Use of propellants different from hydrogen for the space propulsion
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2000
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Leonardi, Erminia
Rubbia, Carlo
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Abstract
The possibility of hydrogen heating by the fission fragments has been widely
discussed in the work “Fission fragment heating for space propulsion” [1], in
which an innovative method, developed by C. Rubbia, is presented. In that
work the criterions in the choice of the propellant for a spacecraft have been
well discussed; for instance, a high enthalpy at an acceptable temperature is an
important requirement in order to obtain a high exhaust speed, as shown in
the St. Vennant and Wenzel formula.
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fission fragments , space propulsion , spacecraft