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When I want those kinds of perspectives, I usually check out the 'Isaac Arthur' channel [0]. [0] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/video
by Nzen 8y ago
When I want those kinds of perspectives, I usually check out the 'Isaac Arthur' channel [0].
[0] https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/videos https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZFipeZtQM5CKUjx6grh54g/vid...
Guessing as my uninformed self, I suspect we could recover energy by building a tower that acts as the opposite of a rail cannon. If the craft is emitting a magnetic field as it descends, it could create an electric current in the tower. Of course, it would need to nearly touch the tower or emit a very strong magnetic field, so the conditions probably contrive against this scenario.
<edit adds succeeding> Or, descend through a tower and let the escaping air drive a turbine.
I think the problem is that the energy has high intensity and low duration. It would be similar to asking if we can get some residential power with a military grenade.
- ben_w 8y agoI’ve seen a suggestion that magnetic breaking of the form you suggest is a better way to generate power from mining the moon than He3 — difference in gravitational potential and extremely low concentrations of the latter in the lunar surface.