Nuclear Propulsion R&D

Methodology of Multiphase Flow Tool Within a Liquid-Core Nuclear Thermal Rocket

10:10–10:30AM EDT

Joshua Naudet (Ohio State), Spencer Christian (Ohio State), John M. Horack (Ohio State)

Qualitative Modeling of the Nuclear Thermal Engine Turbopump for Use in CEDAR

10:30–10:50AM EDT

Grant Switzer (Ohio State), Jacob Stonehill (Ohio State)

Validation of a Reduced-Geometry CFD Model for the XE-Prime Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Engine

10:50–11:10AM EDT

Jonathon Thomsen (Georgia Tech), Dan Kotlyar (Georgia Tech)

Parametric Evaluations of the Recuperated and Non-Recuperated Brayton Cycles for the HYPERION NEP/NTP Propulsion System

11:10–11:30AM EDT

Logan R. Horner (Center for Space Nuclear Research), John Stanek (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Abigail Hogue (Center for Space Nuclear Research), Robert C. O'Brien (Center for Space Nuclear Research)