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| Iron has a specific heat of 25.1 J/(mol·K), vaporizes at 3140K, and has a heat of vaporization of 340 kJ/mol . Naively, to go from 400K to vaporization requires 410 kJ/mol or 16 MJ/kg . The rotor moves at 14 km/s, the kinetic energy is 98 MJ/kg, so there is more than enough energy to vaporize the rotor foil and ignite it. '''Further study and experimentation needed'''; perhaps most of the energy will end up in the surrounding air. | Iron has a specific heat of 25.1 J/(mol·K), vaporizes at 3140K, and has a heat of vaporization of 340 kJ/mol . Naively, to go from 400K to vaporization requires 410 kJ/mol or 16 MJ/kg . The rotor moves at 14 km/s, the kinetic energy is 98 MJ/kg, so there is more than enough energy to vaporize the rotor foil and ignite it. '''Further study and experimentation needed'''; perhaps most of the energy will end up heating the surrounding air, and the foil will fragment and fall to the ocean surface and then the sea floor. |
Rotor Lamination
Laminated launch loop rotors will have good magnetic properties and will rapidly disperse and oxidize in the atmosphere after a rotor-release catastrophe. Worst case, thin flakes survive and cut.
Metglas 2605SA1 looks good, higher temperature than 2605HB1M. datasheet downloaded 2017/02/11
Metglas 2605SA1 |
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Curie temperature |
395C / 668K |
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saturation induction |
1.56 Tesla |
thickness |
23 μm |
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density |
7.18 g/cm³ |
Thermal Expansion |
7.6 ppm/°C |
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Iron vaporization temp |
3140 K |
Tensile Strength |
1 GPa |
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Elastic Modulus |
100 GPa |
Iron |
85 to 95% |
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2.5g/m³ |
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Silicon |
5 to 10% |
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3.0g/m³ |
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Boron |
1 to 5% |
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2,0g/m³ |
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resistivity |
1.3 μΩ-m |
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60 Hz and 1.4 T |
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Induction at 80 A/m |
≥1.35 T |
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Core Loss |
≤0.17 W/kg |
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Exciting Apparent Power* |
1.1 (VA/kg) |
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Core loss appears proportional |
Failure and oxidation
Iron has a specific heat of 25.1 J/(mol·K), vaporizes at 3140K, and has a heat of vaporization of 340 kJ/mol . Naively, to go from 400K to vaporization requires 410 kJ/mol or 16 MJ/kg . The rotor moves at 14 km/s, the kinetic energy is 98 MJ/kg, so there is more than enough energy to vaporize the rotor foil and ignite it. Further study and experimentation needed; perhaps most of the energy will end up heating the surrounding air, and the foil will fragment and fall to the ocean surface and then the sea floor.