feld
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Post by feld on Sept 17, 2019 21:21:24 GMT
So I did my masters on space fission power system optimization and currently work nuclear thermal rockets in a portion of my day job. Can anyone explain to my why qswitched used ONLY thermocouples as power conversion? NASA did Brayton turbine hardware tests for space nuclear fission systems in the 80s and they had very impressive longevity. To overcome vibration and momentum issues you mount them in pairs and use passive vibration isolation (well understood from modern combat submersibles).
Is it just because of the must have been flight hardware at some point limit?
Thanks in advance for any insight you can provide.
v/r feld
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Post by AtomHeartDragon on Sept 17, 2019 21:33:58 GMT
My guess is that it might have something to do with CoaDE being a one-man project. There is some rationale given (right or wrong)for TEFRs being the main reactor type, and I would say trying to avoid scope creep would be the remaining part of the explanation.
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Post by feld on Sept 18, 2019 13:06:43 GMT
Thanks. I get it now. Also it's clear in retrospect that that single author is not "in the industry" and so didn't always get access to the needed information.
Wow this game is amazing especially given the above. I started following q the other day but see that they cannot come here often and read further that financial stuff has kept development slow. But I also see they have another project in the works.
I'd really like to help...is there any way to contact them?
V/R feld
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