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Doctor Leah Brahms inspected the dilithium articulation frame of the USS Enterprise-D in 2367 and discovered that Geordi La Forge had modified the articulation frame. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child") | Doctor Leah Brahms inspected the dilithium articulation frame of the USS Enterprise-D in 2367 and discovered that Geordi La Forge had modified the articulation frame. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child") | ||
The frame suspends the [[Dilithum Crystal]] in the reaction chamber using a field effect to keep the crystal faces in alignment with the matter/antimatter streams. The correct alignment of the crystal faces and planes maximizes the efficiency of the plasma conversion that takes place. By the 2360s, the [[Theta-matrix Compositor]] was integrated with the articulation frame, allowing recrystallization to take place in the [[Warp Core]] with the core online. (TNG: "Relics") | The frame suspends the [[Dilithum|Dilithum Crystal]] in the reaction chamber using a field effect to keep the crystal faces in alignment with the matter/antimatter streams. The correct alignment of the crystal faces and planes maximizes the efficiency of the plasma conversion that takes place. By the 2360s, the [[Theta-matrix Compositor]] was integrated with the articulation frame, allowing recrystallization to take place in the [[Warp Core]] with the core online. (TNG: "Relics") | ||
[[Category: Engineering]] | [[Category: Engineering]] |
Revision as of 06:59, 17 January 2009
The dilithium articulation frame holds the dilithium in alignment with the colliding Matter/Antimatter stream and is housed inside the Matter-Antimatter Reaction Assembly. The frame is housed behind the Dilithium Chamber Hatch. (TNG: "The Drumhead")
Doctor Leah Brahms inspected the dilithium articulation frame of the USS Enterprise-D in 2367 and discovered that Geordi La Forge had modified the articulation frame. (TNG: "Galaxy's Child")
The frame suspends the Dilithum Crystal in the reaction chamber using a field effect to keep the crystal faces in alignment with the matter/antimatter streams. The correct alignment of the crystal faces and planes maximizes the efficiency of the plasma conversion that takes place. By the 2360s, the Theta-matrix Compositor was integrated with the articulation frame, allowing recrystallization to take place in the Warp Core with the core online. (TNG: "Relics")