid that's all a bit lost on me
no worries though, i am met with the same response when i go all "bio nerd" on others...or initiate car geek mode...who uses these types of engines, i wonder? are they exclusive only to the highest echelons of society and fat cat researchers, or are they available commercially and cheaply?
Well, at least I didn't refer to ion engines with their full scientific name; magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters. I'll admit, I may have been slightly showing off.
But yeah, how they work aside effectively Hyperion drives are the engine of choice when moving stuff between planets but they are useless for interstellar travel because it would take way too long and they are useless for launching stuff into space because they don't have enough thrust.
How accessible depends on what time period we are talking about because I've done RP's from multiple different time periods in that universe. When they were first invented in the 2030's they were used just by organizations like NASA and a few large corporations like MegaWatt, once serious competition for asteroid mining started happening and what would later be known as the Great Solar War started various militaries started using them, as space tourism grew among the chaos wealthy civilians started flying to space and colonists were sent to the Moon and Mars, eventually the earliest civilian orbital ships were created but they didn't include Hyperion engines for another few years, and in the late 2050's when the first interstellar mission is launched about 6-7% of the human population lives off Earth and small interplanetary ships are about as accessible as private jets are now. That has got to be one of the longest sentences ever but I'm too lazy to fix it.
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10 Apr 2017, 1:24 pm
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10 Apr 2017, 8:47 pm
^
How did you know?
However, I am saving that party for a very special occurrence which is happening in 10 days.
Three guesses what it is. 
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