Field propulsion Puns

I’m very passionate on aerospace engineering and have finished my first year at uni. And for our first week back our first abstract is on the topic of conceptual multidisciplinary design process, however each student must research past conceptual engine designs that never never left the drawing board and identify how multidisciplinary design processing affects the Efficiency of a concept.

I’ve chosen the Coléoptère and it’s unique annular wings. However an idea popped into my head that’s similarly based on the design and wanted to see if anyone propulsion guru’s can help me figure out a rough idea on the feasibility of such a propulsion design with today’s current ‘space grade’ materials & manufacturing techniques currently used to build modern air breathing turbine engines.

I've been looking into Aerospace Engineering for a while now, and propulsion sounds like the most interesting thing to work on, the thing I want to know is how big the field is/how much space there is for people specializing in propulsion versus other fields like aerodynamics, heat transfer, etc. I haven't been able to find much on that in particular online.

Thanks in advance.

The idea of being able to create a magnetic field that's on a similar order of magnitude to a black hole, or neutron star is fascinating on many levels. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.livescience.com/amp/megatesla-magnetic-fields-earth.html However I'm wondering if you could bring some of these devices on a spacecraft then use the magnetic fields they produce to accelerate a propelent. The laser clearly could be powered using solar energy, but the cylinders would have to either be fabricated from materials on the space craft, or just brought along with. Perhaps it could be part of a new propulsion system.

I was reading this article about how magnetic fields are showing up more and more in space when people are looking for them. https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-hidden-magnetic-universe-begins-to-come-into-view-20200702/ I know the fields aren't strong in general, but I was wondering if you were able to generate and manipulate a big enough magnetic field in a craft if you could kind of pull / push against the existing magnetic fields?

I'm considering applying to OSU for my Master's (I'm from India) because they're collaborating with NASA on designing future launch systems. I had a couple questions for y'all:

• The one in the title, though my intuition says it does.
• What's the level of grad student involvement usually like in these kinds of projects? Would I get exposure to quality industry contacts?
• Are there alternate avenues to get into Nuclear Propulsion (other degree programs)?

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19800010907.pdf

Came across this on a youtube deep dive. Interesting that in the foreword it's stated "NASA is not involved in UFO research" but then goes on to reference UFO 18 times in a 15 page paper. In fact the first section is.....UFO research. I'm sure this has been posted before but I found it interesting..

I'd really like to work on liquid fuel rockets or jet engines. I am choosing my electives to focus on thermodynamics, mechanical design, and flow modelling. Is there anything else I can do to better prepare for the field like certain internships or certifications?

I'm not a big fan of mechanical engineering as a major. I prefer chem e, but I want to possibly work in rocket propulsion. Would it be much more difficult with a degree in chem e, even if I participate on the propulsion team of a rocketry club at my university?

In the game, mass effect fields work by lowering the mass of the ship to the point where the speed of light can be exceeded by counteracting the way mass starts to increase to infinite amounts the closer you get to the speed of light.

That's all well and good but the spaceships in the mass effect universe are obviously using some sort of reaction drives to actually generate thrust. They all follow Newton's third law. Here lies the problem: since the mass effect field is lowering the mass of the spaceships, how are they actually generating enough thrust to move to the speeds necessary? Since the mass of the ship is being lowered, it stands to reason that whatever they're spewing out the engines has its mass reduced as well.

Does anyone know how this is actually handled? Or is it all handwaved?

The only thing I read about the actual propulsion were things like fusion torches and antimatter annihilation engines, which still would need to deal with the problem of the lowered mass lowering the amount of energy or thrust they could generate.

If anyone could shed some light on the issue, or correct my incorrect understanding of the issues I'd appreciate it.

Also, unrelated but interesting to me, but do they use the mass effect fields also somehow help them with energy production and other stuff? I've always wondered if they somehow utilize them to kickstart nuclear reactions or something. Maybe somehow use them for miniaturized reactors or whatnot. I don't ever remember reading anything in the codex about energy production in the future. All I can assume is they're not using fossils fuels anymore, haha.

Thank you in advance guys!

Edit: let me clarify, I've read the codex thoroughly. Ship based FTL in mass effect is described as working by lowering the mass of the ship (NOT to zero or negative mass) to counteract the increasing of mass at relativistic speeds so they can surpass the speed of light. Relay based FTL lowers the mass of the ship (and anything else) in a corridor to nothing. Both of these methods are described as requiring reaction drives to propel the ship to the faster than light speeds though. They even mention the ships turning around halfway to their destination to slow down.

They mention that military ships use fusion torches and anti matter annihilation drives, and civilian ships use ion drives, but those are both reaction drives and should still suffer from the problem of the mass effect fields lowering the mass of the crap being pushe

I can make some serious contributions to their mission and it would be an absolute dream job... Any advice?

You generate a strong enough magnetic field to provide an acoustic damper to the inside of the beam channel. You locate the fundamental frequencies in radial sections of the craft. The radian arc represents the 'resolution' that acts as an 'acoustic' filter resonating a barrier field inside the ring at the frequency of the homogenous ring gas electrons, using resonant frequencies which can amplify particle accelerator to concentrate particles at the target thrust emitters (transducer mass). The intense inertial and high heat resistance of the thrust transducer allows some powerful thrust-like forces.

The craft will fly on this flaming energetic ring of fire. This complex reactor coil can warp the focused area of the field to concentrate field-current electrons around the craft, allowing space time slippage, by using standing wave harmonics to concentrate accelerated particles at the closing of the radial nodes.

Particles flow like a laminar fluid inside the channel and the ring electromagnets (torroid radial ring). Filters create a 'lensing' of the particle laminar flow like two 180° standing waves. The crossover point can be focused into the target masses.

The field only has to maintain the highest energy within the atmosphere. Once you get out into space, it's pretty wonderful. You can come face to face and gaze into the infinitude nature of deity itself, as you fall into its mystery; and within that mentally alchemy you discover God itself deep within the cavity of your soul.

The abyss reaches down into the valley of self to that you've buried the last of your child-like imagination, and brings him forward to lead. In an eclipse of light, shines the one, brighten the mind to power the soul; for the light of Love shines deep within thine heart's protection, whose fire is to be used to warmth and not to harmth. That's probably not even a word, why are you still reading, my GOD this edible was fucking F-I-R-E

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I'm currently an undergrad ME student, looking towards grad school for AE. The current fields in AE that interest me are propulsion and structural design. However, I'm not too sure on what these fields specialize in.

Does structural design involve the physical design and stress testing of air/spacecrafts?

How much chemistry is involved for propulsion. Is it mostly physics based with a general knowledge of chemistry?

Bottom line: there does not seem to be many rocket propulsion engineering jobs at an entry level. I am a senior in college looking into positions and places to apply for jobs this coming year. If I don't get a position as a propulsion engineer, how easy is it to get a propulsion engineering position from a different type of position?

Should I not even bother looking into jobs if I am interested in control systems and rocket propulsion (engine control system job would be awesome)? Should I just look into grad schools?

Could you possibly generate a force field and have it "push" the ship?

Edit: Wording.