Enterprise-D warp core question

[Shipbuilder]

I'm working on some schematics of various warp cores and have run into a problem with the Enterprise-D's. The tech manual states the magnetic constriction segments (MCS) are 2.5 meters in diameter and the reaction chamber (M/ARC) is 2.5 meters in diameter. The M/ARC clearly has alittle larger outer diameter than the MCS feeds so unless the tech manual is quoting an inner diameter for the M/ARC, I'm wondering if there is a better set of numbers from the actual set design? I've tried to scale some screencaps with people in proximity to the core but keep coming up with an MCS diameter of less than 2.0 M and the official blueprints show a smaller diameter also. Any chance Mr. Sternbach or some other helpful soul has a set of dimensions lying around for the stage plan?

Thanks,
Shipbuilder

 

[Unicron]

You might be able to get some good advice here, but I can also transfer the thread to Trek Art as well if that doesn't work out. Let me know. And good luck with the project.

 

[Rick Sternbach]

I'm working on some schematics of various warp cores and have run into a problem with the Enterprise-D's. The tech manual states the magnetic constriction segments (MCS) are 2.5 meters in diameter and the reaction chamber (M/ARC) is 2.5 meters in diameter. The M/ARC clearly has alittle larger outer diameter than the MCS feeds so unless the tech manual is quoting an inner diameter for the M/ARC, I'm wondering if there is a better set of numbers from the actual set design? I've tried to scale some screencaps with people in proximity to the core but keep coming up with an MCS diameter of less than 2.0 M and the official blueprints show a smaller diameter also. Any chance Mr. Sternbach or some other helpful soul has a set of dimensions lying around for the stage plan?

Thanks,
Shipbuilder

I'd have to go back and check the text myself, but I'd leave the chamber at 2.5 meters and make the MCS 2.0 meters. On the set, the frosted glowing bits (MCS) were smaller in diameter than the actual central chamber. Most folks may not realize that the M/ARC was made from two turbolift top caps, and each was roughly 8 feet across.

Rick
www.spacemodelsystems.com

 

[Plecostomus]

I'm working on some schematics of various warp cores and have run into a problem with the Enterprise-D's. The tech manual states the magnetic constriction segments (MCS) are 2.5 meters in diameter and the reaction chamber (M/ARC) is 2.5 meters in diameter. The M/ARC clearly has alittle larger outer diameter than the MCS feeds so unless the tech manual is quoting an inner diameter for the M/ARC, I'm wondering if there is a better set of numbers from the actual set design? I've tried to scale some screencaps with people in proximity to the core but keep coming up with an MCS diameter of less than 2.0 M and the official blueprints show a smaller diameter also. Any chance Mr. Sternbach or some other helpful soul has a set of dimensions lying around for the stage plan?

Thanks,
Shipbuilder

I'd have to go back and check the text myself, but I'd leave the chamber at 2.5 meters and make the MCS 2.0 meters. On the set, the frosted glowing bits (MCS) were smaller in diameter than the actual central chamber. Most folks may not realize that the M/ARC was made from two turbolift top caps, and each was roughly 8 feet across.

Rick
www.spacemodelsystems.com

I always assumed that in a "real" warp core there would be an inner pressure-vessel/target chamber and the part we see the outer insulating shell over all the bits and pieces.

Any insight on that Mr. Sternbach?

 

[Rick Sternbach]

I always assumed that in a "real" warp core there would be an inner pressure-vessel/target chamber and the part we see the outer insulating shell over all the bits and pieces.

Any insight on that Mr. Sternbach?

The M/ARC would likely be built of multiple layers reinforced with some structural integrity field coils, etc. to withstand the pressures and temperatures of the plasma, and the dark gray shell we see is part of the last outer layer that yeah, probably does some heat wicking so folks could actually touch it.

Rick
www.spacemodelsystems.com

 

[Shipbuilder]

Any story on the "deuterium control conduit" that ran behind the M/ARC. Always assumed this was how deuterium made it's way from the storage tank all the way down to the antimatter generator but don't recall anything ever being mentioned in the manual or onscreen.

Shipbuilder

 

[Plecostomus]

It seems that was just one of it's many functions. The actual pipe for that function could be very very small, and the rest of it was taken up with support equipment for the core... like the cooling system/generator feeds/instrument and control lines... Given 24th century technology the amount of data or power individual lines could carry would easily allow all those functions to occur within a single "fat pipe" like we saw.