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Post by SpaceWizard on Sept 9, 2018 20:08:43 GMT
Because they’re too darn heavy and large to fit on micro drones.
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Post by Pttg on Sept 9, 2018 22:38:58 GMT
Amorphous Carbon would probably be your best bet. Maybe carbon-carbon for the "realistic materials" cred.
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Post by AdmiralObvious on Sept 9, 2018 23:04:10 GMT
I don't really know if RCC is suitable. I know of a few designs using Tantalum Carbide though.
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Post by bigbombr on Sept 13, 2018 15:06:10 GMT
Amorphous Carbon would probably be your best bet. Maybe carbon-carbon for the "realistic materials" cred. If you're using mods, vitreous carbon is slightly lighter. |
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Post by apophys on Sept 16, 2018 6:37:42 GMT
Boron nitride for vanilla. Vitreous carbon for modded.
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Post by airc777 on Oct 8, 2018 19:54:24 GMT
Edit: I miss read that as 'reactors' not 'radiators', my bad. Amorphous Carbon?
I don't know about 'light' but in the stock game I've had reasonable success with: 7.8 cm radius 7.8 cm height alumina nanofluid coolant graphite moderator 0 g moderator mass u 235 dioxide fuel 1.2 kg fuel mass 97.0 % fuel enrichment tantalum hafnium carbide control rod composition 20 kg control rod mass amorphous carbon neutron reflector 71.1 cm reflector thickness 1.80e+20 (m2 s)^-1 average neutron flux hafnium carbide composition 40 cm pump radius 170 rpm rotational speed 4.70 m radius 11.0 m height Osmium p type composition tungsten n type composition 1.0 mm length 2700 k thermal couple exit temperature sodium outer coolant polyethylene composition 40.0 cm pump radius 160 rpm rotational speed |
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Still trying to make kinetics work.
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Post by ghgh on Oct 8, 2018 20:02:38 GMT
ditto for boron nitride
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Post by The Astronomer on Oct 9, 2018 5:27:46 GMT
For realism, probably silicon carbide. I heard that boron nitride vaporizes in vacuum at these temperatures.
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