Thermal-hydraulics design and analyses of the Pellet Bed Reactor for nuclear thermal propulsion are performed using the nuclear propulsion thermal-hydraulic analysis model to determine the 2D steady-state temperature, pressure, and flow fields in the core and optimize the orificing in the hot-frit to avoid hot spots in the core at full power operation. Results show that by properly adjusting the axial porosity profile in the hot frit, hot spots in the core can be essentially eliminated during full power operation. This important accomplishment is achieved at the expense of slightly larger pressure losses in the core because of flow restriction at the hot frit. However, the overall pressure losses is only about 11 percent of the propellant inlet pressure.


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    Title :

    Two-dimensional thermal-hydraulics analyses of the Pellet Bed Reactor for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion


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    Conference:

    AIAA, SAE, ASME, and ASEE, Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit ; 1993 ; Monterey, CA, United States


    Publication date :

    1993-06-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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