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US 2024/0229744 A1Published application
High Speed Aircraft Propelled by Thorium or Uranium Fueled Molten Salt Reactor
OwnerAjay P. Kothariinventor
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Abstract
Methods and systems for propelling an air vehicle with a molten salt reactor, a first heat exchanger, and a second heat exchanger are disclosed. A hot liquid molten salt from the molten salt reactor heats a fluid in the first heat exchanger to produce a hot fluid. The hot fluid heats air in the second heat exchanger to produce heated air which passes through a nozzle to propel the air vehicle.
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An air vehicle thrust system comprising:
- a molten salt reactor on an air vehicle configured to pass hot liquid molten salt to a first heat exchanger;
- the first heat exchanger configured to heat a fluid against the hot liquid molten salt to produce a hot fluid and pass the hot fluid to a second heat exchanger;
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- the second heat exchanger configured to heat air against the hot fluid and pass heated air through a nozzle configured to propel the air vehicle.
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A method for propelling an air vehicle comprising:
- providing an air vehicle with a molten salt reactor, a first heat exchanger, and a second heat exchanger;
- passing a hot liquid molten salt to the first heat exchanger from the molten salt reactor;
- heating a fluid in the first heat exchanger against the hot liquid molten salt to produce a hot fluid;
- passing the hot fluid to the second heat exchanger;
- heating air in the second heat exchanger against the fluid to produce heated air;
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- passing the heated air through a nozzle to propel the air vehicle.
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