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Design of a Fusion Propulsion System-Part 1: Gigawatt-Level Magnetoplasmadynamic Source
Ist Teil von
Journal of propulsion and power, 2002-01, Vol.18 (1), p.146-151
Ort / Verlag
Reston: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Erscheinungsjahr
2002
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Optimum travel duration for manned interplanetary missions requires propulsion systems that deliver very high thrust, on the order of a thousand Newtons, in conjunction with specific impulse capabilities that exceed 10,000 s. Theoretically, rocket propellants consisting of fusion reactants intermixed with large masses of low-molecular-weight fuels can be expanded within a magnetic nozzle to meet these requirements. To produce the power levels associated with such systems, a gigawatt pulse line called Godzilla is adapted for experimental development. The megajoole-level energy available is electromagnetically deposited in cold helium gas to simulate the fusion-heated, low-molecular-weight propellant. The magnetohydrodynamic computer code, MACH2, is employed to provide guidelines in the design of this magnetoplasmadynamic plasma source. The numerical results specify the geometric configuration and operation conditions required to overcome destructive effects associated with these power levels within experimental limitations.