Tory II-C program: introduction and general description
Declassified 26 Nov 1973.<>29:026171The rotating fluidized bed reactor concept is outlined and its application to rocket propulsion discussed. Experimental results obtained indicate that minimum fluidization correlations commonly in use for 1-g beds can also be applied to multiple-g beds. It was found that for a low thrust system STA90,000N (20,000 lbf)! the fuel particle size and/or particle stress play a limiting role on performance. The superiority of /sup 233/U as a fuel for this type of rocket engine is clearly demonstrated in the analysis. The maximum thrust/weight ratio for a 90,000N thrust engine was found to be approximately 65N/kg. (19 references) (auth)
- Research Organization:
- California Univ., Livermore (USA). Lawrence Livermore Lab.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-29-026170
- OSTI ID:
- 4332363
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL--7036(Pt.1)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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