Principles of Nuclear Rocket Propulsion, Second Edition continues to put the technical and theoretical aspects of nuclear rocket propulsion into a clear and unified presentation, providing an understanding of the physical principles underlying the design and operation of nuclear fission-based rocket engines. This new edition expands on existing material and adds new topics, such as antimatter propulsion, nuclear rocket startup, new fuel forms, reactor stability, and new advanced reactor concepts. This new edition is for aerospace and nuclear engineers and advanced students interested in nuclear rocket propulsion.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Rocket engine fundamentals - p. iii 3. Chapter 3: Nuclear rocket engine cycles - p. iii 4. Chapter 4: Interplanetary mission analysis - p. iii 5. Chapter 5: Basic nuclear structure and processes - p. iii 6. Chapter 6: Neutron flux energy distribution - p. iii 7. Chapter 7: Neutron balance equation and transport theory - p. iii 8. Chapter 8: Multigroup neutron diffusion equations - p. iii 9. Chapter 9: Thermal fluid aspects of nuclear rockets - p. iii 10. Chapter 10: Turbomachinery - p. iii 11. Chapter 11: Nuclear reactor kinetics - p. iii 12. Chapter 12: Nuclear rocket stability - p. iii 13. Chapter 13: Fuel burnup and transmutation - p. iii 14. Chapter 14: Radiation shielding for nuclear rockets - p. iii 15. Chapter 15: Materials for nuclear thermal rockets - p. iii 16. Chapter 16: Nuclear rocket engine testing - p. iii 17. Chapter 17: Safety considerations for nuclear rocket engines - p. iii 18. Chapter 18: Advanced nuclear rocket concepts - p. iii 19. Problems - p. iii 20. Table of physical constants - p. iii 21. Thermodynamic properties of several gases - p. iii 22. Selected data from NERVA tests - p. iii 23. Index - p. iii
Principles of Nuclear Rocket Propulsion, Second Edition continues to put the technical and theoretical aspects of nuclear rocket propulsion into a clear and unified presentation, providing an understanding of the physical principles underlying the design and operation of nuclear fission-based rocket engines. This new edition expands on existing material and adds new topics, such as antimatter propulsion, nuclear rocket startup, new fuel forms, reactor stability, and new advanced reactor concepts. This new edition is for aerospace and nuclear engineers and advanced students interested in nuclear rocket propulsion.
1. Chapter 1: Introduction - p. iii 2. Chapter 2: Rocket engine fundamentals - p. iii 3. Chapter 3: Nuclear rocket engine cycles - p. iii 4. Chapter 4: Interplanetary mission analysis - p. iii 5. Chapter 5: Basic nuclear structure and processes - p. iii 6. Chapter 6: Neutron flux energy distribution - p. iii 7. Chapter 7: Neutron balance equation and transport theory - p. iii 8. Chapter 8: Multigroup neutron diffusion equations - p. iii 9. Chapter 9: Thermal fluid aspects of nuclear rockets - p. iii 10. Chapter 10: Turbomachinery - p. iii 11. Chapter 11: Nuclear reactor kinetics - p. iii 12. Chapter 12: Nuclear rocket stability - p. iii 13. Chapter 13: Fuel burnup and transmutation - p. iii 14. Chapter 14: Radiation shielding for nuclear rockets - p. iii 15. Chapter 15: Materials for nuclear thermal rockets - p. iii 16. Chapter 16: Nuclear rocket engine testing - p. iii 17. Chapter 17: Safety considerations for nuclear rocket engines - p. iii 18. Chapter 18: Advanced nuclear rocket concepts - p. iii 19. Problems - p. iii 20. Table of physical constants - p. iii 21. Thermodynamic properties of several gases - p. iii 22. Selected data from NERVA tests - p. iii 23. Index - p. iii
