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Post by Kerr on Jun 10, 2017 15:15:32 GMT
Hello! I created this thread to see with what fusion designs people come up with the time. I start with my own. ![]()   The Firefly: This fusion warship was designed to be as realistic and plausible as possible (theoretical/fundamental wise) The engine has an exhaust velocity 20.1Mm/s (26,7Mm/s max D-He³ exhaust vel.) with an thrust power of 262TW. Resulting with 65,5TW of heat, thanks to the "firefly" design a significant amount of x-ray and neutrons can radiate into the voids of space. The Ship still has to deal with 1,5TW Heat, this is where the four giant radiators come in play, each of them can radiate 430 GW of heat. Delta-v: 10% of C Acceleration: Constant 1G, mass flow gets reduced as ship mass decreases. Armament: 20x Railguns with 171 qs reload time and a velocity of 1.08Mm/s (567J KE per projectile) 1x 1GW 41,7% Laser with 10Mm range, (286MW/m² at 10 Mm.) 4x Missile Launchers with 5000x NEFP's. Each has a 142T warhead and 12km/s, 30s burn-time. 20 missiles can be launched per second. Armor: An Armor plate in front of the ship, sufficient to protect the ship from heavy kinetic weaponry and minutes of non-modded lasers. The Astronomer |
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Post by The Astronomer on Jun 10, 2017 15:17:32 GMT
You actually tagged me  So, my fusion ships are ignited by antimatter, so expect no huge radiators. |
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Post by Kerr on Jun 10, 2017 15:19:07 GMT
You actually tagged me So, my fusion ships are ignited by antimatter, so expect no huge radiators. You are pretty much only person I ever saw using Fusion ships, these radiators on my ship are not for reactors or weapons, it is for the engine. Antimatter won't fix that sorry. |
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Post by The Astronomer on Jun 10, 2017 15:27:46 GMT
You actually tagged me So, my fusion ships are ignited by antimatter, so expect no huge radiators. You are pretty much only person I ever saw using Fusion ships, these radiators on my ship are not for reactors or weapons, it is for the engine. Antimatter won't fix that sorry. Good. I'll tweak my radiation-giving black box module right now. Kerr How much heat would a D + He-3 rocket give off? Is it 75% of the thrust power? Kerr Why is it lower? Is it because heat escapes with the propellant? |
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Post by Kerr on Jun 10, 2017 15:29:13 GMT
You are pretty much only person I ever saw using Fusion ships, these radiators on my ship are not for reactors or weapons, it is for the engine. Antimatter won't fix that sorry. Good. I'll tweak my radiation-giving black box module right now. How much heat would a 500 kN 17.9 Mm/s rocket give off? What fuel and what thrust power? The Astronomer 25% at +15Mm/s. The Astronomer It is because these 25% are 5% Neutrons and 20% X-rays. The rest 75% are helium-4 ions and protons. both charged, they can be channeled through magnetic fields without heating their surrounding. |
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Post by The Astronomer on Jun 10, 2017 16:03:58 GMT
Good. I'll tweak my radiation-giving black box module right now. How much heat would a 500 kN 17.9 Mm/s rocket give off? What fuel and what thrust power? The Astronomer 25% at +15Mm/s. The Astronomer It is because these 25% are 5% Neutrons and 20% X-rays. The rest 75% are helium-4 ions and protons. both charged, they can be channeled through magnetic fields without heating their surrounding. Wait, shouldn't it be that 75% thermal energy? Anyways, I've modeled both in a blackbox module already. |
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Post by samchiu2000 on Jun 10, 2017 16:05:49 GMT
Beautiful. Maybe we should build some fusion ship on a more realistic basis before modding an interstellar campaign.  |
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Post by Kerr on Jun 10, 2017 16:06:50 GMT
What fuel and what thrust power? The Astronomer 25% at +15Mm/s. The Astronomer It is because these 25% are 5% Neutrons and 20% X-rays. The rest 75% are helium-4 ions and protons. both charged, they can be channeled through magnetic fields without heating their surrounding. Wait, shouldn't it be that 75% thermal energy? Anyways, I've modeled both in a blackbox module already. Yes, 75% thermal energy, 5% neutron energy, and 20% radiation energy. The 75% thermal energy can be directed through magnetic field, which mean they can't heat up their surrounding. 25% Effective Heat |
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Post by The Astronomer on Jun 10, 2017 16:07:58 GMT
Wait, shouldn't it be that 75% thermal energy? Anyways, I've modeled both in a blackbox module already. Yes, 75% thermal energy, 5% neutron energy, and 20% radiation energy. The 75% thermal energy can be directed through magnetic field, which mean they can't heat up their surrounding. 25% Effective Heat So, you're telling me that it's heat generated at the radshield? |
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Post by Kerr on Jun 10, 2017 16:10:11 GMT
Yes, 75% thermal energy, 5% neutron energy, and 20% radiation energy. The 75% thermal energy can be directed through magnetic field, which mean they can't heat up their surrounding. 25% Effective Heat So, you're telling me that it's heat generated at the radshield? Yes, but everything made out of matter is a radshield to some extend. Your engine, your crew module, your weapons. |
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Post by Kerr on Jun 10, 2017 16:12:07 GMT
Beautiful. Maybe we should build some fusion ship on a more realistic basis before modding an interstellar campaign. Yup, this is in my opinion my best design so far, also the best in combat. |
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Post by The Astronomer on Jun 10, 2017 16:45:06 GMT
Beautiful. Maybe we should build some fusion ship on a more realistic basis before modding an interstellar campaign. Yup, this is in my opinion my best design so far, also the best in combat. That thing can't fight on its own without getting its radiators shot down. |
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Post by The Astronomer on Jun 10, 2017 16:49:28 GMT
 An interplanetary liner, which is also my favorite one. With that pathetic delta-v of just 2260 km/s, t's not an interstellar spacecraft. It can carry 2 kt of cargo and its crews to any planet in the Solar System.  |
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Post by Kerr on Jun 10, 2017 16:55:54 GMT
Yup, this is in my opinion my best design so far, also the best in combat. That thing can't fight on its own without getting its radiators shot down. The radiators are so thin that it is literally impossible to hit them. I even tried hitting them at 10km with radiators targetted. |
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Post by The Astronomer on Jun 10, 2017 17:13:07 GMT
That thing can't fight on its own without getting its radiators shot down. The radiators are so thin that it is literally impossible to hit them. I even tried hitting them at 10km with radiators targetted. lol If they were oriented perpendicular to the fire, though, you're dead. |
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