[PSUBS-MAILIST] Flywheels (was: Hydrogen Peroxide)

[Michael B Holt <michaelbholt@juno.com>]

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 22:18:49 -0700 "Gary R. Boucher" writes:
>     One last note on exotic propulsion systems.  Here's one I bet
nobody 
>thought of.  If you want a great deal of propulsion for a relatively
short 
>period of time build a sub with the propulsion energy stored in 
>flywheels. 

About a thousand years ago, I obtained a set of papers from a 
conference on flywheel power.   Very impressive stuff.  The general
intent was for alternative-power automobiles, but . . . 

There was a torpedo used by the USN, running under flywheel power.
It was replaced by the Whitehead torpedo in about 1908, I think.  I'll 
see what I can find.



Michael
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