Published January 5, 1991
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Journal article
Lunar in-core thermionic nuclear reactor power system conceptual design
Creators
- 1. NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH (USA)
- 2. Sverdrup Technology, Inc., Brookpark, OH (USA)
- 3. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (USA)
Description
This paper presents a conceptual design of a lunar in-core thermionic reactor power system. The concept consists of a thermionic reactor located in a lunar excavation with surface mounted waste heat radiators. The system was integrated with a proposed lunar base concept representative of recent NASA Space Explortion Initiative studies. The reference mission is a permanently-inhabited lunar base requiring a 550 kWe, 7 year life central power station. Performance parameters and assumptions were based on the Thermionic Fuel Element (TFE) Verification Program. Five design cases were analyzed ranging from conservative to advanced. The cases were selected to provide sensitivity effects on the achievement of TFE program goals
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- AIP Conference Proceedings
- Journal Volume
- 217
- Journal Issue
- 2
- Series
- AIP Conf. Proc.
- Journal Page Range
- 651-656
- ISSN
- 0094-243X
- CODEN
- APCPC
Conference
- Title
- 8. symposium on space nuclear power systems.
- Dates
- 6-10 Jan 1991.
- Place
- Albuquerque, NM (USA).
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 22087443
- Subject category
- S30: DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- MOON; ON-SITE POWER GENERATION; SPECIFICATIONS; THERMIONIC FUEL ELEMENTS; THERMIONIC REACTORS; WASTE HEAT
- Descriptors DEC
- ENERGY SOURCES; FUEL ELEMENTS; POWER GENERATION; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; SATELLITES; WASTES
Optional Information
- Secondary number(s)
- CONF-910116--.