DEVELOPMENT OF A HIGH-TEMPERATURE, NUCLEAR RADIATION-RESISTANT PNEUMATIC POWER SYSTEM FOR FLIGHT VEHICLES

Abstract

The development of a high-temperature, nuclearradiation-resistant pneumatic power system for flight vehicles is considered. Future flight vehicles will be subjected to extreme thermal environments because of heat generated by supersonic speeds and/or the propulsion systems. This results in new requirements for components and auxiliary systems. It is, therefore contemplated to design, develop and test a typical pneumatic system capable of operating under wide temperature excursions while in the presence of nuclear radiation. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 24, 1962
Accession Number
AD0293879

Entities

Organizations

  • General Dynamics

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Environment
  • High Temperature
  • Nuclear Radiation
  • Propulsion Systems
  • Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics