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Ion Thruster by shikari_rock

shikari_rock
shikari_rock
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21st May 2011
19th Aug 2015
Less thrust than a rocket, but much higher specific impulse (efficiency).
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Comments

  • EqualsThree
    EqualsThree     27th May 2011
    not an Ion Thruster , IMO
  • pieater
    pieater     27th May 2011
    why is this so special?
  • shikari_rock
    shikari_rock     25th May 2011
    aadad8, that's cool, but please go advertise your saves somewhere else, srs
  • aadad8
    aadad8     25th May 2011
    I just made a quick virsion of this but with differnt ways of of simulating the real thing....
  • shikari_rock
    shikari_rock     24th May 2011
    yes, and the electrons are provided from the cathode (the PCLN that clones SPRK). i really had no other way to "charge" the gas.
  • aadad8
    aadad8     24th May 2011
    An ion works by fireing electrons (negativly charged) into a neutral atom which creates a positive ion. Plasma is left over and magnets speed up this whole process. nice attempt but not accurate....
  • shikari_rock
    shikari_rock     24th May 2011
    well face it, i can't change physics, and this is how an ion drive works: charged particles being emmited and propelled by an electromagnetic field (which i cannot simulate)
  • fabian
    fabian     24th May 2011
    dude i love your logo
  • Neospector
    Neospector     24th May 2011
    @Jallibad: When NBLE is sparked it IONIZES into PLSM. Learn to read. -.-
  • pegosh2
    pegosh2     24th May 2011
    Heh, nice logo.