A Design Study of a p‐11B Gasdynamic Mirror Fusion Propulsion System

Ohlandt, Chad J. R.; Kammash, Terry B.; Powell, Kenneth G.

A Design Study of a p‐11B Gasdynamic Mirror Fusion Propulsion System

dc.contributor.author	Ohlandt, Chad J. R.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kammash, Terry B.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Powell, Kenneth G.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2011-11-15T15:59:01Z
dc.date.available	2011-11-15T15:59:01Z
dc.date.issued	2003-01-28	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Ohlandt, Chad; Kammash, Terry; Powell, Kenneth G. (2003). "A Design Study of a p‐11B Gasdynamic Mirror Fusion Propulsion System." AIP Conference Proceedings 654(1): 490-496. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/87347>	en_US
dc.identifier.other	APCPCS-654-1	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/87347
dc.description.abstract	Fusion gasdynamic mirror (GDM) space propulsion concepts have been previously explored using deuterium, tritium, and helium‐3 fuels. This work is a similar design study using the advanced fusion fuel combination, hydrogen and boron‐11. A GDM using p‐11B is optimized for the parameters of temperature, density, fuel ratio, and mirror radius. Even after optimization, a traditional GDM using p‐11B and achieving breakeven appears to be impractical due to bremsstrahlung and synchrotron radiation losses. A nuclear electric assisted version of the system is examined and found to decrease the size and mass of the system. The optimal plasma temperature is also reduced by the assistance which decreases the technical requirements for magnetic confinement. © 2003 American Institute of Physics	en_US
dc.publisher	The American Institute of Physics	en_US
dc.rights	© The American Institute of Physics	en_US
dc.title	A Design Study of a p‐11B Gasdynamic Mirror Fusion Propulsion System	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevel	Physics	en_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevel	Science	en_US
dc.description.peerreviewed	Peer Reviewed	en_US
dc.description.bitstreamurl	http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/87347/2/490_1.pdf
dc.identifier.doi	10.1063/1.1541330	en_US
dc.identifier.source	SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INT.FORUM-STAIF 2003: Conf.on Thermophysics in Microgravity; Commercial/Civil Next Generation Space Transportation; Human Space Exploration; Symps.on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion (20th); Space Colonization (1st)	en_US
dc.owningcollname	Physics, Department of

Files in this item

Name:: 490_1.pdf
Size:: 487.0KB
Format:: PDF

View/Open

Show simple item record

Remediation of Harmful Language

The University of Michigan Library aims to describe library materials in a way that respects the people and communities who create, use, and are represented in our collections. Report harmful or offensive language in catalog records, finding aids, or elsewhere in our collections anonymously through our metadata feedback form. More information at Remediation of Harmful Language.

Accessibility

If you are unable to use this file in its current format, please select the Contact Us link and we can modify it to make it more accessible to you.