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Post by deuszedmachina on Jul 11, 2017 4:09:52 GMT
I was thinking recently that maybe the combustion model could be used to model open-cycle gas-core NTRs, considering both the hydrogen and the fissile materials leave the reaction chamber. I can foresee some problems with this, namely in the areas of fuel containment and radiation exposure, but I think it'd be worth a try if only to see how horribly it can go wrong.
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Post by The Astronomer on Jul 11, 2017 10:57:47 GMT
I was thinking recently that maybe the combustion model could be used to model open-cycle gas-core NTRs, considering both the hydrogen and the fissile materials leave the reaction chamber. I can foresee some problems with this, namely in the areas of fuel containment and radiation exposure, but I think it'd be worth a try if only to see how horribly it can go wrong. If you look closely at the Materials Compendium, you might find the Uranium Hexafluorine Gas. That's the attempt to emulate gas core NTR in CDE. For my part, I modded fusion and antimatter rockets for combustion rocket modules. |
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Post by samchiu2000 on Jul 11, 2017 12:31:05 GMT
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Post by deuszedmachina on Jul 11, 2017 18:05:32 GMT
I was thinking recently that maybe the combustion model could be used to model open-cycle gas-core NTRs, considering both the hydrogen and the fissile materials leave the reaction chamber. I can foresee some problems with this, namely in the areas of fuel containment and radiation exposure, but I think it'd be worth a try if only to see how horribly it can go wrong. If you look closely at the Materials Compendium, you might find the Uranium Hexafluorine Gas. That's the attempt to emulate gas core NTR in CDE. For my part, I modded fusion and antimatter rockets for combustion rocket modules. I see. Is the cooled quartz meant to represent the envelope around the gas as in closed-cycle gas core engines? I've been using it as the "control rods" in my designs, since that seems to work, but I'm probably doing something wrong.  Is this how they're meant to be used?  |
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Post by RiftandRend on Jul 11, 2017 22:39:08 GMT
If you look closely at the Materials Compendium, you might find the Uranium Hexafluorine Gas. That's the attempt to emulate gas core NTR in CDE. For my part, I modded fusion and antimatter rockets for combustion rocket modules. I see. Is the cooled quartz meant to represent the envelope around the gas as in closed-cycle gas core engines? I've been using it as the "control rods" in my designs, since that seems to work, but I'm probably doing something wrong. Is this how they're meant to be used? I made them, and yes, that's their intended use. I recommend you use the "doped" version for the control rods as it contains Li-6. This makes nearly any mass of control rod effective. Gas core designs don't really have control rods, so I feel this is fair. Edit: A design recommendation, don't shield the NTR directly. Add a polyethylene radiation shield as wide as the engine behind it. |
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Post by dwwolf on Jul 12, 2017 11:03:07 GMT
You people shouldnt design a thing where people are involved.
OSHA would keel haul you lot.
