I got this idea from investigating the new NIF.
The restarting of the core of a planet or a moon could be achieved by using the NIF facility to create a fusion release of energy. Theoretically how it would work is that when the reaction occurs the release of regulated energy would create the same process as the sun or the cores planet which is relatively the same function as that of the sun except that the sun does not have a layer of material around it to aid in the distribution the magnetic lines of gravity.
First Stage: A drilling rig would be built on the best site possible on the moon. The site chosen would be the area where the layers of the moon were not as strong and would allow for easy drilling to the core. During this process acidic fluid would be pumped into the drill bit that would assist in moleculary destabilizing the iron nickel or whatever type of material was to be drilled through. Although I have done a little bit of research on this topic, I have still been unable to find the necessary material to make the drill head resistant against the acidic fluid used while still being able to remain durable enough to drill through the moon material.
Any help in locating the correct acid to be used to assist the drilling process as well as drill head material that would be resistant
to the acid used would be appreciated.
Stage Two: a second coring would be necessary to enlarge the overall diameter of the insertion hole for to allow for the NIF sphere and related components to be lowered into the moons core. The most likely machine used would be a Old John Henry. The tunnel boring machine would have to be built vertically and in stages because of the immense size of the machine.
Stage 2a: Once boring had begun, and the initial insertion point had been bored past, tracking would have to be laid ahead of the boring machine's crawlers in order for it to continue its forward travel. Buckets would also have to be built that would constantly be able to remove the bored material while the machine was running. These buckets would run in a clockwise motion around the portion of the bore head where the material would be built up the most. The same type of acidic fluid as well as bore head material used for the initial drilling would be used to assist in excavating the material. During the boring at every 100' rooms would be cut into the sides of the tunnel that would be used for crew housing as well as core operations facilities later on when the tunnel had been completed.
Stage 2b: After boring to the center of the moon core was complete, the boring machine would then be backed up out of the tunnel and dissembled and the components left for future use. The boring head would be placed on the closest rise as a monument to the success of the dig. The material that had been excavated would then be sent to Earth and be used to manufacture moon products where the profits generated would then be put back into the project at a 100% level of revenue.
Stage 3: The third stage would see the actual coring of the moons core. Another machine designed to create a spherical core would be lowered to the cores center using the same tracks that boring machine did. The spherical bore head attached to the machine on the surface would begin to core out the moons core. The head itself would be in the shape of an orange. The coring teeth would run on bearings that would cover the surface of the sphere along different paths and would be operated by sending hydralic fluid through the bearings at high pressures. The teeth theirself would come in various sizes ranging from the first coring of two feet. After two feet had been cored the two foot long teeth would be removed and replaced with four foot teeth. This process would continue until the coring had been completed to a maximum diameter of ten feet. Once the initial core was complete machines similar to the XL 5110 would be lowered into the core to begin the process of internally enlarging the core. Instead of using the hammer style probe as seen in the picture a rotary style scaler would be used instead. What comes to mind is a large cyclinder with teeth on it that would rotate at the ends on spindles. The same acidic fluid would be used to aid in the breaking down of the core material. While the 5110's were coring out the core to it's final diameter of a one mile in diameter core, the piping and associated framework for the NIF sphere would be built on the inside of the tunnel's wall. At the surface the main control facilities would be built as would the solar array meant to collect UV rays from the sun to be used to provide electric power to the project. During this time there would be other rigs positioned around the moons surface drilling ventilation shafts to the core that would provide a means of ventilation for the core when it heated up and increased magma began to build back pressure and would need a place to evacuate from.
Stage Four: Finalization. The final stage of the project would see the components of the NIF sphere lowered into the core and assembled. The first pieces would be the plasma conditioning units that would connect to the NIF sphere. These units would be used to convert the fusion reaction into plasma energy. Next, the NIF sphere would be lowered into the core. The overall diameter of the NIF sphere would be 5% less then the overall diameter of the tunnel itself. The NIF Sphere would then be connected to the plasma converters and the material used in the fusion process placed within the NIF sphere.
Then the button would be pushed. In theory when the fusion action occurs and is converted into plasma the plasma would melt the core material. As the core material melted the spin of the planet would align the plasma/magma flow and create a centrifugal force that would cause the magma to produce magnetism that would then aid in the gravitational pull of the planet so that we could walk on the moons surface normally as well as possibly releasing water into the atmosphere that might be stored throughout the planets surface.
Although a very large project that would require hundreds of years at our current rate of technology to finish it would still make for a great sc-fi channel movie.
