Direct Fusion Drive for a Human Mars Orbital Mission
Conference
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· Proceedings, International Astronautical Congress (AIC) IAC-12,C4,7-C3.5,10
OSTI ID:1182281
- Princeton Satellite Systems
- PPPL
- Princeton University
The Direct Fusion Drive (DFD) is a nuclear fusion engine that produces both thrust and electric power. It employs a field reversed configuration with an odd-parity rotating magnetic field heating system to heat the plasma to fusion temperatures. The engine uses deuterium and helium-3 as fuel and additional deuterium that is heated in the scrape-off layer for thrust augmentation. In this way variable exhaust velocity and thrust is obtained.
- Research Organization:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC02-09CH11466
- OSTI ID:
- 1182281
- Report Number(s):
- PPPL-5064
- Journal Information:
- Proceedings, International Astronautical Congress (AIC) IAC-12,C4,7-C3.5,10, Conference: The 65th International Astronautical Congress (AIC), 29 September - 3 October, 2014, Toronto, Canada.
- Publisher:
- IAC, Toronto, Canada
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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