• DocumentCode
    790027
  • Title

    Instrumentation for Nuclear Rocket Engines

  • Author

    Gilles, W.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Aerojet-General Corporation Sacramento, California
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1969
  • Firstpage
    266
  • Lastpage
    270
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Nuclear Science, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9499
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TNS.1969.4325117
  • Filename
    4325117
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=790027