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self-patching walls for micro-meteors
If one wanted to have a wall between vacuum and .15 Oxygen atm (or 1
atm air if you wish), what material will after a micro-meteor passes through patch itself??? This is rather than the thick wall or shield defense against micro-meteors. 1. With "1 thin metal wall", you get some stretching of metal then puncture with no sealing. Or is this wrong? 2. With "super-stretchable film" might one get long tube of stretched film then puncture, so somehow the tube seals itself either by being flatly pressed against remaining air by pressure or due to self-adhesion?? I know its hard to get stretching due to super-speed of meteor but possible at all?? 3. With film that doesn't stretch but is "multi-layer" film or metal walls lying next to dozens of other layers, if one allowed layers to shift might not the layers post-strike shift to seal and avoid complete path to space??? Layers shouldn't stretch, which would block any shifting. I know hard to imagine layers of material any of which could be pressure wall, but maybe imagine metal tubes inside each other slide on top of each other while heated so later contract and pressurize (this idea is getting complicated...) 4. Is there some goop that could be put in between layers or maybe put in "goop-bags" like bubblewrap that any meteor would go through and thus immediately apply to any puncture, thus sealing it (so don't try to fight meteor with this wall, use thin wall and then patch afterward). Of course goop-bags would block transparent walls. 5. Finally, how about using "floating goo-balls" that would be sucked to hole to space and plug the leak, maybe in splat-ball shells to keep goo-balls from sticking??? Use many floaters or a few big rubber balls, to minimize time? 6. Or is there no such thing as a passive patching option, and "active human or robot patcher" always needed. |
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