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A nuclear cryogenic propulsion stage for near-term space missions (Document No: 20140002707)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Broadway, Jeramie W. Adams, Robert B. Borowski, Stanley K. Houts, Michael G. Bechtel, Ryan D. Kim, Tony Hickman, Robert R. Emrich, William J. Gerrish, Harold P. George, Jeffrey A. |
| Copyright Year | 2013 |
| Description | Development efforts in the United States have demonstrated the viability and performance potential of NTP systems. For example, Project Rover (1955 - 1973) completed 22 high power rocket reactor tests. Peak performances included operating at an average hydrogen exhaust temperature of 2550 K and a peak fuel power density of 5200 MW/m3 (Pewee test), operating at a thrust of 930 kN (Phoebus-2A test), and operating for 62.7 minutes on a single burn (NRXA6 test). Results from Project Rover indicated that an NTP system with a high thrust-toweight ratio and a specific impulse greater than 900 s would be feasible. Excellent results have also been obtained by Russia. Ternary carbide fuels developed in Russia may have the potential for providing even higher specific impulses. |
| File Size | 3789584 |
| Page Count | 34 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20140002707 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1vf1tq5f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2013-07-14 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nuclear Physics Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Rocket Test Facilities Space Missions Nuclear Propulsion Arc Heating Environment Simulators Cryogenics Propulsion System Configurations Nuclear Fission Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
