A summary is presented of QED fusion-direct-electric engine systems, their features, and performance ranges. The principles and characteristics of inertial-electrostatic-fusion (IEF) power source systems are then reviewed, and their application to the diluted-fusion-product (DFP) engine concept for QIS missions is discussed. Particular attention is given to vehicle performance over a range of very high specific impulses and to specifications of a typical candidate DFP/IEF engine and a single-stage vehicle for rapid flight to 550 AU.


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    Titel :

    The QED engine - Fusion-electric propulsion for Cis-Oort/Quasi-Interstellar (QIS) flight


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    IAF, International Astronautical Congress ; 1993 ; Graz, Austria


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1993-10-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch