As awesome and futuristic as those look, that would be an absolute beast to make actually seal reliably. It is, at least, nicely compact, which is a bonus.
There are real world iris valves that seal beautifully. Up to 3m diameter for the opening and up to three atmospheres pressure. I encountered them a lot in bulk material handling as flow restrictors.
You are a guest here when you comment. This is my soapbox, not yours. Be polite. Inappropriate comments will be deleted without mention. Amnesty period is expired.
Do not go off on a tangent, stay with the topic of the post. If I can't tell what your point is in the first couple of sentences I'm flushing it.
If you're trying to comment anonymously: You can't. Log into your Google account.
If you can't comprehend this, don't comment; because I'm going to moderate and mock you for wasting your time.
Posts
As awesome and futuristic as those look, that would be an absolute beast to make actually seal reliably. It is, at least, nicely compact, which is a bonus.
ReplyDeleteThere are real world iris valves that seal beautifully. Up to 3m diameter for the opening and up to three atmospheres pressure. I encountered them a lot in bulk material handling as flow restrictors.
DeleteThe space problem would be vacuum welding of the plates as they slide over each other.
DeleteThe artwork clearly show the plate versions and not the fabric which would be better in vacuum, but not very good as a locking door.