A new ultra compact nuclear engine concept, MITEE ( MI ¯ niature R_eactor E_nginE_ ), is described, and its performance evaluated for various solar system exploration missions. The MITEE concept is based on the Particle Bed Reactor (PBR), with modifications that enable a smaller, lighter nuclear engine. A range of MITEE Engine designs is described. Representative design parameters for the baseline MITEE reactor are: 75MW(th) power level, 1000 second Isp, 100 kilogram mass, 10 MW/Liter fuel element power density, 39 cm core diameter/height. Total engine mass, including turbo pump assembly, nozzles, controls, and contingency, is estimated to be 200 kilograms. Using the MITEE engine, ultra fast, lightweight solar system exploration missions are enabled. A range of such missions has been analyzed using the MULIMP code, and are described.


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    Titel :

    MITEE: A new nuclear engine concept for ultra fast, lightweight solar system exploration missions


    Beteiligte:
    Powell, James (Autor:in) / Paniagua, John (Autor:in) / Ludewig, Hans (Autor:in) / Maise, George (Autor:in) / Todosow, Michael (Autor:in) / El-Genk, Mohamed S. (Herausgeber:in) / Bragg, Mary J. (Herausgeber:in)

    Kongress:

    Space technology and applications international forum - 1998 ; 1998 ; Albuquerque,New Mexico (USA)


    Erschienen in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 420 , 1 ; 1131-1137


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    15.01.1998


    Format / Umfang :

    7 pages





    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch



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