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+ | The '''intermix ratio''' was the ratio in which [[matter]] and [[antimatter]] were combined. A [[warp core]] is the most familiar device in which the intermix ratio was essential. |
| + | Following its expedited launch during the ''[[V'ger]]'' incident, the warp core of the refitted {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} required new fuel equations to balance the intermix. The essential simulation of the flow sensors was bypassed resulting in an antimatter imbalance. ({{film|1}}) |
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| + | In the [[2364]] [[Starfleet Academy entrance exam]], one of the questions dealt with intermix ratios: |
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| − | :''Contradicting information has been given on the perfect intermix ratio. While [[Wesley Crusher]] answered "1:1" during the [[Starfleet Academy entrance exam]], [[Geordi La Forge]] explained that the standard ratio on [[Starfleet]] vessels is 25:1. Crusher's answer would be correct if the term ''intermix ratio'' referred to the ratio in which matter and antimatter annihilate each other. La Forge's answer could be explained by the fact that [[Federation]] ships power their [[warp nacelles]] via [[EPS conduit]]s, which might be run with the 24 remaining parts.'' |
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| + | :"''The [[Deuterium tank|matter]] and [[Antimatter pod|antimatter tanks]] on a {{Class|Galaxy}} [[starship]] are nine-tenths depleted. Calculate the intermix ratio necessary to reach a [[starbase]] one hundred [[light year]]s away at [[warp factor]] 8.''" |
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| + | This was a trick question as there was only one ratio with matter/antimatter: 1:1. ({{TNG|Coming of Age}}) |
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| + | In the same year, after the [[Enterprise-D shuttlecraft 13|Shuttlecraft 13]] crashed on [[Vagra II]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} was rushed to have [[warp drive]] operational. In the start-up sequence, prior to powering up the engine core and injecting reactants, the [[Deuterium injector|matter]]-[[antimatter injector]]s were primed to a ratio of 25:1. Minimal warp speeds were recommended, however [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard]] ordered warp 8. ({{TNG|Skin of Evil}}) |
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| + | [[Jadzia Dax]] ordered the intermix be manually set to 0.01, prior to the warp chamber initialization, on the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} after it had been damaged by a [[cascade virus]]. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}}) |
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| + | {{bginfo|Several aspects of the intermix ratio are further explained in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual]]'' (pages 61-62). According to the text, the 1:1 ratio applies when traveling at warp 8 or faster. When traveling at lower speeds the intermix ratio is different - a ratio of 25:1 is only used when the core is online in an idle state, prior to full startup. At warp 1 it is tuned to 10:1, gradually changing until it reaches 1:1 at warp 8.}} |
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| + | == See also == |
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| + | *[[Intermix formula]] |
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Revision as of 15:03, 12 March 2015
The intermix ratio was the ratio in which matter and antimatter were combined. A warp core is the most familiar device in which the intermix ratio was essential.
Following its expedited launch during the V'ger incident, the warp core of the refitted USS Enterprise required new fuel equations to balance the intermix. The essential simulation of the flow sensors was bypassed resulting in an antimatter imbalance. (Star Trek: The Motion Picture)
In the 2364 Starfleet Academy entrance exam, one of the questions dealt with intermix ratios:
- "The matter and antimatter tanks on a Galaxy-class starship are nine-tenths depleted. Calculate the intermix ratio necessary to reach a starbase one hundred light years away at warp factor 8."
This was a trick question as there was only one ratio with matter/antimatter: 1:1. (TNG: "Coming of Age")
In the same year, after the Shuttlecraft 13 crashed on Vagra II, the USS Enterprise-D was rushed to have warp drive operational. In the start-up sequence, prior to powering up the engine core and injecting reactants, the matter-antimatter injectors were primed to a ratio of 25:1. Minimal warp speeds were recommended, however Captain Jean-Luc Picard ordered warp 8. (TNG: "Skin of Evil")
Jadzia Dax ordered the intermix be manually set to 0.01, prior to the warp chamber initialization, on the USS Defiant after it had been damaged by a cascade virus. (DS9: "For the Uniform")