TMRD-VASIMR Hybrid Drive
Year: 2026
Type: preprint
Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: The TMRD-VASIMR hybrid drive is now fully buildable at TRL 3-4 with off-the-shelf parts and a $8–12k budget. This companion guide translates the original TMRB mathematics into exact fabrication, assembly, and test instructions. Methods: Detailed BOM, DLP SiC gyroid printing recipe, OpenSCAD cage assembly, Python waveform generator, VASIMR helicon flange integration, and vacuum-chamber test protocol. All steps use the same Schoen gyroid, 9-frequency YAFH phi-cascade, and 9-fold Chladni symmetry from the parent paper. Results: Complete hardware delivers IAW lock (η_diff ≈ 0.82), 9-fold torsion nodes, N² Dicke super-radiance, and 21 N thrust per 10⁶-ion cluster at 50 Pa / 500 K argon. All four TMRD predictions (fractal noise, running c_eff, torsion modulation, coherence extension) are falsifiable in the first 30-minute test run. Conclusions: This guide makes the TMRD-VASIMR hybrid drive a real, replicable engine. No exotic materials. No exotic tools. The full Mars-in-30-minutes physics is now accessible to any competent maker lab. QGGPf predictions remain unchanged; this document is the propulsion validation path.
Author: Bressler, George H.
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7141009550
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