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Post by deuszedmachina on Jul 12, 2017 19:17:31 GMT
I see. Is the cooled quartz meant to represent the envelope around the gas as in closed-cycle gas core engines? I've been using it as the "control rods" in my designs, since that seems to work, but I'm probably doing something wrong. Is this how they're meant to be used? I made them, and yes, that's their intended use. I recommend you use the "doped" version for the control rods as it contains Li-6. This makes nearly any mass of control rod effective. Gas core designs don't really have control rods, so I feel this is fair. Edit: A design recommendation, don't shield the NTR directly. Add a polyethylene radiation shield as wide as the engine behind it. Thanks for the tip! I mean, the engine now constitutes a 1.27-kilowatt radiation hazard, but that's nothing a solid half-meter slab of polyethylene can't fix ^.^ You people shouldnt design a thing where people are involved. OSHA would keel haul you lot. What? It's only a few hundred millisieverts of radiation. You're telling me our crews can put up with the rigors of space combat but can't handle a few tumors here and there? |
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Post by David367th on Jul 15, 2017 23:29:13 GMT
I made them, and yes, that's their intended use. I recommend you use the "doped" version for the control rods as it contains Li-6. This makes nearly any mass of control rod effective. Gas core designs don't really have control rods, so I feel this is fair. Edit: A design recommendation, don't shield the NTR directly. Add a polyethylene radiation shield as wide as the engine behind it. Thanks for the tip! I mean, the engine now constitutes a 1.27-kilowatt radiation hazard, but that's nothing a solid half-meter slab of polyethylene can't fix ^.^ You people shouldnt design a thing where people are involved. OSHA would keel haul you lot. What? It's only a few hundred millisieverts of radiation. You're telling me our crews can put up with the rigors of space combat but can't handle a few tumors here and there? >3 posts >uses poly for radshield checks to make sure qswitched isnt around
Have you heard of our lord and savior Lithium-6 yet? ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o) |
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Post by someusername6 on Jul 16, 2017 0:02:44 GMT
Thanks for the tip! I mean, the engine now constitutes a 1.27-kilowatt radiation hazard, but that's nothing a solid half-meter slab of polyethylene can't fix ^.^ What? It's only a few hundred millisieverts of radiation. You're telling me our crews can put up with the rigors of space combat but can't handle a few tumors here and there? >3 posts >uses poly for radshield checks to make sure qswitched isnt around
Have you heard of our lord and savior Lithium-6 yet? ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o) Or Gadolinium, or Gadolinium-157 if you are *really* serious about blocking thermal neutrons. |
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Post by deuszedmachina on Jul 20, 2017 22:44:50 GMT
>3 posts >uses poly for radshield checks to make sure qswitched isnt around
Have you heard of our lord and savior Lithium-6 yet? ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o) Or Gadolinium, or Gadolinium-157 if you are *really* serious about blocking thermal neutrons. Huh, I haven't tried those yet. I'm kind of new to the whole "building spaceships that are actually effective and practical" thing. |
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Post by Dhan on Jul 28, 2017 17:21:41 GMT
Thanks for the tip! I mean, the engine now constitutes a 1.27-kilowatt radiation hazard, but that's nothing a solid half-meter slab of polyethylene can't fix ^.^ What? It's only a few hundred millisieverts of radiation. You're telling me our crews can put up with the rigors of space combat but can't handle a few tumors here and there? >3 posts >uses poly for radshield checks to make sure qswitched isnt around
Have you heard of our lord and savior Lithium-6 yet? ( ͡o ͜ʖ ͡o) Our lord Boron would still be alive today if it wasn't for that qswitched guy and his commitment to realism. *shakes fist* |
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Post by logaritm on Aug 7, 2017 9:37:20 GMT
Am i missing some important information why there is no standard or modded fiber reinforced materials?
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Post by Enderminion on Aug 7, 2017 14:24:33 GMT
Am i missing some important information why there is no standard or modded fiber reinforced materials? RCC is carbon fiber reinforced graphite |
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Post by Rocket Witch on Aug 8, 2017 1:05:48 GMT
Am i missing some important information why there is no standard or modded fiber reinforced materials? I haven't found anything with both noteworthy strength and a sufficient property listing to be fully implemented. Feel free to look through this listing and/or make a request: www.matweb.com/search/QuickText.aspx?SearchText=fiber+reinforcedMost of what's there is fiberglass or similar, which has the problem of being more expensive ingame than lightweight alloys without improving on their properties, but I did implement a version reasonably assumed to be reinforced with either microspheres or cut strands in order to avoid flagging it with IsFibrous (which would make it even more expensive). It's listed under the name "50% Glass Reinforced PET" and serves as pretty much the strongest electrically-resistive material available ingame that I can recall off the top of my head. I personally haven't found a use for it; I compiled it just for interest. |
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Post by ironclad6 on Aug 8, 2017 18:35:28 GMT
Hi guys.
Is there any way to download all of this in a single file that is correctly formatted? I have been trying to get this all to work for about a week now and I have no idea what I'm doing wrong.
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Is this how they're meant to be used? 
