Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Scoping Analysis of Fuel Plate Core Configurations [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.48 Nuclear engineering
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2020
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: 79 p. : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 266245
• Chủ đề: 1. 22 general studies of nuclear reactors; 2. 33 advanced propulsion systems; 3. Core design; 4. Fuel plate; 5. Nuclear thermal propulsion

Tóm tắt

Nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) engines use a nuclear reactor to heat up hydrogen to high temperatures. Thrust is generated as the hydrogen is ejected at high velocity through a nozzle. NTP has the potential of reducing travel times for deep space missions, such as to Mars. The United States studied NTP early in the space age and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is currently revisiting the potential of the technology to enable its missions.