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Scaling of a Space Molten Salt Reactor Concept

Palmer, Robert K
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437662933

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2015, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Mechanical Engineering.
The Space Molten Salt Reactor Concept considered for this study is a design for a 500 kW electric, 2 MW thermal liquid fueled molten salt reactor coupled to a Brayton power cycle to be used for Lunar or Martian surface power or for nuclear electric propulsion. To validate the concept, a scale terrestrial model would be built and tested. The goal of this work is to produce a design for a scale model or models that could be used to simulate the behavior of an actual reactor. Two scaling approaches were used. In the first approach, a laboratory-scale model was designed by focusing on power, cost, and safety. In the second approach, the model was scaled in order to achieve nearer similarity with the prototype.
Thomas Blue (Advisor)
Xiaodong Sun (Committee Member)
71 p.
Mechanical Engineering; Nuclear Engineering
molten salt, scaling, space nuclear power

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  • Palmer, R. K. (2015). Scaling of a Space Molten Salt Reactor Concept [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437662933

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Palmer, Robert. Scaling of a Space Molten Salt Reactor Concept. 2015. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437662933.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Palmer, Robert. "Scaling of a Space Molten Salt Reactor Concept." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1437662933

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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