diff --git a/doc/research.md b/doc/research.md index 6e6c9b3..d4d7fd8 100644 --- a/doc/research.md +++ b/doc/research.md @@ -77,6 +77,53 @@ Based on Figure 27 from SRC1, and Figure 28 using the middle of the 3 temperatur | -115 | 200 | 110 | | -125 | 400 | 120 | +### Designing the in-game atmosphere + +New mechanics: + +- [ ] Ambient Pressure + - [ ] Depends on altitude +- [ ] Temperature + - [ ] Ambient temperature + - [ ] Space suit temperature + - [ ] Vehicle temperature + - [ ] Air temperature inside? +- [ ] Wind + - [ ] [Depends on latitude](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atmosphere_of_Jupiter&oldid=1255052800#Zones,_belts_and_jets) + - [ ] [Needs to account for vortices, red spots](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Atmosphere_of_Jupiter&oldid=1255052800#Vortices) +- [ ] Hydrogen (resource)? + +Relations between mechanics: + +- [ ] Pressure decelerates you + - relative to the motion of the planet plus the wind + - scaled by your surface area +- [ ] [Buoyancy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buoyancy): upward acceleration depending on densities (yours and ambient), altitude (gravitational acceleration), and your mass + - Negligible for any current vehicles but could be cool for zeppelins +- [ ] [Drag?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_(physics)) (with different drag coefficients depending on vehicle and angle) + - [ ] [Form drag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitic_drag#Form_drag) + - [ ] [Lift-induced drag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift-induced_drag) +- [ ] Death at pressure of ~400 bar through implosion (depending on vehicle) +- [ ] Death at high temperatures through continuous damage when temperature exceeds 60°C +- [ ] Hydrogen + Oxygen = Water, used for evaporative cooling (works only at right pressure/temperature) + ## Io - Video of Tvashtar volcano: https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA09665 + +# Chemistry + +- [X] Oxygen +- [ ] Hydrogen + +## Uses + +- [X] Oxygen + - [X] Breathing +- [ ] Hydrogen + - [ ] Thruster fuel? (reacting with O2?) + - [ ] Ion engine? +- [ ] Water (H2O) + - [ ] Evaporative cooling? +- [ ] [Hydrogen Peroxide](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen_peroxide)? (H2O2) + - Does this have any uses?