NTAC Augmented Nuclear Electric Propulsion and/or Nuclear Thermal Propulsion

The present disclosure is directed to a system including a nuclear thermal rocket or a nuclear reactor, at least one nuclear electric thruster coupled to the nuclear thermal rocket or the nuclear reactor, and a Nuclear Thermionic Avalanche Cell (NTAC) configured to generate electrical power. The NTA...

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Hauptverfasser:	CHOI, SANG H, MOSES, ROBERT W, BUSHNELL, DENNIS M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT AVIATION BLASTING COSMONAUTICS HEATING LIGHTING MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NUCLEAR ENGINEERING NUCLEAR PHYSICS NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS PRODUCING A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER TRANSPORTING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR WEAPONS WIND, SPRING WEIGHT AND MISCELLANEOUS MOTORS
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Zusammenfassung:	The present disclosure is directed to a system including a nuclear thermal rocket or a nuclear reactor, at least one nuclear electric thruster coupled to the nuclear thermal rocket or the nuclear reactor, and a Nuclear Thermionic Avalanche Cell (NTAC) configured to generate electrical power. The NTAC cell may be positioned around a nuclear reactor core of the nuclear thermal rocket or the nuclear reactor, and the nuclear electric thruster may be powered by the NTAC generated electrical power.