Multiphysics Design and Simulation of a Tungsten-Cermet Nuclear Thermal Rocket

The goal of this research is to apply modern methods of analysis to the design of a tungsten-cermet Nuclear Thermal Rocket (NTR) core. An NTR is one of the most viable propulsion options for enabling piloted deep-space exploration. Concerns over fuel safety have sparked interest in an NTR core based...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Appel, Bradley
Other Authors: Vierow, Karen
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
Subjects:
CFD
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-08-11649