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Smith, D.E.; Smith, T.M.; Stoenescu, M.L.
Partially ionized plasmas including the third symposium on uranium plasmas1976
Partially ionized plasmas including the third symposium on uranium plasmas1976
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[en] Numerical evaluations of heat transfer in a fissioning uranium plasma core reactor cavity, operating with seeded hydrogen propellant, have been performed. A two-dimensional analysis is based on an assumed flow pattern and cavity wall heat exchange rate. Various iterative schemes were required by the nature of the radiative field and by the solid seed vaporization. Approximate formulations of the radiative heat flux are generally used, due to the complexity of the solution of a rigorously formulated problem. The present work analyzes the sensitivity of the results with respect to approximations of the radiative field, geometry, seed vaporization coefficients and flow pattern. The results present temperature, heat flux, density and optical depth distributions in the reactor cavity, acceptable simplifying assumptions, and iterative schemes
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Krishnan, M. (ed.); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. (USA); p. 170-177; Sep 1976; p. 170-177; Symposium on uranium plasmas; Princeton, NJ, USA; 10 - 12 Jun 1976
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