The restarting of the core of a planet or a moon could be achieved by using the NIF facility to create a fusion release of energy. Theoretically how it would work is that when the reaction occurs the release of regulated energy would create the same process as the sun or the cores planet which is relatively the same function as that of the sun except that the sun does not have a layer of material around it to aid in the distribution the magnetic lines of gravity.
First Stage: A drilling rig would be built on the best site possible on the moon. The site chosen would be the area where the layers of the moon were not as strong and would allow for easy drilling to the core. During this process acidic fluid would be pumped into the drill bit that would assist in moleculary destabilizing the iron nickel or whatever type of material was to be drilled through. Although I have done a little bit of research on this topic, I have still been unable to find the necessary material to make the drill head resistant against the acidic fluid used while still being able to remain durable enough to drill through the moon material.
Any help in locating the correct acid to be used to assist the drilling process as well as drill head material that would be resistant
to the acid used would be appreciated.
Stage Two: a second coring would be necessary to enlarge the overall diameter of the insertion hole for to allow for the NIF sphere and related components to be lowered into the moons core. The most likely machine used would be a Old John Henry. The tunnel boring machine would have to be built vertically and in stages because of the immense size of the machine.
Stage 2a: Once boring had begun, and the initial insertion point had been bored past, tracking would have to be laid ahead of the boring machine's crawlers in order for it to continue its forward travel. Buckets would also have to be built that would constantly be able to remove the bored material while the machine was running. These buckets would run in a clockwise motion around the portion of the bore head where the material would be built up the most. The same type of acidic fluid as well as bore head material used for the initial drilling would be used to assist in excavating the material. During the boring at every 100' rooms would be cut into the sides of the tunnel that would be used for crew housing as well as core operations facilities later on when the tunnel had been completed.
Stage 2b: After boring to the center of the moon core was complete, the boring machine would then be backed up out of the tunnel and dissembled and the components left for future use. The boring head would be placed on the closest rise as a monument to the success of the dig. The material that had been excavated would then be sent to Earth and be used to manufacture moon products where the profits generated would then be put back into the project at a 100% level of revenue.
Stage 3: The third stage would see the actual coring of the moons core. Another machine designed to create a spherical core would be lowered to the cores center using the same tracks that boring machine did. The spherical bore head attached to the machine on the surface would begin to core out the moons core. The head itself would be in the shape of an orange. The coring teeth would run on bearings that would cover the surface of the sphere along different paths and would be operated by sending hydralic fluid through the bearings at high pressures. The teeth theirself would come in various sizes ranging from the first coring of two feet. After two feet had been cored the two foot long teeth would be removed and replaced with four foot teeth. This process would continue until the coring had been completed to a maximum diameter of ten feet. Once the initial core was complete machines similar to the XL 5110 would be lowered into the core to begin the process of internally enlarging the core. Instead of using the hammer style probe as seen in the picture a rotary style scaler would be used instead. What comes to mind is a large cyclinder with teeth on it that would rotate at the ends on spindles. The same acidic fluid would be used to aid in the breaking down of the core material. While the 5110's were coring out the core to it's final diameter of a one mile in diameter core, the piping and associated framework for the NIF sphere would be built on the inside of the tunnel's wall. At the surface the main control facilities would be built as would the solar array meant to collect UV rays from the sun to be used to provide electric power to the project. During this time there would be other rigs positioned around the moons surface drilling ventilation shafts to the core that would provide a means of ventilation for the core when it heated up and increased magma began to build back pressure and would need a place to evacuate from.
Stage Four: Finalization. The final stage of the project would see the components of the NIF sphere lowered into the core and assembled. The first pieces would be the plasma conditioning units that would connect to the NIF sphere. These units would be used to convert the fusion reaction into plasma energy. Next, the NIF sphere would be lowered into the core. The overall diameter of the NIF sphere would be 5% less then the overall diameter of the tunnel itself. The NIF Sphere would then be connected to the plasma converters and the material used in the fusion process placed within the NIF sphere.
Then the button would be pushed. In theory when the fusion action occurs and is converted into plasma the plasma would melt the core material. As the core material melted the spin of the planet would align the plasma/magma flow and create a centrifugal force that would cause the magma to produce magnetism that would then aid in the gravitational pull of the planet so that we could walk on the moons surface normally as well as possibly releasing water into the atmosphere that might be stored throughout the planets surface.
Although a very large project that would require hundreds of years at our current rate of technology to finish it would still make for a great sc-fi channel movie.
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