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Evaluation of recent upgrades to the ness (nuclear engine system simulation) code
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Fittje, James E. Schnitzler, Bruce G. |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | The Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) concept is being evaluated as a potential propulsion technology for exploratory expeditions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. The need for exceptional propulsion system performance in these missions has been documented in numerous studies, and was the primary focus of a considerable effort undertaken during the Rover/NERVA program from 1955 to 1973. The NASA Glenn Research Center is leveraging this past NTR investment in their vehicle concepts and mission analysis studies with the aid of the Nuclear Engine System Simulation (NESS) code. This paper presents the additional capabilities and upgrades made to this code in order to perform higher fidelity NTR propulsion system analysis and design, and a comparison of its results to the Small Nuclear Rocket Engine (SNRE) design. |
| File Size | 1016409 |
| Page Count | 18 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090004441 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9n34tq5g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-07-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Propulsion System Performance Moon Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicles Systems Analysis Expeditions Computerized Simulation Rocket Engine Design Nuclear Rocket Engines Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
