Z-pinch and Dense Plasma Focus (DPF) are two promising techniques for bringing fusion power to the field of in-space propulsion. A design team comprising of engineers and scientists from UAHuntsville, NASA's George C. Marshall Space Flight Center and the University of Wisconsin developed concept vehicles for a crewed round trip mission to Mars and an interstellar precursor mission. Outlined in this paper are vehicle concepts, complete with conceptual analysis of the mission profile, operations, structural and thermal analysis and power/avionics design. Additionally engineering design of the thruster itself is included. The design efforts adds greatly to the fidelity of estimates for power density (alpha) and overall performance for these thruster concepts
Design of Z-Pinch and Dense Plasma Focus Powered Vehicles
AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting ; 2011 ; Orlando, FL, United States
2011-01-04
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
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Englisch
DESIGN OF Z-PINCH AND DENSE PLASMA FOCUS POWERED VEHICLES
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