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Spencer Christian

Engineering · The Ohio State University

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Established · publishing since 1988Rising activity
Nuclear reactor physics and engineeringNuclear Materials and PropertiesRocket and propulsion systems researchAdvanced Combustion Engine TechnologiesHeat transfer and supercritical fluids

Publications

21

Citations

11

Est. group size

~2

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

39

Publishing since 1988

Research summary
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Spencer Christian works on nuclear thermal propulsion and rocket engine systems, including centrifugal and liquid-core nuclear thermal rocket concepts, radial turbine design, and nuclear fuel behavior modeling. The work combines experimental engine testing with computational simulation of multiphase flow and heat transfer in reactor and propulsion systems, aimed at advancing space propulsion and nuclear reactor engineering.

Nuclear thermal propulsionRocket engine design and testingNuclear reactor fuel and materials modelingMultiphase flow and heat transfer simulationTurbomachinery design

Publication output was minimal or absent for most of the past decade but has grown noticeably in the last few years, with the highest activity concentrated in 2024-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
1718192020: 2 publications20212022: 2 publications222023: 1 publication232024: 3 publications242025: 4 publications252026: 6 publications626
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Energies×1
  • AIAA Propulsion and Energy 2020 Forum×1
  • Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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