Rick Sternbach had suggested at one time that the second core was to serve as a set of spare parts, in case the main core needed repairing without the ship having to visit a starbase or drydock.
I had heard this too, possibly as a way to explain how Voyager can be stuck in the Delta Quadrant and not need spare parts or repairs with concept art
Except that when Voyager was actually written it was written so horribly with almost zero consistancy that it didn't really matter anyway. They just Deus Ex'd it almost all the time.
If it had to work it did... if it didn't it broken... it was all a plot device and science and back ups and concept didn't matter much to the EPs and Writers
Two warp cores? From the series and films, it appears to be hard enough to keep just one online and functional. Although, having two warp cores means you have one devoted to supplying power to all of the myriad ship systems and one just for propulsion.
Read somewhere and cannot remember where (I think it was in a Diane Duane novel) ENT-D's warp core can produce 1,500 terawatts of energy at optimal performance.
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I didn't think they were spares, but having multiple would be the redundancy I'm talking about. I don't think the one on Voyager is a spare either, since that would be a waste of a functional reactor.
Having at least two reactors lets you take one offline for repairs, which is kind of important if you can't easily reach a friendly planet.
It's not redundant if you can't run full operations with one down.
it may be possible that Voy and other ships have 2 cores.
But just because a ship has one large core doesn't mean its backup is just as big, remember the delta flyer and other shuttles have warp cores but there not 3 decks high.
A second warp core may be smaller and only able to keep critical systems online if the first is ejected or offline.
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it may be possible that Voy and other ships have 2 cores.
But just because a ship has one large core doesn't mean its backup is just as big, remember the delta flyer and other shuttles have warp cores but there not 3 decks high.
A second warp core may be smaller and only able to keep critical systems online if the first is ejected or offline.
No.
Why No?
Because having an AM/M reactor like a warpcore would mean that you need an ejection system for the secondary one too.
We see none of that.
So thats that.
And please, DO start an argument as to why one warpcore needs an ejection system while the other one does not....
Because having an AM/M reactor like a warpcore would mean that you need an ejection system for the secondary one too.
We see none of that.
So thats that.
And please, DO start an argument as to why one warpcore needs an ejection system while the other one does not....
Actually... we do see the ejection system, or at least the hatch(es) for it.
Exhibit A: Voyager extends landing gear. Note the hexagon-shaped hatch just behind the deflector. Also note the proximity to the deflector (toward the front of the engineering hull).
Exhibit B: Voyager ejects warp core. Note the hexagon-shaped opening from which the core is ejecting. Also note the proximity to the deflector (farther back and toward the middle of the engineering hull).
Exhibit C: Underside of Voyager's hull. Note the two hexagon-shaped hatches. Also note that these two hatches correspond to the two hatches shown in Exhibits A and B.
As for the second core being smaller, it actually is smaller. See the Intrepid MSD.
Actually... we do see the ejection system, or at least the hatch(es) for it.
Exhibit A: Voyager extends landing gear. Note the hexagon-shaped hatch just behind the deflector. Also note the proximity to the deflector (toward the front of the engineering hull).
Exhibit B: Voyager ejects warp core. Note the hexagon-shaped opening from which the core is ejecting. Also note the proximity to the deflector (farther back and toward the middle of the engineering hull).
Exhibit C: Underside of Voyager's hull. Note the two hexagon-shaped hatches. Also note that these two hatches correspond to the two hatches shown in Exhibits A and B.
As for the second core being smaller, it actually is smaller. See the Intrepid MSD.
You do realize that you need to have ports to vent antimatter too, right? Because containment can fail in antimatter storage too....
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Hope the sailors wear lead lined undies.
I had heard this too, possibly as a way to explain how Voyager can be stuck in the Delta Quadrant and not need spare parts or repairs with concept art
Except that when Voyager was actually written it was written so horribly with almost zero consistancy that it didn't really matter anyway. They just Deus Ex'd it almost all the time.
If it had to work it did... if it didn't it broken... it was all a plot device and science and back ups and concept didn't matter much to the EPs and Writers
Read somewhere and cannot remember where (I think it was in a Diane Duane novel) ENT-D's warp core can produce 1,500 terawatts of energy at optimal performance.
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It's not redundant if you can't run full operations with one down.
But just because a ship has one large core doesn't mean its backup is just as big, remember the delta flyer and other shuttles have warp cores but there not 3 decks high.
A second warp core may be smaller and only able to keep critical systems online if the first is ejected or offline.
"It appears we have lost our sex appeal, captain."- Tuvok
No.
Why No?
Because having an AM/M reactor like a warpcore would mean that you need an ejection system for the secondary one too.
We see none of that.
So thats that.
And please, DO start an argument as to why one warpcore needs an ejection system while the other one does not....
Actually... we do see the ejection system, or at least the hatch(es) for it.
Exhibit A: Voyager extends landing gear. Note the hexagon-shaped hatch just behind the deflector. Also note the proximity to the deflector (toward the front of the engineering hull).
Exhibit B: Voyager ejects warp core. Note the hexagon-shaped opening from which the core is ejecting. Also note the proximity to the deflector (farther back and toward the middle of the engineering hull).
Exhibit C: Underside of Voyager's hull. Note the two hexagon-shaped hatches. Also note that these two hatches correspond to the two hatches shown in Exhibits A and B.
As for the second core being smaller, it actually is smaller. See the Intrepid MSD.
You do realize that you need to have ports to vent antimatter too, right? Because containment can fail in antimatter storage too....
Pointing out random greebles does not help.
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