Published 1991
| Version v1
Report
Low Pressure Nuclear Thermal Rocket (LPNTR) concept
Creators
Description
A background and a description of the low pressure nuclear thermal system are presented. Performance, mission analysis, development, critical issues, and some conclusions are discussed. The following subject areas are covered: LPNTR's inherent advantages in critical NTR requirement; reactor trade studies; reference LPNTR; internal configuration and flow of preliminary LPNTR; particle bed fuel assembly; preliminary LPNTR neutronic study results; multiple LPNTR engine concept; tank and engine configuration for mission analysis; LPNTR reliability potential; LPNTR development program; and LPNTR program costs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Imprint Title
- Nuclear Thermal Propulsion: A Joint NASA/DOE/DOD Workshop
- Imprint Pagination
- vp.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 127-150.
- Report number
- N--92-11088
Conference
- Title
- a joint NASA/DOE/DOD workshop.
- Acronym
- Nuclear thermal propulsion
- Dates
- 10-12 Jul 1990.
- Place
- Cleveland, OH (United States).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 23040191
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- CONFIGURATION; COST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LOW PRESSURE; PEBBLE BED REACTORS; PROPULSION SYSTEMS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; ROCKETS; SPACE PROPULSION REACTORS; SPECIFICATIONS; TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; US DOE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
- Descriptors DEC
- HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; MANAGEMENT; MOBILE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PROPULSION REACTORS; REACTORS; SOLID HOMOGENEOUS REACTORS; SPACE POWER REACTORS
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- NASA-CP--10079; E--6456; NAS--1.55:10079; CONF-9007234--.