Design of a passive safety system for a nuclear thermal rocket
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2017.09.025
Abstract: Abstract Long-term high payload missions necessitate the need for nuclear space propulsion. Several nuclear reactor types were investigated by the Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application (NERVA) program of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).… read more here.
Keywords: tie rod; rod tubes; htsa tie; heat ... See more keywords
Reprint of “The role of nuclear thermal-hydraulics in the licensing of Atucha-II: The LBLOCA”
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DOI: 10.1016/j.nucengdes.2019.110292
Abstract: Abstract The paper deals with the safety evaluation and the embedded licensing process of the Atucha-II 800 Mwe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) in Argentina. Atucha-II was designed by Kraftwerk Union (KWU) during the 60’s, the… read more here.
Keywords: nuclear thermal; role nuclear; lbloca; reprint role ... See more keywords
Numerical Investigation and Parametric Study on Thermal-Hydraulic Characteristics of Particle Bed Reactors for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
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DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2020.1760703
Abstract: Abstract Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) could be an advanced technology to facilitate a new and excellent rocket engine that would at least double the performance of the best conventional chemical rocket engines. NTP has been… read more here.
Keywords: thermal hydraulic; particle bed; hydraulic characteristics; nuclear thermal ... See more keywords
Heat removal system for shutdown in nuclear thermal rockets and advanced concepts
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DOI: 10.2514/1.a33663
Abstract: A study was conducted to derive a first estimate of how much hydrogen would be needed to prevent the core from overheating after shutdown and, from this, be able to assess the advantages of using… read more here.
Keywords: removal system; nuclear thermal; heat removal;
Seeded Hydrogen in Mars Transfer Vehicles Using Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engines
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DOI: 10.2514/1.a34722
Abstract: Using the NASA Design Reference Architecture, an Aerojet Rocketdyne vehicle architecture, and a University of Alabama in Huntsville nuclear thermal propulsion engine model, the performance of a Mar... read more here.
Keywords: seeded hydrogen; hydrogen mars; nuclear thermal; mars transfer ... See more keywords