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:''Judging from the name and the probe's mission, this device was presumably utilized for making precise measurements of [[wikipedia:magnetohydrodynamics|magnetohydrodynamic activity]], the study of [[electromagnetism]] through fluids, in determining the existence of [[life]].'' |
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+ | :''It is also possible that it describes the propulsion system of Nomad. [[wikipedia:magnetoplasmadynamic thruster|Magnetohydrodynamic propulsion]] creates its propulsive effects from the [[wikipedia:Lorentz force|Lorentz force]] resulting from [[plasma]] flowing through an accelerator. Interestingly, the [[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual|TNG Technical Manual]] describes the 24th century [[impulse engine]] as basically being a magnetohydrodynamic drive with an added [[driver coil]] for reducing the apparent mass.'' |
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Revision as of 11:10, 20 July 2007
Nomad schematic
A magnetohydrodynamic vernier-pulse was a technological component of the Nomad space probe. (TOS: "The Changeling")
- Judging from the name and the probe's mission, this device was presumably utilized for making precise measurements of magnetohydrodynamic activity, the study of electromagnetism through fluids, in determining the existence of life.
- It is also possible that it describes the propulsion system of Nomad. Magnetohydrodynamic propulsion creates its propulsive effects from the Lorentz force resulting from plasma flowing through an accelerator. Interestingly, the TNG Technical Manual describes the 24th century impulse engine as basically being a magnetohydrodynamic drive with an added driver coil for reducing the apparent mass.