@inproceedings{a5bdb194237a477e8bbc7ef3cc260832,
title = "Thermal-hydraulics analysis of a radioisotope-powered Mars Hopper propulsion system",
abstract = "Thermal-hydraulics analyses results produced using a combined suite of computational design and analysis codes are presented for the preliminary design of a concept Radioisotope Thermal Rocket (RTR) propulsion system. Modeling of the transient heating and steady state temperatures of the system is presented. Simulation results for propellant blow down during impulsive operation are also presented. The results from this study validate the feasibility of a practical thermally capacitive RTR propulsion system.",
keywords = "Cermet, Hopper, Mars, Nuclear, Power, RTG, Radioisotope",
author = "O'Brien, \{Robert C.\} and Klein, \{Andrew C.\} and Taitano, \{William T.\} and Justice Gibson and Brian Myers and Howe, \{Steven D.\} and Robert O'Brien",
year = "2011",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781617828461",
series = "Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011, NETS-2011",
pages = "695--702",
booktitle = "Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011, NETS-2011",
note = "Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2011, NETS-2011 ; Conference date: 07-02-2011 Through 10-02-2011",
}