FusionPropulsion Module

Directory List

Components	Data	Demos/Engine
Demos/MissionAnalysis	Demos/Reactor	Engine
MissionAnalysis	PlasmaPhysics	Reactor
Shielding

Components

MassPowerConversion

Power conversion mass.

Data

Demos/Engine

Engine10MW	Creates a table for a 10 MW D-He3 engine.
FRCPointDesign	Generates a point design for a D-He3 engine.
PlutoEnginePower	Pluto mission engine design

Demos/MissionAnalysis

ReactantMassFlow	He3 Reactant mass flow
RectilinearDemo	Demonstrate RectilinearMission - burn, coast, burn.
StarshipDesign	Design the starship

Demos/Reactor

BremsstrahlungComparison	Compare Bremsstrahlung for several fuels.
DH3Reactor	D-He3 Fusion Power
FusionLosses	Look at fusion losses for several fuels
PowerPlantAnalysis	Analyze a D-T power plant.
SigmaVPlot	Plot collision crosssections for D-D, D-T and D-He3 reactions.

Engine

FusionExhaustVelocity	Returns the exhaust velocity.
SizeDHe3FusionEngine	Design a driven D-He3 fusion engine.

MissionAnalysis

RectilinearMission	Generate a mission plan for a burn, coast burn mission.
RectilinearMotion	Simulate rectilinear motion.
TimeToVelocity	Compute the time to reach a given velocity.

PlasmaPhysics

AlfvenSpeed	Computes the Alfven speed.
AtomicNumber	Returns the atomic number.
BremsstrahlungWavelength	Computes the bremsstrahlung radiation as a function of wavelength.
CyclotronFrequency	Computes the cyclotron frequency.
DHe3Reaction	Computes the fraction of D going to each reaction.
EdgeLocalizedModes	Disturbance in a Tokamak plasma due to edge localized modes (ELMs).
EffectiveCharge	Computes the effective charge in a plasma.
FusionReaction	Finds products of fusion reactions. D-D, D-T, p-B11 and D-He3 are
GasPressure	Gas pressure.
GyroRadius	Computes Gyro radius.
He3MassFromPower	He3 Reactant mass flow
IonCyclotronFrequency	Computes the ion cyclotron frequency.
IonizationEnergy	Returns the ionization energy per nuclei.
IonizationEnergyPlasma	Returns the ionization power per nuclei.
MagneticFieldCurrentLoop	Computes fields for multiple current loops.
NumberOfElectrons	Computes the number of electrons.
PlasmaConstant	Constants useful in plasma physics.
PlasmaFrequency	Returns the plasma frequency.
PlasmaHeating	Computes plasma heating per unit volume.
PlasmaPressure	Computes fusion plasma pressure.
PlasmaRadius	Computes the Plasma Radius from the desired power and net
PlasmaVolume	Computes the Plasma Radius from the desired power and net
PowerIonsToElectrons	Power lost by the ions to the electrons.
ReactionString	Create a string with a reaction.
SahaEquation	Computes the Saha equation for ionization.
SigmaV	Computes thermonuclear reaction crosssections.
SynchrotronFrequency	Computes the synchrotron frequency. Enter one argument for the
XRayMassCoeff	Compute the attenuation mass and absorption mass for a material.

Reactor

BField	Computes the magnetic field from plasma pressure.
Beta	Compute the ratio of magnetic field and pressure.
Bremsstrahlung	Computes Bremsstrahlung radiation.
CentralPressure	Computes the central plasma pressure.
CentralTemperature	Computes the central temperature.
DensityFromFusionPower	Fusion power.
FirstWallThermalPower	Computes the first wall thermal power.
FusionPower	Fusion power.
MagnetMass	Computes the magnetic mass from density, stress, magnetic field, and
MagnetMassVirial	Computes the magnetic mass from density, stress, magnetic field, and
MagnetRadius	Computes the magnetic radius from the mass, density, stess,and magnetic
MagnetStoredEnergy	Energy stored in a magnet
MagneticPressure	Computes the magnetic pressure.
NetFusionPower	Computes net fusion power.
NumberDensityFromBeta	Compute number density from beta, b and kT.
PlasmaInternalEnergy	Computes the plasma internal energy.
PointFusionReaction	Computes the net power from a fusion reaction.
PowerDHe3	Compute the power for a D-He3 reactor.
RadiusSphericalTorus	Major and minor radii for a spherical torus.
SteadyStateTokamak	Generates a statespace model of a tokamak. The output is the vertical
Synchrotron	Computes synchrotron radiation.
TPVHRHS	Simulates a model of the vertical position of a plasma in a Tokamak.
TokamakBeta	Computes the tokamak beta.
VolumeAveragedPressure	Computes the volume averaged pressure.

Shielding

DoseBuildUp	Dose build up for a spherical shield with a point source.
MassEMShield	Mass of a spherical shield with a point mass source
NeutronAttenuation	Neutron attenuation with LiH.
NeutronShieldThickness	Compute neutron shield thickness.

SVN Revision: 42334

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