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Adam — 6/1/2007 8:53:08 PM (archived)

Hi gb

NERVA style NTRs had pathetic heat transfer characteristics. If the NTR used a DUMBO system then things probably improve out of sight. I'll have to work it out, but there's a couple of unknowns like water's heat flow characteristics at high temperatures that I'll have to data mine. Zubrin and others have has written in a few places that water should work just fine so long as oxide fuel is being used.

Thanks for the puzzle.

Adam

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Markets in space - gbaikie - 5/28/2007 3:16:55 AM
- NEOs for water - Adam - 5/28/2007 8:41:32 AM
  - re: NEOs for water - gbaikie - 5/28/2007 10:17:54 AM
    - A point missed... - Adam - 5/29/2007 5:13:09 AM
      - re: A point missed... - gbaikie - 5/29/2007 10:01:21 AM
        
        re: A point missed... - gbaikie - 5/29/2007 9:38:03 PM
        
        The reactor is at 1900 degrees - Adam - 5/30/2007 9:16:32 AM
        
        re: The reactor is at 1900 degrees - gbaikie - 5/31/2007 5:06:04 AM
        
        Depends on a few factors... - Adam - 6/1/2007 8:53:08 PM

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