IllustriousCookie890 t1_j5grkfv wrote on January 22, 2023 at 10:11 PM

Wouldn't this work well for submarine vehicles also?

dungone t1_j5h2s59 wrote on January 22, 2023 at 11:23 PM

Water isn't compressible.

IllustriousCookie890 t1_j5h5lpu wrote on January 22, 2023 at 11:43 PM

Ah, you're so right, I was just thinking about the "fluid dynamics". Short-sighted..

Timberjaw t1_j5i3dul wrote on January 23, 2023 at 3:42 AM

Not the same mechanism, but the Magnetohydrodynamic drive is an interesting "no moving parts" design which functions in water (and other fluids), albeit inefficiently.