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| corp:ohi:vortex_thruster [2022/11/14 13:07] – [Vortex Plasma Thruster] alex_hart | corp:ohi:vortex_thruster [2022/11/22 05:53] – [Exhaust appearance] alex_hart | ||
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| ===== Technical description ===== | ===== Technical description ===== | ||
| - | The plasma thruster component of the Vortex works by either cooling down hot plasma to the background temperature of space, or by using pre-cooled plasma from storage. Using plasma from storage is less efficient unless it is re-heated before use. The heat of the plasma used is important, because when it is cooled as it exits the thruster, it creates a pressure differential between the plasma exiting the thruster and the plasma still inside it. This helps improve the performance of the engine. The cooling of the plasma also helps to keep the engine | + | The plasma thruster component of the Vortex works by either cooling down hot plasma to the background temperature of space, or by using pre-cooled plasma from storage. Using plasma from storage is slightly |
| The gravity field generators, as one would expect, create gravity fields. These fields can often be assisted by using overlapping fields from gravity distorting shields. The gravity fields lightly distort space as well as reduce the inertia experienced by the craft they are mounted to, similar to the STL method of propulsion offered by [[guide: | The gravity field generators, as one would expect, create gravity fields. These fields can often be assisted by using overlapping fields from gravity distorting shields. The gravity fields lightly distort space as well as reduce the inertia experienced by the craft they are mounted to, similar to the STL method of propulsion offered by [[guide: | ||
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| ===== Exhaust appearance ===== | ===== Exhaust appearance ===== | ||
| - | The exhaust of the Vortex, because of the presence of gravity distorting fields, formed into what looks like a whirlpool or vortex which has a ' | + | The exhaust of the Vortex, because of the presence of gravity distorting fields, formed into what looks like a whirlpool or vortex which has a ' |
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