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.


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    Title :

    Fuel-containment requirements for gaseous-fuel nuclear rockets


    Additional title:

    J Spacecraft Rockets


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    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


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