Gravitic Centrifuge

Approved for use & Sale

Introduced in YE34, the Inverse Gravitic Centrifuge is a propulsive technology which alters the shape of space.

Its primary use is as a propulsive technology, to push and pull objects around it , or to pull itself via a phenomenon similar to quantum locking - or levitate by shielding the mounted hull from gravitational influence. It may also form gravity wells to fall into. Functionally speaking, it gains large efficiency gains when close to an object of large mass by anchoring against it (akin to the grip of a tire) and pushing away. In comparison to existing systems, it offers a number of improvements in energy consumption and adaptability, possessing a wide variety of secondary uses and is best used in clusters of cheaper and very redundant units rather than one big expensive system.

It is also one of the few advanced gravitic technologies accessible to the civilian market.

Mechanically speaking, the device is a tool which alters the shape of space using super-conducting superfluid material known as a bose-einstein condensate. When spun as a ferro-fluid under proper stimulation, the material becomes gravitoelectrically interactive and uniform since its rotated. In simple terms, electricity goes in and with computer control, spacial manipulation comes out.

It can be used for propulsion, repulsion, grappling, precise manipulation, resonance scanning as a sensor technology, as a weapon via shearing force (expanding parts of an object away from eachother or compressing and crushing objects precisely), manufacturing, mining, maintanance and as a stealth technology. These forces can all permeate objects, allowing it to penetrate materials with relative ease.

It should be noted that the more direct and less abrasive approach of the design translates into stark efficiency gains in comparison to existing gravity manipulation systems.

The device is open to sale with all boides - public, civilian, private and military. For additional information, click here.

One coin sized centrifuge (each 30KS) with one for every pound of weight that needs to be lifted – ideally distributed across the object, one plate sized centrifuge (100KS) for every three pounds and one tractor-wheel sized centrifuge (750KS) for every five tons.

Depending on the degree of precision required, centrifuges with different numbers of loops may be desired. The more loops or 'phases', the more precise the device is and the greater its range. To calculate the additional price based on phase, multiply the cost by the factorial count (x1, x2, x3, etc)..

7-Phase (x1)	12-Phase (x2)	1024-phase (x3)

Larger units can be custom manufactured on demand though its generally recommended to array what already exists. Either as a loop, for sheer lifting power and balance or as a bar or prong for sheer acceleration. It should be important to note that all centrifuges should be able to synchronise and be in range of eachother or shearing stresses will be experienced on hulls which is undesirable. Essentially this means one larger 'master' centrifuge keeps all of the others in check. Generally as an object becomes larger, bigger centrifuges are needed so they can continue to act accumulatively or balance issues will be encountered.

In addition the more coils a centrifuge has, the more efficient and the greater its power, meaning one could buy 1000 coin-sized units with a low coil count which would be troublesome to store or 10 high coil-count coin sized units and a single dinnerplate sized unit which would be easy to store and very energy efficient.

The centrifuge began life as a search for a more robust anti-gravity system that was more efficient and simple enough to be left running near permanently with little to no maintenance. Through the use of evolutionary simulation at Lazarus HQ's Primary ARIA Rendering plant, a working model was created in just 40 days based on primitive prototypes created by Nepleslian Airbike racing enthusiast Belmonto Pierre and phycisist E. Podkletnov (both Nepleslian) who originally conceived the original designs back in YE24.

These original designs relied on expensive hardened ceramic super-conductors which were extremely brittle, expensive and couldn't achieve the required rotational velocities required. A radical solution was required, which came in the form of liquid frictionless super-conductors, eliminating the shattering risk, reducing the cost and solving most of the heat-dissipation issues. The finalised liquid centrifuge was introduced to the market in YE34 after around a year of hard testing.

In simple terms, the centrifuge works by rotating a bose-einstein condensate (a liquid which is unsure of its quantum identity and wants to be in all places at once, which happens to be frictionless and present no electrical resistance) using phased electromagnets, similar to an electric motor by using suspended magnetic materials dissolved inside the condensate.

