Ingenuus R&D: Lab 002

[Remnant]

McCool sent down a memo three days ago about the core setup. Apparently he is quite happy with what we have it in right now, and wishes to focus on a more mobile version of it.

While I agree that it indeed works right now, i'm not going to stop pursuing potential upgrades from what we have now. I promised him that if he lets me have the core as my own plaything for a while longer, if I don't come out with any results, i'll turn my efforts into perfecting what we have right now.

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Alright, what we had four weeks ago. The idea of two-point draw from the core. The fixture proved quite difficult to create. The less equipment we have on the thing, the less control we have over it. The less control, the higher risk I am putting myself and the crew of the station. Now while I enjoy my work, I don't have a death-wish.

We began running more simulations on what the internal flows of the core would look like if we drew from one point. Then two points. The thing is too darn unpredictable. It is 'fighting' me. I can't get what I want, and it won't give it to me. The irritating part? It's not random. The core has a pattern to it's madness.

These show up in random places. But they are patterns nevertheless. Always changing depending on where you draw the power. The single point draw, ignoring the rest. See the attached simulation image.

Simulated Data Flow - Single Point

Around the draw area, the flow is almost completely ignored. From there, it is drawn from thin streams into where we are taking it from. How on earth to the Nomads manage to work with these things efficiently? That much energy in thin streams like that? Yes, this is an unnatural energy core. But that still doesn't make any sense, that thing is going to be volatile very quickly like that.

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Guess what. I think McCool wins. Fine. My efforts will be focused on what we have now. I understand how the thing operates thanks to these experiments however, which I am thankful for. Perhaps that will make things easier in the future. Although perhaps I'm thinking too.. 'big'. Bah.. merely a gut feeling, I'll think of something.