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tehschifter
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I'd like to start off with saying that i am no expert in engineering or physics, or anything. i am a 20 year old community college student that is intrigued by concepts of things. if at any point I'm wrong feel free to correct and enlighten me.
as many of you may know, a ramjet (and subsequently a scramjet) operate by using their momentum through whatever fluid (air) as a power source for their engines. jet engines are similar to this, at least from my understanding. both of these expel force through their exhaust systems which provides the thrust for said engine. i also realize these use fuel to achieve the actual propulsion and the incoming airflow just serves as a "multiplier" if you will.
recently i was in my room with one of my fans going next to a fan that was off. i noticed that the fan that was off still produced airflow from the momentum generated by the fan that was on when it blew air towards the dead fan.
what would happen if someone were to construct a ring, as in just a basic circuit, of fans and jet engines, or whatever would be the ideal engine, that continuously blew into the next one? i know that the laws of thermodynamics and the principles of friction wouldn't allow for a 100% efficient circuit of these, but would it be relatively super efficient?
ive thought of two scenarios, one being a stationary track, where the engines and propulsion sources were stationary and the air being blown would be the moving part. alternatively i can think of a separate system in which the engines or whatever source of propulsion or energy is the moving entity. think of ball bearings on a skateboard wheel, and the engines would be allowed to move with something similar to that, a guided but not transport system.
/end rant. any thoughts on this? keep in mind that i have ultimately no knowledge on any of this. any feedback would be nice, thanks!
as many of you may know, a ramjet (and subsequently a scramjet) operate by using their momentum through whatever fluid (air) as a power source for their engines. jet engines are similar to this, at least from my understanding. both of these expel force through their exhaust systems which provides the thrust for said engine. i also realize these use fuel to achieve the actual propulsion and the incoming airflow just serves as a "multiplier" if you will.
recently i was in my room with one of my fans going next to a fan that was off. i noticed that the fan that was off still produced airflow from the momentum generated by the fan that was on when it blew air towards the dead fan.
what would happen if someone were to construct a ring, as in just a basic circuit, of fans and jet engines, or whatever would be the ideal engine, that continuously blew into the next one? i know that the laws of thermodynamics and the principles of friction wouldn't allow for a 100% efficient circuit of these, but would it be relatively super efficient?
ive thought of two scenarios, one being a stationary track, where the engines and propulsion sources were stationary and the air being blown would be the moving part. alternatively i can think of a separate system in which the engines or whatever source of propulsion or energy is the moving entity. think of ball bearings on a skateboard wheel, and the engines would be allowed to move with something similar to that, a guided but not transport system.
/end rant. any thoughts on this? keep in mind that i have ultimately no knowledge on any of this. any feedback would be nice, thanks!