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Uranium droplet core nuclear rocketUranium droplet nuclear rocket is conceptually designed to utilize the broad temperature range ofthe liquid phase of metallic uranium in droplet configuration which maximizes the energy transfer area per unit fuel volume. In a baseline system dissociated hydrogen at 100 bar is heated to 6000 K, providing 2000 second of Isp. Fission fragments and intense radian field enhance the dissociation of molecular hydrogen beyond the equilibrium thermodynamic level. Uranium droplets in the core are confined and separated by an axisymmetric vortex flow generated by high velocity tangential injection of hydrogen in the mid-core regions. Droplet uranium flow to the core is controlled and adjusted by a twin flow nozzle injection system.
Document ID
19910067786
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Anghaie, Samim
(Florida, University Gainesville, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
September 1, 1991
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 91-3514
Accession Number
91A52409
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS3-26314
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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