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Proving DRACO will deliver
The United States is now closer than it has been in over five decades to launching the first nuclear thermal rocket into space, thanks to DRACO—the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Orbit.
B.W. McQuillan, F.H. Eisner, R.B. Stephens, L.C. Brown
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 35 | Number 2 | March 1999 | Pages 198-201
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.13182/FST99-A11963922
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Polystyrene and poly(α–methylstyrene) (PAMS) shells made by microencapsulation are prone to having vacuoles in the walls and a concommitant surface roughness. These defects can be detrimental to the implosion required for ICF shots. We have found that adding sufficient salt (typically CaCl2 or NH4Cl) to the exterior polyvinylalcohol (PVA) solution during the drying phase inhibits the formation of vacuoles and decreases the surface roughness of the shells. The use of such salts does affect other shell specifications, for which other process variables must be adjusted.