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Feasibility study of full-reactor gas core demonstration test
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Shaffer, C. J. Lofthouse, J. H. Macbeth, P. J. Kunze, J. F. |
| Copyright Year | 1973 |
| Description | Separate studies of nuclear criticality, flow patterns, and thermodynamics for the gas core reactor concept have all given positive indications of its feasibility. However, before serious design for a full scale gas core application can be made, feasibility must be shown for operation with full interaction of the nuclear, thermal, and hydraulic effects. A minimum sized, and hence minimum expense, test arrangement is considered for a full gas core configuration. It is shown that the hydrogen coolant scattering effects dominate the nuclear considerations at elevated temperatures. A cavity diameter of somewhat larger than 4 ft (122 cm) will be needed if temperatures high enough to vaporize uranium are to be achieved. |
| File Size | 3912150 |
| Page Count | 69 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19730018850 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6838k781 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1973-06-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nuclear Engineering Reactor Physics Performance Tests Scale Models Hydrogen Gaseous Fission Reactors High Temperature Tests Coolants Reactor Cores Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
