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|| parameter || bottom value || top value || units || || incline sheath mass || 10 || 10 || kg/m || || cable angle || 38.85 || - || degrees || || cable offset || 20.0 || - || kilometers || || cable support length || 80.0 || 80 || kilometers || || incline slope || 0.3640 || 0.1400 || vert/horiz || || incline angle || 20.00 || 8.01 || degrees || || deflection force || 205,016 || 82,093 || kiloNewtons || || deflection force vertical || 201,902 || 81,893 || kiloNewtons || || deflection force horizontal || 35,601 || 5,731 || kiloNewtons || || rotor mass density || 2.9882 || 3.0000 || kg/meter || || rotor velocity || 14,055 || 14,000 || meter/sec || || gravity || 9.81 || 9.57 || meter^2/sec || || horizontal distance || 0 || 311.9 || kilometers || || vertical distance || 0 || 80 || kilometers || || cable force ratio gz || 1.14 || 4.73 || vert/horiz || || cable axial force || 0 || 27,701 || kiloNewtons / rotor || || station support force || - || 54,792 || kiloNewtons / rotor || || station + elevator mass || - || 5726 || metric tons / rotor || || main diagonal cable mass || - || 2150 || metric tons / rotor || || incline cable mass || - || 1280 || metric tons / rotor || |
|| parameter || bottom value || top value || units || || horizontal distance || 0 || 311.9 || kilometers || || vertical distance || 0 || 80 || kilometers || || incline sheath mass || 10 || 10 || kg/m || || cable angle || 38.85 || - || degrees || || cable offset || 20.0 || - || kilometers || || cable support length || 80.0 || 80 || kilometers || || incline slope || 0.3640 || 0.1400 || vert/horiz || || incline angle || 20.00 || 8.01 || degrees || || deflection force || 205,016 || 82,093 || kiloNewtons || || deflection force vertical || 201,902 || 81,893 || kiloNewtons || || deflection force horizontal || 35,601 || 5,731 || kiloNewtons || || rotor mass density || 2.9882 || 3.0000 || kg/meter || || rotor velocity || 14,055 || 14,000 || meter/sec || || gravity || 9.81 || 9.57 || meter^2^/sec || || cable force ratio gz || 1.14 || 4.73 || vert/horiz || || cable axial force || - || 27,701 || kiloNewtons/rotor || || station support force || - || 54,792 || kiloNewtons/rotor || || station + elevator mass || - || 5726 || metric tons/rotor || || main diagonal cable mass || - || 2150 || metric tons/rotor || || incline cable mass || - || 1280 || metric tons/rotor || |
Inclines Sections
The inclines are the regions of the loop where the rotor rises from the surface to 80km launch altitude.
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parameter |
bottom value |
top value |
units |
horizontal distance |
0 |
311.9 |
kilometers |
vertical distance |
0 |
80 |
kilometers |
incline sheath mass |
10 |
10 |
kg/m |
cable angle |
38.85 |
- |
degrees |
cable offset |
20.0 |
- |
kilometers |
cable support length |
80.0 |
80 |
kilometers |
incline slope |
0.3640 |
0.1400 |
vert/horiz |
incline angle |
20.00 |
8.01 |
degrees |
deflection force |
205,016 |
82,093 |
kiloNewtons |
deflection force vertical |
201,902 |
81,893 |
kiloNewtons |
deflection force horizontal |
35,601 |
5,731 |
kiloNewtons |
rotor mass density |
2.9882 |
3.0000 |
kg/meter |
rotor velocity |
14,055 |
14,000 |
meter/sec |
gravity |
9.81 |
9.57 |
meter2/sec |
cable force ratio gz |
1.14 |
4.73 |
vert/horiz |
cable axial force |
- |
27,701 |
kiloNewtons/rotor |
station support force |
- |
54,792 |
kiloNewtons/rotor |
station + elevator mass |
- |
5726 |
metric tons/rotor |
main diagonal cable mass |
- |
2150 |
metric tons/rotor |
incline cable mass |
- |
1280 |
metric tons/rotor |
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source. gnuplot control file You will need http://gnuplot.info to make the plot, though you can output the data to other plotting packages.