COMBINED AMMONIA-BASED MODERATOR AND PROPELLANT FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION STAGES

COMBINED AMMONIA-BASED MODERATOR AND PROPELLANT FOR NUCLEAR THERMAL PROPULSION STAGES

Combined moderator-propellant technologies allow a dual-purpose fluid to act as both a nuclear moderator as well as a propellant in a nuclear reactor system, such as a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system. By increasing the mass efficiency of the NTP system and improving the overall performance d...

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1. Verfasser: EADES, Michael, John
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
NUCLEAR PHYSICS
NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
NUCLEAR REACTORS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
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Zusammenfassung:Combined moderator-propellant technologies allow a dual-purpose fluid to act as both a nuclear moderator as well as a propellant in a nuclear reactor system, such as a nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) system. By increasing the mass efficiency of the NTP system and improving the overall performance during operation, the combined moderator-propellant technologies improve valuable payload efficiency in the NTP system. Advantageously, the combined moderator-propellant technologies require little to no dedicated storage space for the majority of NTP system operation. For example, the combined moderator-propellant is ammonia (NH3), which satisfies moderation requirements as well as propulsion requirements for the NTP system.