Atomic Energy

, Volume 97, Issue 3, pp 604–607 | Cite as

Prototype of a nuclear rocket motor - the IRGIT reactor

  • G. V. Konyukhov
  • A. I. Petrov
  • S. A. Popov
  • V. S. Rachuk
  • A. I. Belogurov
  • Yu. I. Mamontov
  • I. I. Fedik
  • E. K. D’yakov
  • I. A. Mogil’nyi
  • V. A. Konovalov
  • F. P. Raskach
  • I. I. Zakharkin
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Abstract

The results of development work and power startup of a bench prototype of the reactor for a nuclear rocket engine - the IRGIT reactor - are presented for the development of a nuclear rocket motor. Solutions to problems of constructing and organizing the working process in the nuclear powr motor, the composition of the core, and the special features of the physics and thermophysics of the reactor are presented. The solutions are implemented in the construction of the IRGIT reactor and have passed firing tests.

Keywords

Development Work Firing Test Rocket Engine Rocket Motor Nuclear Rocket 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • G. V. Konyukhov
    • 1
  • A. I. Petrov
    • 1
  • S. A. Popov
    • 1
  • V. S. Rachuk
    • 2
  • A. I. Belogurov
    • 2
  • Yu. I. Mamontov
    • 2
  • I. I. Fedik
    • 3
  • E. K. D’yakov
    • 3
  • I. A. Mogil’nyi
    • 3
  • V. A. Konovalov
    • 4
  • F. P. Raskach
    • 4
  • I. I. Zakharkin
    • 4
  1. 1.M. V. Keldysh Research CenterRussia
  2. 2.Design Office for Automatic Chemical ApparatusRussia
  3. 3.Luch Scientific-Research Insitute and Scientific and Industrial AsssociationRussia
  4. 4.A. I. Leipunskii Physics and Power Engineering InstituteState Science Center of the Russian FederationRussia

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