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Impact of radiation dose on nuclear shuttle configuration
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Goetz, C. A. Billings, M. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | The impact of nuclear radiation (from the NERVA propulsion system) on the selection of a reference configuration for each of two classes of the reusable nuclear shuttle is considered. One class was characterized by a single propellant tank, the shape of whose bottom was found to have a pronounced effect on crew radiation levels and associated shield weight requirements. A trade study of shield weight versus structural weight indicated that the minimum-weight configuration for this class had a tank bottom in the shape of a frustum of a 10 deg-half-angle cone. A hybrid version of this configuration was found to affect crew radiation levels in substantially the same manner. The other class of RNS consisted of a propulsion module and eight propellant modules. Radiation analyses of various module arrangements led to a design configuration with no external shield requirements. |
| File Size | 478123 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19720009955 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7pp3vm87 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Vehicles Spacecraft Modules Conferences Space Shuttles Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicles Radiation Shielding Spacecraft Design Propulsion System Configurations Radiation Dosage Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
