An aft plenum assembly for use with a nuclear thermal reactor including a pressure vessel and a nozzle assembly having a top plenum plate disposed within the pressure vessel, the top plenum plate defining a first plurality of fuel flow apertures, a bottom plenum plate disposed within the pressure vessel, the bottom plenum plate being parallel to the top plenum plate thereby defining a plenum space therebetween, the bottom plenum plate defining a second plurality of fuel flow apertures, and a plurality of tubular connections extending between the first plurality of fuel flow apertures of the top plenum plate and the second plurality of fuel flow apertures of the bottom plenum plate, wherein the aft plenum assembly is disposed between the pressure vessel and the nozzle assembly.
SPACE NUCLEAR PROPULSION REACTOR AFT PLENUM ASSEMBLY
HINTERE PLENUMANORDNUNG FÜR EINEN RAUMKERNANTRIEBSREAKTOR
ENSEMBLE PLÉNUM ARRIÈRE POUR RÉACTEUR DE PROPULSION NUCLÉAIRE SPATIALE
2024-03-06
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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