Open AccessDevelopment of a Robust Tri-Carbide Fueled Reactor for Multimegawatt Space Power and Propulsion Applications
Author(s) -
Samim Anghaie,
Travis W. Knight,
Johann Plancher,
Reza Gouw
Publication year - 2004
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
DOI - 10.2172/828620
Subject(s) - nuclear engineering , carbide , materials science , propulsion , power (physics) , space (punctuation) , chemical engineering , process engineering , aerospace engineering , engineering , metallurgy , computer science , physics , thermodynamics , operating system
An innovative reactor core design based on advanced, mixed carbide fuels was analyzed for nuclear space power applications. Solid solution, mixed carbide fuels such as (U,Zr,Nb)c and (U,Zr, Ta)C offer great promise as an advanced high temperature fuel for space power reactors