Gaseous fission propulsion engine is considered in which electromagnetic vortex is employed for fuel retention; pertinent continuity, momentum, energy, diffusion, and electromagnetic equations are derived for steady state, laminar, 2-dimensional flow and solved for several cases; economical fuel retention is considered from point of view of rocket performance and design; 2 design concepts are considered -- single critical chamber and multiple vortex tubes; by pass flow systems are suggested as means of obtaining performance improvement.
Fuel containment in gaseous-core nuclear rocket by MHD-driven vortices
AIAA J
AIAA Journal ; 2 , n 6
1964
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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