Title :
Instrumentation for Nuclear Rocket Engines
Author_Institution :
Aerojet-General Corporation Sacramento, California
Abstract :
The NERVA program presents many difficult instrumentation design problems. Gamma fluxes reach 109 rads(C)/hr and neutron fluences approach 1018 n/cm2 (E>l.0 Mev), while temperatures range from 40 to 4500°R. A summary of these problems and their solutions is discussed.
Keywords :
Cables; Engines; Gamma rays; Hydrogen; Inductors; Instruments; Neutrons; Propulsion; Rockets; Temperature measurement;
Journal_Title :
Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TNS.1969.4325117
