Rocket Engines: The Influence Within The Solar System
problem Statement
Since the dawn of the space race, man continues to strive towards the heavens. A lot has changed in the past 60 years, which marked the beginning of spaceflight capabilities and operations. With each passing decade, we further our influence within the solar system. From rovers on nearby celestial bodies to probes reaching far past Pluto, we constantly seek to expand on where we can go and what we can do. This drive is propelled by mankind's ingenuity, curiosity, and determination. However, more importantly, our expanding celestial influence is propelled on the backs of rocket engines. In regards to leaving Earth’s atmosphere, rocket engines haven’t undergone any drastic changes since their conception. Generally, rocket engines derive their thrust from a chemical reaction, involving a fuel and an oxidizer. This combination can be applied in liquid or solid form, …show more content…
This generator produces electromagnetic waves in a helical pattern that knocks electrons loose off of atoms, in order to turn the gas into a cold plasma. The cold plasma can reach temperatures at or above 5800 degrees Kelvin (“Our Engine”). The cold plasma is a mixture of the electrons and the ionized atoms. The shell and components are protected from the intense heat through the use of magnetism. Next stage of VASMIR is utilizing another coupler called the Ion Cyclotron Heating section. Ion Cyclotron Heating utilizes radiofrequency waves to induce cyclotron magnetic resonance heating of ions to a high internal energy (Bering). This internal energy of the atoms can cause the atoms to contain a thermal energy with the temperature of that equivalent to that of the temperatures of the core of the sun. The rocket utilizes a magnetic nozzle to direct the motion of the ions out of the inner chambers of the engine. each ion is propelled at a speed of (112,000
Since the dawn of the space race, man continues to strive towards the heavens. A lot has changed in the past 60 years, which marked the beginning of spaceflight capabilities and operations. With each passing decade, we further our influence within the solar system. From rovers on nearby celestial bodies to probes reaching far past Pluto, we constantly seek to expand on where we can go and what we can do. This drive is propelled by mankind's ingenuity, curiosity, and determination. However, more importantly, our expanding celestial influence is propelled on the backs of rocket engines. In regards to leaving Earth’s atmosphere, rocket engines haven’t undergone any drastic changes since their conception. Generally, rocket engines derive their thrust from a chemical reaction, involving a fuel and an oxidizer. This combination can be applied in liquid or solid form, …show more content…
This generator produces electromagnetic waves in a helical pattern that knocks electrons loose off of atoms, in order to turn the gas into a cold plasma. The cold plasma can reach temperatures at or above 5800 degrees Kelvin (“Our Engine”). The cold plasma is a mixture of the electrons and the ionized atoms. The shell and components are protected from the intense heat through the use of magnetism. Next stage of VASMIR is utilizing another coupler called the Ion Cyclotron Heating section. Ion Cyclotron Heating utilizes radiofrequency waves to induce cyclotron magnetic resonance heating of ions to a high internal energy (Bering). This internal energy of the atoms can cause the atoms to contain a thermal energy with the temperature of that equivalent to that of the temperatures of the core of the sun. The rocket utilizes a magnetic nozzle to direct the motion of the ions out of the inner chambers of the engine. each ion is propelled at a speed of (112,000