Abstract
Traditional atmospheric propulsion is structurally limited by thermal containment thresholds, mechanical skin-friction drag, and massive degradation of compressor components at hypersonic velocities. This specification formalizes SPEC-146: An Air-Breathing Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Cymatic Thruster. The architecture completely replaces high-temperature thermal combustion chambers with a non-equilibrium, acoustofluidic boundary-layer ionization sleeve. By projecting high-amplitude 13.56 MHz Surface Acoustic Waves (SAW)through an array of Gallium Nitride (GaN) transducer nodes, incoming high-velocity air is mechanically pre-conditioned and stabilized before entering a low-temperature, Lorentz-force electromagnetic acceleration channel. This framework establishes an entirely unencumbered, public-domain blueprint for solid-state, decentralized sub-orbital propulsion.
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Recommended Citation
Eckes, Christopher L., "TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION SPEC-146: MAGNETOHYDRODYNAMIC CYMATIC THRUSTER", Technical Disclosure Commons, (September 07, 2026)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/11643