AU2001274095A1 - Method and device for heating gas from a thin layer of nuclear fuel, and space engine using such method - Google Patents
Method and device for heating gas from a thin layer of nuclear fuel, and space engine using such methodInfo
- Publication number
- AU2001274095A1 AU2001274095A1 AU2001274095A AU7409501A AU2001274095A1 AU 2001274095 A1 AU2001274095 A1 AU 2001274095A1 AU 2001274095 A AU2001274095 A AU 2001274095A AU 7409501 A AU7409501 A AU 7409501A AU 2001274095 A1 AU2001274095 A1 AU 2001274095A1
- Authority
- AU
- Australia
- Prior art keywords
- gas
- heating
- thin layer
- nuclear fuel
- heating gas
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 title abstract 5
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 title abstract 3
- 239000003758 nuclear fuel Substances 0.000 title 1
- 239000007789 gas Substances 0.000 abstract 5
- 239000011888 foil Substances 0.000 abstract 2
- 238000001816 cooling Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000004992 fission Effects 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000012634 fragment Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000001257 hydrogen Substances 0.000 abstract 1
- 229910052739 hydrogen Inorganic materials 0.000 abstract 1
- 125000004435 hydrogen atom Chemical class [H]* 0.000 abstract 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 abstract 1
Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
- B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
- B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
- B64G1/40—Arrangements or adaptations of propulsion systems
- B64G1/408—Nuclear spacecraft propulsion
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- G—PHYSICS
- G21—NUCLEAR PHYSICS; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
- G21D—NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
- G21D5/00—Arrangements of reactor and engine in which reactor-produced heat is converted into mechanical energy
- G21D5/02—Reactor and engine structurally combined, e.g. portable
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Y02E30/00—Energy generation of nuclear origin
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S376/00—Induced nuclear reactions: processes, systems, and elements
- Y10S376/909—Mobile reactors
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
- Monitoring And Testing Of Nuclear Reactors (AREA)
- Resistance Heating (AREA)
- Physical Or Chemical Processes And Apparatus (AREA)
- Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
- Gas Burners (AREA)
Abstract
A gas, e.g. hydrogen, at relatively low pressure is directly heated by the fission fragments (FF) emitted by a thin layer of fissile material, e.g. <242m>Am, deposited on the inner wall of a chamber which is kept cooled at a typical temperature of about 1,000/1,500 K. The gas is preferably emitted as capillary flow from the walls of cylindrical tubes. Its temperature progressively increases until it reaches an equilibrium value of the order of 9,500 K, at which point FF heating and radiative cooling balance. With a relatively modest surface power density at the foil of 200 W/cm<2>, the specific, volume-averaged power given to the H gas may be as large as 0.66 MWatt/g. Heating powers up to megawatts for each gram of gas are therefore feasible with acceptable foil surface heating. The gas heating method can be used in rocket engines for deep space propulsion. <IMAGE>
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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IT2000RM000521A IT1316223B1 (en) | 2000-09-28 | 2000-09-28 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HEATING GAS FROM A THIN NUCLEAR DUCTILE FUEL LAYER AND SPATIAL PROPULSER USING SUCH METHOD. |
ITRM200A000521 | 2000-09-28 | ||
PCT/EP2001/006607 WO2002027730A1 (en) | 2000-09-28 | 2001-06-12 | Method and device for heating gas from a thin layer of nuclear fuel, and space engine using such method |
Publications (1)
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AU2001274095A1 true AU2001274095A1 (en) | 2002-04-08 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
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AU2001274095A Abandoned AU2001274095A1 (en) | 2000-09-28 | 2001-06-12 | Method and device for heating gas from a thin layer of nuclear fuel, and space engine using such method |
Country Status (12)
Country | Link |
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US (1) | US6876714B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1193719B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP4743990B2 (en) |
AT (1) | ATE354169T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2001274095A1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2340844C (en) |
DE (1) | DE60126546T2 (en) |
ES (1) | ES2282211T3 (en) |
IL (1) | IL154916A0 (en) |
IT (1) | IT1316223B1 (en) |
RU (1) | RU2276815C2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2002027730A1 (en) |
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2000
- 2000-09-28 IT IT2000RM000521A patent/IT1316223B1/en active
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2001
- 2001-01-15 EP EP01400103A patent/EP1193719B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-01-15 DE DE60126546T patent/DE60126546T2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-01-15 ES ES01400103T patent/ES2282211T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2001-01-15 AT AT01400103T patent/ATE354169T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-02-13 US US09/782,558 patent/US6876714B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-03-15 CA CA2340844A patent/CA2340844C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-04-13 JP JP2001115859A patent/JP4743990B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2001-05-14 RU RU2001113375/06A patent/RU2276815C2/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2001-06-12 IL IL15491601A patent/IL154916A0/en unknown
- 2001-06-12 WO PCT/EP2001/006607 patent/WO2002027730A1/en active Application Filing
- 2001-06-12 AU AU2001274095A patent/AU2001274095A1/en not_active Abandoned
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JP2002122685A (en) | 2002-04-26 |
CA2340844C (en) | 2011-05-17 |
DE60126546D1 (en) | 2007-03-29 |
ITRM20000521A1 (en) | 2002-03-28 |
DE60126546T2 (en) | 2007-10-31 |
JP4743990B2 (en) | 2011-08-10 |
RU2276815C2 (en) | 2006-05-20 |
US6876714B2 (en) | 2005-04-05 |
EP1193719B1 (en) | 2007-02-14 |
ES2282211T3 (en) | 2007-10-16 |
IT1316223B1 (en) | 2003-04-03 |
ATE354169T1 (en) | 2007-03-15 |
CA2340844A1 (en) | 2002-03-28 |
EP1193719A1 (en) | 2002-04-03 |
ITRM20000521A0 (en) | 2000-09-28 |
US20020080907A1 (en) | 2002-06-27 |
WO2002027730A1 (en) | 2002-04-04 |
IL154916A0 (en) | 2003-10-31 |
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