Nuclear-Powered Flight. Chapter 5: Supersonic Nuclear-Powered Ram-Jets and Turbo-Jets

Abstract

In order to estimate the feasibility of employing nuclear-energy to power ram-jet missiles, it becomes necessary to make comparisons between previously conceived designs employing conventional fuels and possible designs for utilizing such energy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 14, 1947
Accession Number
AD1185493

Entities

People

  • A W Jr Lemmon
  • A. C. Beer
  • A. G. Carlton
  • C. F. Meyer
  • R. J. Vicars

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University

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Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Altitude
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Classification
  • Coefficients
  • Diameters
  • Diffusers
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Equations
  • Executives
  • Flow
  • Fuels
  • Gas Turbines
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heat Transfer Coefficients
  • Maryland
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Physics
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  • Power
  • Radiation
  • Regulations
  • Sea Level
  • Security
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Universities

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  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics