A Pulse Detenation Ion Engine.
I Did All The Math, And One Normal 1:1 Scale Ion Engine Produces 0.002 Pounds Of Thrust.
If I Used Capacitors For The Electric Source, Judging By The Funding Of The U.S. Air Force, The Capacitor Would Be Around 3-4 Feet Wide In Diameter.
The Power Output Would Be ABSOLUTELY MASSIVE.
My Math * Again * Tells Me That The Power Output For A Single Capacitor Of That Size Used On A Pulse Detonation Ion Engine Would Produce A WHOPPING 800,000 POUNDS OF THRUST.
And Thats Just ONE Of Those Capacitors.
This Means A Single One Of These Engines Would Produce Enough Thrust To Get The An-225 GREATER Than A 1:1 Thrust To Weight Ratio.
This Engine Would Literally Be Able To Carry The An-225 To Supersonic Speeds And Above.
Imagine What Speeds We Could Achieve With A 30,000Ib Jet.
This Could Be Revolutionary In The Future.
No Stealing My Idea.
And To Fill That 50% Power Loss, I Would Either Not Care, Because It Would Still Have 400,000 Pounds Of Thrust.
Or I Would Use Some Other Power Source That I Haven’t Thought Of Yet.
Also, Update On This, The Capacitor Wouldn’t Have A Power Source, So, It Would Probably Include An Oxygen Tank That Circulates Oxygen Through A Combustion Chamber, And That Combustion Chamber Takes The Energy Made From The Explosion To Power The Capacitor Charge.
The issue is actually building this engine in question ;-;
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Firstly, I'm curious about what math you did to begin with.
Secondly, what's a pulse detonation ion engine
@jamesPLANESii I'm not sure about the dielectric constants for certain materials but in theory if you could find the right filler the 50% wouldn't matter with such a high capacitance. The main issue is finding something with enough power density for a large potential difference. Also that capacitors discharge inversely exponential so it would just be one big jolt of thrust.
Besides, capacitors have a maximum efficiency of only 50%. And a capacitor of that size would be pretty heavy. At that rate you might aswell just burn rocket fuel and have the weight drop as it's burnt.
The Tesla Model S Plaid (which is powered by batteries and weights 2 tonnes) can go 0-60 in under 2 seconds. I really don't think it's the fact that Ion engines use batteries that give them such a low amount of thrust.
I'm gonna steal your idea
By any chance are you @MrCOPTY?
I'm a bit unfamiliar with PDIEs but how do you get a source of potential with a power density high enough to charge a capacitor of that size but still able to be mounted on an aircraft? Not trying to discredit you at all, I love the concept.
I’m no expert on this, so I’m probably wrong, but what exactly is a pulse detonation ion engine? I know what an ion engine is and I looked up pulse detonation engines, but what do they have in common? Is this a concept that combines the two?
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@Randomplayer yeah
Your probably the only smart person on this site. Everyone else are goobers