Zero Mass Loss Thruster Devices

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Scientific Paper
Title Zero Mass Loss Thruster Devices
Author(s) Paul M Brown
Keywords Newton?s laws, phased pulses, reaction mass, reactionless propulsion, velocity of force
Published 1992
Journal Electric Spacecraft Journal
Number 7
Pages 26-32

Abstract

Mechanical devices are often described which claim to produce a net directional thrust from motion confined within the device. Thus far, no such device is known to have accomplished this claim without some reaction force transfer (usually of a viscous or frictional nature) to the external environment. Paul Brown presents examples of arguments sometimes used to justify the mechanical production of net thrust.