When the rotational velocity (the speed of the spin) approaches near super-luminal velocity (the speed of light), the bose-einstein ensemble (the atoms that don't know what they want to be) enter a state of infinite permeability (they begin interacting strangely). When the natural electron frequency (the vibration of the electron shells of the atoms, controlled by an output source) becomes a function of its motion constants (a function in math which normally slows things down), electromagnetic (the behaviour of photons) and gravitomagnetic (the behaviour of gravity) begin affecting one another in some very interesting and exploitable ways. When the natural frequency of those electron shells meets the transitional quantum state (the point at which atoms have a lot of energy want to form new bonds with other atoms to get rid of that energy), gravitational force is exerted.

What this basically means in practical terms is that electrical energy goes in and when the system reaches the right state, gravitational force comes out.

Important is that this effect is usually incredibly weak. Angular momentum (the act of spinning the condensate) means that the condensate is kept synced in a stream of equal density and that none of it bunches up into unequal clumps. If they did clump, the forces exerted would be fighting each other and cancelling each other out. Instead, they're synchronised and uniform and work together productively as a single whole. As a result, the device is very efficient and remarkably precise.

Parallels can be seen with Yamatai's combined field system which uses nested fields in open space (rather than uniformity and synchronisation via angular momentum which is created by a centrifuge) can clearly be seen and their operation and mechanism are comparable.

In terms of direct performance, the centrifuge does not need to dump large magnitudes of energy out into open space to achieve the same outcome because it isn't fighting a lack of uniformity which results in interference patterns, distorting the signal and wavelength which means more effort needs to be made to achieve the same effect.

In terms of application, traditional CFS generators tends to be much cheaper, easier to manufacture and easier to miniaturise (since 90% of the devices actions take place in open space rather than some special mechanism), though they have been on the market much much longer. Centrifuges on the other hand are very light, very powerful and extremely efficient. In addition, they require zero maintenance and if damaged, can easily be repaired provided nano-construction equipment is available.

It should be duly noted that while stock centrifuges can generate CFS both in the technical and legal senses of the word, the firmware to do this isn't included. The reason is that if it were included, the centrifuge may be reclassified as a weapons technology under Yamataian trade agreements, which would either curb or ban the sales and manufacture of the device in the civilian sector. Consequently, the firmware upgrade to create a CFS is available freely on Lazarus' public servers. In the event the software is installed, your device would be legally reclassified as military hardware under the Yamataian Trade Agreement act of YE31. As a consequence, the Lazarus Consortium is not responsible for any actions taken against its customers for doing so.

The centrifuge is effectively a hollow container constructed from a hardened titanium carbide alloy. Specially engineered quasicrystaline layers of self-sealing structol salts contain the tremendous temperatures and shearing pressures exerted with supreme ease. Of note is the fact that geometrically, the inner surface is smooth on an atomic level. Electromagnets ( platinum-copper molybdenite salts rather than fragile ceramics ) are melded into the construction of the ring in the form of a rodin-coil, a particularly efficient electromagnetic ( which exploits wave interaction phenomena in an accumulative fashion ). Typically, a second layer of structol salts act as a and redundant computing system, communicating with various components via the Structural layering System which is melded seamlessly throughout the titanium carbide outer layer. Typically, there is an excess of computing cycles left over due to the redundant nature of the system.

The plasma fluid suspension is composed of a mercury-thallium-barium compound liquid alloy ( acting as a combined body and anti-freeze since mercury typically freezes at 212K, allowing the material to reach the low temperature of 110K ), calcium (stabilising agent) and a copper-sulfide liquid crystal ( acting as a carrier for iron in order to respond to the electromagnets ). Micro-refridgeration systems based on the AMX-Thermic Cycler are layered through the tubing, drawing thermal energy away and into the centre of the centrifuge where they may then be directed away or re-purposed by other systems. Most of the centrifuge must be constructed atom by atom in specially fabrication systems. When damaged, it is typically cheaper to replace them than to repair them unless special equipment is on hand. That said, they are especially robust and in testing remained sealed and functional long after the destruction of the original craft they were mounted to and consequently are likely to be salvageable.

Basic	Exploded view	Naked Centrifuge	Cut-Away	Cut-away closeup	Inner components breakdown

Fitted over the body of a craft, the device will be used to create uniform propulsive thrust, either by creating a gravity well infront of the vehicle that pulls it forward or condensing space behind it to displace and push it forwards - Inverse Propulsion. If an object of greater mass is in range, it may 'grapple', almost like an invisible anchor or tractor beam to pull itself toward or throw itself from an object - ideal for preventing collisions during high speed transport.

