By: Nevanlinna on Mercoledì 11 Settembre 2013 13:55
A)
Dear Andrea,
In your comment you mentioned that currently a battery of hot-cats were undergoing extensive review at this time. I looked up the definition of the word battery, and although your comment in context implies the meaning of 6a below, if you are testing the 450 pound 100kw hot-cats, I just can’t resist asking if the definition marked 2b, might be more accurate. Answer if you can, but I hope your warship is well equipped.
God bless you,
Tom
bat·ter·y (bt-r)n. pl. bat·ter·ies.
a. The act of beating or pounding.
b. Law The unlawful and unwanted touching or striking of one person by another, with the intention of bringing about a harmful or offensive contact.
2.a. An emplacement for one or more pieces of artillery.
b. A set of guns or other heavy artillery, as on a warship.
c. An army artillery unit, corresponding to a company in the infantry.
3.a. An array of similar things intended for use together: took a battery of achievement tests.
b. An impressive body or group: a battery of political supporters.
4. Baseball The pitcher and catcher.
5. Music The percussion section of an orchestra.
6. Electricity
a. Two or more connected cells that produce a direct current by converting chemical energy to electrical energy.
b. A single cell, such as a dry cell, that produces an electric current.
B)
Tom Conover:
What if the correct answer is the 5?
Warm Regards,
A.R.
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Non riesce a risparmiarsi la battuta. Chissà cosa ne pensa il socio americano.
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Si può provare ad aggiungere all'insieme delle definizioni il punto
"7. Shock tube",
da cui segue:
US8465602
Amorphous-nanocrystalline-microcrystalline coatings and methods of production thereof,
US7763325
Method and apparatus for thermal spraying of metal coatings using pulsejet resonant pulsed combustion,
US6948306
Apparatus and method of using supersonic combustion heater for hypersonic materials and propulsion testing,
US4319715
Apparatus for explosive application of coatings to articles <<<<<<<<<<<<<<
[da confrontare con WO 2004/041715 A1 che va a olio minerale drogato con boro; uno dei due inventori è amico di "the Snake"],
US4231518
Apparatus for explosive application of coatings.
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Se alla fine dei giochi risultasse che Quinlan è riuscito a ficcare dentro all'e-Cat una via di mezzo tra un piccolo cannone e un pulsoreattore a vapore e ANCHE a farlo funzionare, bisognerebbe levarsi il cappello.
Si tratterebbe di uno strano ibrido tra le idee di Van Bogaert, gli oli in pressione dell'esperto russo in combustibili di missile, il nickel di Piantelli e Focardi e certe trovate personali [che si muovono tra depuratori elettrostatici Cottrell, raffinazioni di oli lubrificanti vegetali, un po' di elettrochimica e altro]. Una chimera particolarmente mostruosa.