Project Icarus: Demonstration of Fusion Pulse Propulsion
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Uploaded by IcarusInterstellar on Mar 30, 2011
Project Icarus is a theoretical design study of an interstellar starship. This movie illustrates how a Fusion Pulse Propulsion system works, which was the engine used for the 1970s Project Daedalus. Fusion releases, on average, about a million times from energy than traditional chemical rockets, and so would be perfectly suited for interstellar propulsion. To learn more, visit http://www.icarusinterstellar.org
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@GrayFox2k8 The *Pellet* they are referring too is the fuel. Great concept, carrying a couple pellets verses a couple gallons.
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what is it fuel? I don't think its possible to collect gas from Jupiter
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@IcarusInterstellar that sounds good but do we even have the technology to do this
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Why so few comments?
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The explosion reaction would be so great im pretty sure that it will just explode the reaction chamber,because if you wanted efficient propulsion energy the energy would need to be great enough to cause a significant trajectory.Especially when your using about fusion.
danicepeda 10 months ago
@danicepeda
Not true. The reaction chamber was to be composed of Molybdenum, which is highly tolerant to the stresses and plasma temperatures it's exposed to. Couple that to the fact that the reaction products, mainly highly energetic protons, would be directed via the use of extremely powerful magnetic fields, and so would not typically actually touch the walls of the chamber.
IcarusInterstellar 10 months ago 5
@IcarusInterstellar or is this all spectulation and in theory?
danicepeda 10 months ago
@danicepeda
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IcarusInterstellar 10 months ago
Ahh, so an adaption of the Orion system! Is there any given advantage over that? I'm guessing the smaller size of fuel pellets..?
RealDiaboy 10 months ago
@RealDiaboy
Orion worked by exploding fission deviced from the rear of the craft. It was both 'dirty' and the top speed wasn't consistent with what would be necessary for an interstellar mission. The Daedalus internal pulsed fusion system utilized fusion energy, so was clean, and highly energetic.
IcarusInterstellar 10 months ago