> From: [email removed]
> Subject: Fusion...
> Bertil:
>> A Type S at 2G uses 25m3 of hydrogen per hour. That weighs 1750kg, so the
> >per second figure is 486g.
>
> > 486g of hydrogen, undergong complete fusion, produces 25.6 kt of
> energy.
>
> > Still claiming that the type S has an engine output of 33kt per
> >second, Steve?
>
> Fascinating. Of course, I have been claiming a Free Trader (not a
> Scout) had an output of 30Kt (not 33Kt). And I was speaking in round
> figures, also...
Your criticism is disingenious, because as I'm sure you are aware of,
a Free Trader at 1G uses *excatly the same amount of fuel* per hour as
a Scout at 2G (which is the combination of ship and situation I did my
calculations on).
Also, the 25.6kt is an absolute upper limit assuming 100% fusion. That
sounds hard to accomplish, so the effective output figure could easily
be half of this, or smaller.
But if we assume that Grandfather sneak around on the yards at night and
install small anti-matter boosters in all ships, then the 30Kt figure is
acceptable.
- -bertil-
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