Statistics – Applications
Scientific paper
Jan 1998
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998aipc..420.1131p&link_type=abstract
Space technology and applications international forum - 1998. AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 420, pp. 1131-1137 (1998).
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Propulsion Reactors, Spaceborne And Space Research Instruments, Apparatus, And Components, Solar System Objects
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A new ultra compact nuclear engine concept, MITEE (MIniature R_eactor E_nginE_), is described, and its performance evaluated for various solar system exploration missions. The MITEE concept is based on the Particle Bed Reactor (PBR), with modifications that enable a smaller, lighter nuclear engine. A range of MITEE Engine designs is described. Representative design parameters for the baseline MITEE reactor are: 75MW(th) power level, 1000 second Isp, 100 kilogram mass, 10 MW/Liter fuel element power density, 39 cm core diameter/height. Total engine mass, including turbo pump assembly, nozzles, controls, and contingency, is estimated to be 200 kilograms. Using the MITEE engine, ultra fast, lightweight solar system exploration missions are enabled. A range of such missions has been analyzed using the MULIMP code, and are described.
Ludewig Hans
Maise George
Paniagua John
Powell James
Todosow Michael
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