Skip to main content
OSTI.GOVU.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information
U.S. Department of Energy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
 

System model development for nuclear thermal propulsion

Conference ·
OSTI ID:10182745
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6]
  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Cleveland, OH (United States). Lewis Research Center
  2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
  3. Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (United States)
  4. Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
  5. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
  6. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
+ Show Author Affiliations

A critical enabling technology in the evolutionary development of nuclear thermal propulsion (NTP) is the ability to predict the system performance under a variety of operating conditions. Since October 1991, US (DOE), (DOD) and NASA have initiated critical technology development efforts for NTP systems to be used on Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) missions to the Moon and Mars. This paper presents the strategy and progress of an interagency NASA/DOE/DOD team for NTP system modeling. It is the intent of the interagency team to develop several levels of computer programs to simulate various NTP systems. An interagency team was formed for this task to use the best capabilities available and to assure appropriate peer review. The vision and strategy of the interagency team for developing NTP system models will be discussed in this paper. A review of the progress on the Level 1 interagency model is also presented.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States); Department of Defense, Washington, DC (United States); National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
10182745
Report Number(s):
SAND--92-1820C; IAF--92-0568; CONF-920879--2; ON: DE93000754
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

Similar Records

System model development for nuclear thermal propulsion
Conference · Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · OSTI ID:6933522
System model development for nuclear thermal propulsion
Conference · Sat Oct 31 23:00:00 EST 1992 · OSTI ID:10183850
The NASA/DOE Nuclear Rocket Propulsion Project
Conference · Mon Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1990 · Transactions of the American Nuclear Society; (United States) · OSTI ID:5764947

Related Subjects

21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
210600
COMPUTER CODES
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
MARS SPACE PROBES
MOON
NASA
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
PERFORMANCE
POWER REACTORS, MOBILE, PROPULSION, PACKAGE, AND TRANSPORTABLE
SPACE FLIGHT
SPACE PROPULSION REACTORS
US DOD
US DOE