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.


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    Title :

    Fuel containment in gaseous-core nuclear rocket by MHD-driven vortices


    Additional title:

    AIAA J


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    AIAA Journal ; 2 , n 6


    Publication date :

    1964


    Size :

    7 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :



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