Alternatively, this same grappling functionality can be used to rotate and position many complex elements or even scale and condense them very precisely. In this way, it could be used for manufacturing without the need for robot arms, simply by moving the components with Inverse-Grappling.

If enough units are in a single place and are set up properly, they can be used as a mass-driver or even as a mining device. The huge precision offered even means with enough of the right kind, they can be used for nano-construction or even non-invasive surgery. This opens up a lot of new avenues for mining, materials, manufacture, transportation, construction and evel weapons design.

As precision goes up, the Gravitic Centrifuge is able to exert more force and in a smaller area. In this way, small parts of a whole can be manipulated independently, sheared as it were of the surrounding material. In this way, a spherical cut of an apple could be made and that cut then condensed and crushed, creating a tiny marble without harming the surrounding apple.

This works via triangulation, which requires a minimum of three centrifuges aimed inwards toward a central object and works very similarly to how an MRI can see the interior of an object.

Beyond propulsion and manipulation, there are a lot of tricks the centrifuge can do with proper computer control. Like the CFS, it detracts from overall performance whenever a 'trick' is performed - since there's only a finite amount of things a centrifuge can do at once. Many of these actions requite a lot of computing power and often more than the centrifuges include as stock.

A wall or field of compressed space can be created around an object, sending objects around the craft protected inside with an 80% success rate. This almost completely negates classical kinetic weapons entirely. High speed and weapons that move near the speed of light tend to be those most heavily affected by the compressed-spacial wall and a direct hit is almost always turned into a glancing hit or near miss.

Particle weapons and explosives may be able to disperse, like an area of effect weapon, which would penetrate the wall and negate the advantage it offers since it wouldn't require a direct hit.

Alternatively, the same wall could be lensed to send the objects around the craft through directly curved space, rather that indirectly curved space. This requires a lot of energy and tends to mean that area-of-effect weapons don't detonate when passing the craft which generated the field unless triggered manually. It also compromises any stealth advantage.

While an object can't truly be hidden, light, heat, radiowaves and other sensor signatures can be warped and smeared into unrecognisable patterns. Loadout, mass, size, direction and acceleration become unrecognisable which in combat can be incredibly important. Any clear outline the craft has also vanishes, rendering it a blurry vibrating mess that is especially hard to spot unless one sets out specifically to find it. Able to operate without fear of identification, this offers clear political advantage.

In addition, the true position of a unit can be 'displaced' using a technique called gravitational smearing: the blur appearing as far as fifty meters away from the true object in a vacuum. While this means the craft will still be spotted, hitting it will be a large headache to all but those with the most sophisticated sensors, such as starbases. Those who advance upon the unit also see an advantage, as the displacement effect lessens as one draws nearer. Guided weapons and close combat in this case become especially effective. Gravitational smearing is not public knowledge and is either used with Consortium equipment or strictly with the LSDF.

If a minimum of four centrifuges are working on a single craft, they can 'listen' to gravitational behavior around them and create a three-dimensional 'model' using the point-cloud data. This image can see through objects and also their contents and interiors, making it ideal for beating smugglers. If an active 'wave' is issued out into the environment and listened to, a much higher resolution 'model' can be created. In this sense, Gravitic detection is very similar to active and passive radar - especially in that active 'gravidar' scans can reveal your position to other gravitational scanning equipment.

It should be noted that objects of colossal mass, such as stars and gas-giants create 'glare' on such a detection system toward their centers which makes them very difficult to see through unless a whole array of sensors are triangulating information from all points around the glaring object in question.

Original inspiration: Eugene Podkletnov Auf dem Weg zum UFO Antrieb - Dr. Podkletnov Boeing - Project GRASP

References:

• Superfluid Helium - very cool stuff
• Bose-einstein condensates in a nutshell
• Quantum trapping - Not used but a possible application for skimming or making heavy objects dissipate their weight over large areas preventing floors from cracking
• Rodin coil - ultra-high efficiency sequentially activated electromagnet to drive centrifuge