The fusion confinement scheme favored by the Avgi is a variant on the Z-pinch, which runs current axially down a column of deuterium plasma to squeeze it with the resulting magnetic field until it is hot and dense enough for fusion to occur. An annular flow surrounding the pinch keeps it stable, confining the plasma long enough for nearly all of the fuel to be burned by the time it makes its way down the length of the engine and out the magnetic nozzle on its rear. Without the need for fragile, heavy magnets or bulky lasers to ignite and confine the fusion reaction, the resulting drive is incredibly efficient and compact, which has made it the mainstay of Avgi spacecraft propulsion for centuries.
The magnetic nozzle is designed to support a variety of components that can be slotted in to provide various effects, from injecting additional propellant to improve thrust to tapping energy from the expanding fusion plasma to power a ship's systems.
| Category: | Engines |
|---|---|
| Price: | 3,900,000 |
| Mass: | 666 tons |
| Outfit Space: | 66 |
| Engine Space: | 66 |
| Thrust: | 972,000, drawing 1080/s, heating 5400/s |