Jon S. Berndt nous apporta ses lumieres en ce 14-12-2006 22:07:
> "Tim Attwood" <tim### [at] comcastnet> wrote

> Hey, I kind of like this (I think I've seen something like this in my 
> kitchen, too!)

> A couple of notes:

> 1) There should be no over-expansion of the nozzle, I think. All of the flow 
> would be almost all directed aft.
The over-expansion is unavoidable. All you can do, is try to minimise it.

> 2) I'm sure this is a WIP, but thought I'd mention that there would be more 
> to the engine (a lot of equipment creating magnetic fields - coils and 
> stuff, supply lines for fuel, etc.)
Depending on the scale, that can be all contained within the nozle.

> 3) The structural elements would include more bracing, similar to the 
> trusses you see on the space station. Maybe some antennas, too (a large-ish 
> dish?) 




-- 
Alain
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