https://terra.mrangel.info/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Vapour_pile 2026-06-18T19:25:49Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.30.0 https://terra.mrangel.info/index.php?title=Vapour_pile&diff=283&oldid=prev 2009-03-14T12:19:55Z

<p>adding reverse link</p> <table class="diff diff-contentalign-left" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr style="vertical-align: top;" lang="en-GB"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: white; color:black; text-align: center;">Revision as of 12:19, 14 March 2009</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1" >Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A type of engine often found in heavier spacecraft.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A type of engine often found in heavier spacecraft.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Uses electrical elements (or in some cases a small fusion reactor) to rapidly heat and vapourise water. Water is heavy, but can be found on most planets even including gas giants. Vapourising the water faster gives more thrust for the same mass of water. These engines (and the ships that use them) are also known as 'steamers' among vetran engineers. Most commonly seen on tugs.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Uses electrical elements (or in some cases<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, such as the distinctively shaped [[Gobbs Jet]], </ins>a small fusion reactor) to rapidly heat and vapourise water. Water is heavy, but can be found on most planets even including gas giants. Vapourising the water faster gives more thrust for the same mass of water. These engines (and the ships that use them) are also known as 'steamers' among vetran engineers. Most commonly seen on tugs.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"></td></tr> <tr><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category: Reactive engines]]</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>&#160;</td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category: Reactive engines]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p>New page: A type of engine often found in heavier spacecraft. Uses electrical elements (or in some cases a small fusion reactor) to rapidly heat and vapourise water. Water is heavy, but can be foun...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>A type of engine often found in heavier spacecraft.<br /> <br /> Uses electrical elements (or in some cases a small fusion reactor) to rapidly heat and vapourise water. Water is heavy, but can be found on most planets even including gas giants. Vapourising the water faster gives more thrust for the same mass of water. These engines (and the ships that use them) are also known as 'steamers' among vetran engineers. Most commonly seen on tugs.<br /> <br /> [[Category: Reactive engines]]</div>

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