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Linear Cables
Stabilization and elevator cables on the launch loop are very long, and propagation delay is a big issue. In most systems people are familiar with, cables are short enough and forces change slowly enough that propagation delay is not a major issue. With a launch loop, forces can change rapidly (milliseconds) while the propagation delays are 10s of seconds.
For example, when an instantaneous force change is applied to one end of a very long cable, the end does not stretch a little, it moves, and keeps moving until the force has had time to propagate to a stationary attachment and back. For a 100km stabilization cable, and a 10km/s speed of sound, that can be 20 seconds, in which time many meters of cable moves.
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strength |
CTE |
Vsound |
Support |
100km |
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Round Trip |
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seconds |
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120 |
Pure Kevlar |
1.44 |
124 |
3620 |
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9.3 |
250 |
22 |
-27 |
Pure Spectra |
0.97 |
168 |
2580 |
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270 |
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Pure Diamond |
3.52 |
1140 |
>60000 |
1.2 |
18.0 |
1740 |
11 |
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Pure nanotube |
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