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Article #15917Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
From: Carl J Lydick
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 23:35
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 23:35
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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? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL 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.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!europa.asd.contel.com!howland.reston.ans.net!usc!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!nntp-server.caltech.edu!SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU!CARL 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 Lines: 18 Distribution: world Message-ID: <1h2vvbINNfm0@gap.caltech.edu> 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> Reply-To: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU NNTP-Posting-Host: sol1.gps.caltech.edu