Ventureon

Properties

Material Characteristics

In its natural state Ventureon is a super heavy gas, naturally found in the gas storms of Saturn. The pockets of gas are often surrounded by helium bubbles, hence why it took so long to discover, and only could be located once detectors knew what to look for. 
When condensed into clouds Ventureon has a yellowish orange colouration, and smells like sweet petrol. 
Ventureon has to be cooled to condensation in order for it to be used in origin drives, in this condensed state the liquid Ventureon has a deep orange colour.

Compounds

Tetranitrogen Diventureon (N4Vn2)

This compound element has enabled Ventureon reserves to be used at half the rate previous, the combination of the Ventureon with Nitrogen causing engines to only need half the fuel required to reach light speed. This compound is the first attempt to find a way to prolong the avaliablity of Ventureon, the ultimate goal to find a sythetic element that can be used to replace it.

Trihydrogen Ventureoxide (H3VnO)

The biproduct from the engines output aboard all Human space craft, used to recover as much Ventureon as possible to recycle and reuse.

Geology & Geography

Ventureon has been detected across the two systems, but Humanity first discovered it on Saturn. It is found in bubbles of other gasses that surround and protect it, most commonly on Saturn is Helium. Ventureon is also found naturally occuring inside asteroids in both systems. In this state it is found in its liquid form, and is easier to collect for its use in Humanities origin drives.

Life & Expiration

Ventureon has no expiration time and is considered a stable element.

History & Usage

History

Desperate not to repeat sins of the past and overuse this resource to the point of it becoming so scarce that it is unuseable, Humanity began looking for alternatives.
After Genesis' settling on Fate, and the continued development of origin drive technology, Humanity felt they understood this new element enough to create an alternative. No naturally occuring element on Earth or Mars has been determined as a viable replacement, causing the scientists and engineers at UESA to attempt to create a synthetic element.
So far no completely new sythetic element has been able to be synthesised, the closest has been the creation of Tetranitrogen Diventureon (N4Vn2). This compound element has enabled Ventureon reserves to be used at half the rate previous, the combination of the Ventureon with Nitrogen causing engines to only need half the fuel required to reach light speed.

Refinement

The refinement product of Ventureon takes the gas and cools it, turning it into a liquid state.

Reusability & Recycling

Due to Ventureons useage in origin drives, the gas is not completely recyclable. When injected into an origin drive the Ventureon mixes with the liquid Hydrogen fuel, supercharging the thrust of the engine. In this mixture and combustion the propellant releases Trihydrogen Ventureoxide (H3VnO) in a gaseous state. The release of the energy in combustion is sent out through an engines thrust, the gaseous biproduct is collected via a collection vent inside the engine.
This gas is then condensed, seperated, recooled and resealed. It is not a complete reclamation of the Ventureon, with only 35% of the expended liquid Ventureon recoverable.

Distribution

Storage

The storeage of Ventureon requires vacuum sealed tanks. Aboard space craft these tanks are extremely large, with supercoolers constantly moving liquid nitrogen through tubes, exposing the nitrogen to the cold vacuum of space, before circling the Ventureon tanks keeping the liquid propellant cold. This same technique is applied to the tanks of liquid hydrogen and oxygen used as the typical thrust propellant.

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Type

Elemental / Molecular

Value

230 Fate Credits per Galleon - around 150 GBP

Odor

Smells like a very sweet petrol

Taste

Tastes like burnt ozone, highly toxic when injested

Color

Colourless if disbursed enough, when condensed has a yellowish orange colouration

Boiling / Condensation Point

Reaching condensation at 194°C

Common State

Gas

Related Technologies

• Origin Drive