1962/08/21 by Ezequiel Goldberg · 1 citation
Engineering · Materials Science · #Rocket and propulsion systems research #Iron and Steelmaking Processes #Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies #Thrust #Fluidization #Limiting #Propulsion #Rocket engine #Rocket (weapon) #Nuclear engineering #Aerospace engineering #Particle (ecology) #Physics #Mechanics #Aeronautics #Fluidized bed #Engineering #Mechanical engineering #Thermodynamics #Geology
paper · doi:10.2172/4332363
openalex publication_date 1962/08/21 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/02
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)