Requirements for open-cycle gaseous-fuel nuclear rockets are examined for systems in which there is physical contact between propellant and fuel; such systems necessarily allow some loss of nuclear material; analysis shows that total fuel lost during propulsion period is prime constraint in determining containment requirements; containment factor is introduced to provide measure of fuel-containment efficiency; application to high-thrust (booster) and low-thrust (interplanetary) vehicles is considered.
Fuel-containment requirements for gaseous-fuel nuclear rockets
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 1 , n 2
1964
6 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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