The Rotating Bed Reactor as a power source for em gun applications
The Rotating Bed Reactor as a power source for em gun applications
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Electromagnetic gun applications of the Rotating Bed Reactor (RBR) are examined. The RBR is a compact (up to several thousand MW(th)), high-power reactor concept, capable of producing a high-temperature (up to about 3000 K) gas stream with a MHD generator coupled to it, the RBR can generate electric power (up to about 1000 MW(e)) in the pulsed or cw modes. Three EM gun applications are investigated: a rail gun thruster for orbit transfer, a rapid-fire EM gun for point defense, and a direct ground-to-space launch. The RBR appears suitable for all applications.
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The Rotating Bed Reactor as a power source for em gun applications
Der Rotations-Bed-Reaktor als eine Leistungsquelle fuer elektromagnetische Gewehre-Anwendungen
IEEE Transactions on Magnetics ; 18 , 1 ; 135-144
1982
10 Seiten, 12 Bilder, 11 Tabellen, 4 Quellen
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