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Nasa finally publishes controversial fuel free 'impossible drive' paper
EmDrive creates thrust by bouncing microwaves around a chamber
The system has caused a stir as it it 'goes against' the laws of physics
A paper from NASA engineers shows the technology works in a vacuum
But, expert say 'Mach effect' could explain it, which follows laws of physics
The radical concept of a fuel-free ‘impossible’ engine has now gained far more credibility.
In recent weeks, a leaked version of the paper stirred up controversy as it appeared to show that scientists had created a working EmDrive prototype.
Now, the findings have officially been peer-reviewed and published.
It’s said that the EmDrive could get humans to Mars in just 10 weeks, but experts have long argued that idea cannot be brought to life as the engine defies the fundamental laws of physics.
The paper, now published in the AIAA’s Journal of Propulsion and Power, describes a series of successful tests carried out by scientists at NASA's Eagleworks Laboratories.
Its publication means it has now been reviewed by scientists independent to the study.
Essentially, the EmDrive generates thrust by harnessing particles of light and bouncing microwaves around inside a closed chamber, shaped like a cone.
The movement generates thrust at the slim end of the cone, which drives the engine forward.
But as it has no fuel to eject, this system goes against Newton’s Third Law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
In the new study, which tested if the device could operate in a vacuum, the researchers found that 'thrust data from forward, reverse, and null suggested that the system was consistently performing at 1.2±0.1 mN/kW1.2±0.1 mN/kW, which was very close to the average impulsive performance measured in air.'
The supporting physics model for these conditions, according to the researchers, could be a 'nonlocal hidden-variable theory, or pilot-wave theory for short' - an interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Nasa finally publishes controversial fuel free 'impossible drive' paper | Daily Mail Online
The system has caused a stir as it it 'goes against' the laws of physics
A paper from NASA engineers shows the technology works in a vacuum
But, expert say 'Mach effect' could explain it, which follows laws of physics
The radical concept of a fuel-free ‘impossible’ engine has now gained far more credibility.
In recent weeks, a leaked version of the paper stirred up controversy as it appeared to show that scientists had created a working EmDrive prototype.
Now, the findings have officially been peer-reviewed and published.
It’s said that the EmDrive could get humans to Mars in just 10 weeks, but experts have long argued that idea cannot be brought to life as the engine defies the fundamental laws of physics.
The paper, now published in the AIAA’s Journal of Propulsion and Power, describes a series of successful tests carried out by scientists at NASA's Eagleworks Laboratories.
Its publication means it has now been reviewed by scientists independent to the study.
Essentially, the EmDrive generates thrust by harnessing particles of light and bouncing microwaves around inside a closed chamber, shaped like a cone.
The movement generates thrust at the slim end of the cone, which drives the engine forward.
But as it has no fuel to eject, this system goes against Newton’s Third Law, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
In the new study, which tested if the device could operate in a vacuum, the researchers found that 'thrust data from forward, reverse, and null suggested that the system was consistently performing at 1.2±0.1 mN/kW1.2±0.1 mN/kW, which was very close to the average impulsive performance measured in air.'
The supporting physics model for these conditions, according to the researchers, could be a 'nonlocal hidden-variable theory, or pilot-wave theory for short' - an interpretation of quantum mechanics.
Nasa finally publishes controversial fuel free 'impossible drive' paper | Daily Mail Online