As follows from the information on the public procurement resource, the test results fully comply with the requirements stated in the terms of reference. The report notes that the customer was Roscosmos Corporation, and the contractor was the Keldysh Research Center.
It is assumed that the nuclear electromotive installation will be used as a space engine. Such engines will allow to carry out long flights over huge distances and solve a wide range of space tasks, including expeditions to the Moon and other planets.
However, a key issue in the use of this unit earlier was the issue of cooling. Initially, the issue of cooling was solved by the use of radiator panels through which the heat-transfer fluid circulated. However, this method was not quite effective due to the size of the panel and its vulnerability to meteorites.
Russian experts have solved this problem by developing a drip “fridge-emitter”. It cools the liquid according to a qualitatively different principle, releasing it in the form of drops directly into space, and then catching it back with an intake device. Thus, the cooling system becomes much more compact, it is not afraid of meteorites, and the heat-transfer fluid cools much faster due to the large total area of droplets.
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