maybe it will
there is a way to make it work using only 1 mass and 1 pipe
but having 101 sets of a mass and a pipe.
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http://tutor4physics.com/motion1d.htm to accelerate a object to a distance of 1000 meters
with a final velocity of 40 m/s
and a initial velocity of 0 m/s
requires an acceleration of 0.8 m/s/s
http://www.ajdesigner.com/constantacceleration/cavelocitya.php the time it takes to accelerate a mass from 0 m/s to 40 m/s
at 0.8 m/s/s is 50 seconds.
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by bringing the two ends of turn 2 together so that they do not form a turn around.
and so that the mass must stop as it reaches the furthermost
(+) side of the pipe.
this would remove 1 of the 2 turns.
using a 1000 kg set of 101 pipes that are 1000 m in lenght.
and using a total of 101 100 kg masses.
by accelerating the 101 masses independently in a synchronized way
1 each second for 101 seconds
durring any second after 101 seconds there will be
50 masses traveling in the + direction
50 masses traveling in the - direction
and 1 mass in the turn
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so that they will be a distance of 1 second apart as they reach the turn
each mass will reach the turn with a velocity of -40 m/s
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by accelerating the 50 masses to the turn.
you have applied a force of +4000 N to the pipe
50 masses x +80N each = +4000N pipe
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by decelerating the 50 masses to the (+) end of the pipe.
you have applied a force of +4000 N to the pipe
50 masses x +80 = +4000N pipe
this causes the pipe to travel in the (+) direction.
because of the combined force of both the
50 accelerating masses x +80N = +4000N pipe
and the
50 decelerating masses x +80N = +4000N pipe
total +8000N
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every second the pipe is feeling a force of +8000N-----------------------------------
the 100 kg mass passes through the turn and
it applies a force of -4000 N to the pipe
1 x 100kg x -40m/s = -4000N
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the turn is 40 meters in length.
the mass has a velocity of 40 m/s
it takes 1 second for the mass to pass through the turn.
100 kg x 40 m/s = 4000N
so in 1 second the mass applies its momentum due to its movement to the pipe.
and that is -4000N
every second the pipe is feeling a force of -4000N(+8000N) + (-4000N) = +4000N pipe
during opperation the pipe will feel a constant force
in the (+) direction of +4000N
you can generate enough electricity using the decelerating masses to pay for the next cycle.
it takes 101 seconds for a mass to complete 1 cycle
of acceleration , turn , deceleration
when a mass has completed a cycle it is then accelerated again.
