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mstrozier06
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I know there is no such thing as a dumb question, but hmmm. Well here goes <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /><br /><br />I understand Xenon is used primarly with Ion driven engines for space flight. But I was curious on something else. Is it possible to have both ion and cumbustion engines at the same time on a craft?<br /><br />Let me explain what I am asking as my question doesn't seem to read right to me.<br /><br />I know if you took a 9 volt batter, have two wires and place each on each terminal on the battery, then plan the other ends in a cup of water, you will see the one of the ends bubble up releasing oxygen and hydrogen back in gas form. If you place a match above the water you can see it affecting the flame of the match. Neat little trick.<br /><br />So, if you have a tank of water, and give it enough of a charge to release hydrogen and oxygen to flow into a chamber to be ionized, then it rapidly leaves this chamber (whicn on a normal engine would exit the craft giving it it's thrust) but now enters into a cumbustion chamber to be ignited and released.<br /><br />Would this work? Would this yeild better results than the normal ion engine process and still yield good fuel supply?<br /><br />I was primarly curious if with the added cumbustion would it generate more thrust?<br /><br /><br />Or is this a dud of an idea <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" />