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Calculated was an estimate of the thermal flux from the jet of a nuclear rocket engine developed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. Radiant energy received on the ground near the test was predicted to be very low.
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Contains No DOE Clasulled Inforatni:on THIS MEMORANDUM IS NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF SANDIA COR - AN ESTIMATE OF THERMAL FLUX FRon THE JET OF A PROPOSED NUCLEAR ROCKET ENGINE C. C. Hudson, 5111 MAR 1 1966 INISYRUMFD Calciapted here is an estimate of the thermal flux from the jet of a nuclear rocket engine developed at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and soon to be tested at full power. It is expected that radiant energy received on the2 ground near the test stand may be less tan O.C. THIS DOCUMENT CONSISTS OF PAGE(5) NO OF /-,3 COPIES,
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can b ascribed certain pararrters t;1;at.w:Ir. arI:!1.1:2.ted to f he real cac.. jet ind lot the tomporaur,' be constant from the n=nle ?„() the base o tN , pluiw at altita6e a. The altitude of the nor.zle can be taon as ucro without serious
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flux i ver:: ruch re&,lecti, asi k i.ci FLT. 2. power in jct. tho flix. at jictanec by
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dircctior. o correctn for r Uir is riacte %s....:1./..71,3 that all 2. The assi.A...ac.,d take lace :-.3:5ll volume. it is assurted that, a11 thc., 1.-, avai.Lae for thernal
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ciot be takel re S riously. received fro the enn is 0,03 c:A.1./an /sec.