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| Professor & Director Nuclear Engineering Sciences & Innovative Nuclear Space Power & Propulsion Institute University of Florida P.O. Box 116502 Gainesville, FL 32611 Phone: (904) 392-1427 |
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Nils Diaz
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| Description of Research | |||
| Dr. Diaz' research efforts are focused on advanced nuclear space power and propulsion technology and systems. As Director of the Innovative Nuclear Space Power & Propulsion Institute, he leads industry/university/national labs research and development on investigation, experimental, computational and theoretical ultrahigh temperature processes (above 1500K) with and without nuclear fission effects. Advanced energy conversion systems are under study, including high temperature thermionics and magneto-hydro-dynamics generators. A joint program on fuels and materials is being conducted with the Research Institute of NPO LUTCH, Russia, jointly with U. S. aerospace companies. | |||
| Recent Papers or Publications | |||
| Keshavmurthy, S. P., Y. Watanabe, E. T. Dugan, and N. J. Diaz, "Design Optimization of Nuclear Vapor Thermal Rocket Core - A Thermo-mechanical Study, " Proceedings. 11th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 9-13, 1994. Diaz, N. J., "Ultrahigh Temperature Fuel and Materials Research Program," Proceedings., Specialist Conference on Space Nuclear Power & Propulsion Technologies - Materials and Fuels (NEMF-93), Podolsk, Moscow Region, September 21-24, 1993. |
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