The potential of nuclear power for high-speed ocean-going air-cushion vehicles
Nuclear power plants based on nuclear aircraft technology to power ocean-going air cushion vehicles
Kascak, A. F.↗
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The potential of nuclear power for high-speed ocean-going air-cushion vehicles.
Performance potential of high speed ocean-going air cushion vehicles with aircraft nuclear power plants
Kascak, A. F.↗
Status of the nuclear powered airplane.
Nuclear aircraft power plant, discussing safety, economy and obstacles
Rom, F. E.↗
Comments on the feasibility of developing gas core nuclear reactors
Gas core nuclear reactors feasibility based on gas core hydrodynamics, heat transfer and neutronics development, noting spacecraft weight and trip time reduction potential
Rom, F. E.↗
Nuclear power for surface effect vehicle and aircraft propulsion
Economic and safety factors of nuclear powered surface vehicles and aircraft in transoceanic commerce
Rom, F. E.↗
Airbreathing nuclear propulsion, a new look
Potential feasibility of safe, practical, and economical air breathing nuclear propulsion system for aircraft and air cushion vehicles
Rom, F. E.↗
Nuclear powered air cushion vehicles for transoceanic commerce
Characteristics and cost analysis of nuclear powered air cushion vehicles for oceanic commercial operations
Masser, C. C.↗
Gas core nuclear reactor Patent
Gaseous core diffusion nuclear reactor for thermal energy generation
Rom, F. E.↗
Large nuclear-powered subsonic aircraft for transoceanic commerce
Performance and costs of nuclear aircraft used in transoceanic commerce
Rom, F. E.↗
Status of the nuclear powered airplane
Nuclear powered long distance aircraft engines, discussing high burnup fuel, weight factors and safety problems
Rom, F. E.↗
Nuclear power for surface effect vehicle and aircraft propulsion
Nuclear surface effect vehicle and subsonic aircraft for transoceanic cargo shipping, discussing mobile reactor safety tests under high speed impact conditions
Rom, F. E.↗
Airbreathing nuclear propulsion - A new look
Air breathing nuclear propulsion, considering reactor safety in air cushion vehicles and aircraft
Rom, F. E.↗
What can nuclear energy do for society?
The utilization of nuclear energy and the predicted impact of future uses of nuclear energy are discussed. Areas of application in electric power production and transportation methods are described. It is concluded that the need for many forms of nuclear energy will become critical as the requirements for power to supply an increasing population are met.
Rom, F. E.↗
Airbreathing nuclear propulsion: A new look
Nuclear-powered air-cushion vehicles using lightweight aircraft-type nuclear powerplants show promise of carrying transoceanic cargo at cost-per-metric-ton-kilometer (cost-per-ton-n mi) rates comparable to railroad rates. These rates are independent of the distance traveled. Cargo rates for nonstop distances of 4000 n mi are expected to be less than one-half those for similar fossil-fueled air-cushion vehicles. For 6000-n mi nonstop distances, the rates are expected to be less than one-sixth as much. There are no fundamental technical reasons why subsonic nuclear aircraft cannot be made to fly successfully if the gross weight is over 1 million lb. Public safety of airborne nuclear powerplants is receiving the greatest attention in low-level experimental and analytical investigations. Idealized model containment vessels which have been impacted on reinforced concrete showed no leaks after impact at velocities to 400 mph. The experiments indicate feasibility of impacting at speeds over 600 mph with no leaks.
Rom, F. E.↗
Laser propulsion
The use of an earth-based high-power laser beam to provide energy for earth-launched rocket vehicle is investigated. The laser beam energy is absorbed in an opaque propellant gas and is converted to high-specific-impulse thrust by expanding the heated propellant to space by means of a nozzle. This laser propulsion scheme can produce specific impulses of several thousand seconds. Payload to gross-weight fractions about an order of magnitude higher than those for conventional chemical earth-launched vehicles appear possible. There is a potential for a significant reduction in cost per payload mass in earth orbit.
Rom, F. E.↗
What can nuclear energy do for society.
Nuclear fuel is a compact and abundant source of energy. Its cost per unit of energy is less than that of fossil fuel. Disadvantages of nuclear fuel are connected with the high cost of capital equipment required for releasing nuclear energy and the heavy weight of the necessary shielding. In the case of commercial electric power production and marine propulsion the advantages have outweighed the disadvantages. It is pointed out that nuclear commercial submarines have certain advantages compared to surface ships. Nuclear powerplants might make air-cushion vehicles for transoceanic ranges feasible. The problems and advantages of a nuclear aircraft are discussed together with nuclear propulsion for interplanetary space voyages.
Rom, F. E.↗
What can nuclear energy do for society.
It is pointed out that the earth's crust holds 30,000 times as much energy in the form of fissionable atoms as fossil fuel. Moreover, nuclear fuel costs less per unit of energy than fossil fuel. Capital equipment used to release nuclear energy, on the other hand, is expensive. For commercial electric-power production and marine propulsion, advantages of nuclear power have outweighed disadvantages. As to nuclear submarines, applications other than military may prove feasible. The industry has proposed cargo submarines to haul oil from the Alaskan North Slope beneath the Arctic ice. Other possible applications for nuclear power are in air-cushion-vehicles, aircraft, and rockets.-
Rom, F. E.↗