New Colony Design Proposal

>
> > > ...
> > > I propose that a scheme in which there is only one
> > cylinder that
> > > doesn't precess with the sun. An exterior mirror
> > framework will
> > > follow the sun by rotating around a central axis.
> > The mirrored
> > > structure can work with one of two technologies
> > 1.) reflecting
> > > mirrors; 2.) fiber optic cables.
> > >
> > As has been discussed before the problem with
> > pipeing the light energy
> > down the center of the cylinder is the intensity of
> > the beam. The center
> > window material requirements exceeds any known
> > material. If the center
> > is kept evacuated and the windows align the axis
> > then the reflector
> > material has the same sort of requirements. The
> > nice thing about the
> > windows on the outside design is that it does not
> > require unobtainium.
> > The goal is to keep all parameters within bounds of
> > known materials. My
> > personal favorite is at
> >
> http://www.innertransit.org/common/designdoc.php?DocNumber=9
> > Look at the drawings for the insideout design.
> >
> > Mitchell James
> >
> What kind of material will be used? Composite? What
> kind of thermal protection?
>

Good question. I was just working on a light path design before getting
side tracked on other projects and had not thought about materials much
or internal tension members to flatten the toroid.

The above link is wrong. It will be correct as soon as I switch to the
new server. Just look on innertransit.org for habitat design and the
drawings list.

Mitchell James