Supplement 1: Advanced nuclear turbojet powerplant characteristics summary for supersonic aircraft
The powerplant characteristics previously described in PWAC-275 were based on the use of low compressor pressure ratio nuclear turbojet engines equipped with interburners but without afterburners. The performance of an afterburning version of the same engine is presented in Section B of this supplement. The engine selection for the previous report and for Section B of this supplement was based on best engine performance at Mach No. 3 on nuclear heat alone. For this reason a low compression turbojet engine was selected. However, it is desirable that the nuclear data in report PWAC-275 be useful for both subsonic and supersonic missions. Therefore, the engine performance has been computed for a nuclear conversion of the Pratt & Whitney Aircraft J-58 turbojet engine which has a higher compressor pressure ratio. The performance of this engine is outlined in Section C of this supplement.
- Research Organization:
- Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Div., United Aircraft Corp. Connecticut Aircraft Nuclear Engine Lab., Middletown
- Sponsoring Organization:
- AEC
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(11-1)-229
- OSTI ID:
- 1245004
- Report Number(s):
- PWAC-275(SUPPL.1)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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