The future drive for boats: MHD drive without propellor

[wings]

Have a look at this great
experiments.

This could be scalled up by using higher voltages and arc
discharges or BackEMF spikes from big coils.

I already posted some info here:

http://www.overunity.com/index.php?topic=5024.msg109541;topicseen#msg109541

Here is the new video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sT39rd4P9x4


This is probably the future of boat drives in seawater.

Regards, Stefan.

full scale test:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_1

http://www.mesj.or.jp/mesj_e/english/pub/english/pdf/mv23n011995p46.pdf

[Yucca]

The only downside, which shouldn't be flippantly overlooked, is the electrode and electrolyte chemical reactions, which could be a major pollution and toxicity issue for marine life if this form of propulsion was broadly introduced. If using non-inert electrodes, then they will disintegrate, and form various salts of the electrode metals suspended in the remaining electrolyte.

Even when using inert electrodes in sea water, to avoid electrode disintigration due to ionic reactions, there will still be generation of chlorine gas, which is highly toxic, (and is usually not formed when non-inert electrodes are used).

It seems there is always a price to pay for our actions, and it's not always payable with money. Let's hope the price of this possible technology is negligible.
It is a very interesting concept, as most simple concepts are.

Cheers

A VERY important point, marine life is very sensitive to pollution, looks like this is dead in the water as far as propulison goes!

For electricity generation the pollution would not be a problem provided all generated potential was removed through very low resistance circuits.

[FatBird]

Does anyone know what that Round Black Thing is with the Red Wire on it in the Coffee Mug?  Is the Circular thing around it a Magnet?

Thank you.
Great Video!!

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[hartiberlin]

full scale test:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamato_1

http://www.mesj.or.jp/mesj_e/english/pub/english/pdf/mv23n011995p46.pdf

Yamato did use only normal MHD principle,
but no spark-discharges or Graneau Water arc explosions...

so the thrust with the Yamato system was pretty low.

You need to have water arc discharges to get more thrust.
Then also steam and plasma is generated which propells the boat much more.

[wings]

I prefer the Tesla solution MHD as generator   

http://www.free-energy-info.co.uk/Chapt11.html

more related to OU


or but probably off topics something like:

http://yokota-www.pi.titech.ac.jp/Labo%20Files/Res-03/Res04-ECF001.htm

http://yokota-www.pi.titech.ac.jp/Labo%20Files/Res-03/Res04-ECFChipPump001.htm


with plasma in air  .......that can explain the rotational force of the TESTATIKA machine:

http://www.kinema.com/actuator.htm

http://plasma.ece.utk.edu/~plasma/publi/Reno%202006.pdf

http://sweb.uky.edu/~asant2/research/




also this is nice:

http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9854271-7.html?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=NewsBlog