On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, Pete Hardie wrote: > Mark Willis wrote: > > single spool turbojet > > 12mm OD x 3mm long (Tiny!) Weighs 1 gram... > > Rotor speed: 2.4 million rpm > > Combustor temp: 1600deg K > > Output: 13 grams thrust, or 16W electrical > > Fuel: Hydrogen @ 7 grams/hr. > > > > Fuel for 2-3 hours would fit in a CO2 cylinder sized container or so > > <G> They use air bearings, and a *silicon* spool, no nickel metal > > sintered exotics here... This little puppy will run a wearable nicely > > when it gets to production! (The original is for a small surveillance > > aircraft, 16W power budget isn't bad though!) I imagine it puts out > > some heat, of course... > > But that annoying roar and jet of flame..... Great for scaring muggers away though... --------------- Linux- the choice of a GNU generation. -------------- : Alex Holden (M1CJD)- Caver, Programmer, Land Rover nut, Radio Ham : -------------------- http://www.linuxhacker.org/ -------------------- -- Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with subject of "subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" toWear-Hard Mailing List Archive (searchable): http://wearables.ml.org
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