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Nuclear thermal rocket engine operation and control

Conference ·
OSTI ID:5686782
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The operation of a typical Rover/Nerva-derived nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine is characterized and the control requirements of the NTR are defined. A rationale for the selection of a candidate diverse redundant NTR engine control system is presented and the projected component operating requirements are related to the state of the art of candidate components and subsystems. The projected operational capabilities of the candidate system are delineated for the startup, full-thrust, shutdown, and decay heat removal phases of the engine operation. 9 refs.
OSTI ID:
5686782
Report Number(s):
AIAA-Paper--93-2372; CONF-930633--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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