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.


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    Title :

    SPACE NUCLEAR PROPULSION REACTOR AFT PLENUM ASSEMBLY


    Additional title:

    HINTERE PLENUMANORDNUNG FÜR EINEN RAUMKERNANTRIEBSREAKTOR
    ENSEMBLE PLÉNUM ARRIÈRE POUR RÉACTEUR DE PROPULSION NUCLÉAIRE SPATIALE


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    Publication date :

    2024-03-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G21C NUCLEAR REACTORS , Kernreaktoren / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / G21D NUCLEAR POWER PLANT , Kernkraftwerke



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