Published 1991
| Version v1
Book
The conceptual design and main characteristics of long lifetime thermionic SNPS with thermal reactor
Creators
- 1. NPO Krasnaia Zvezda, Moscow (Russian Federation)
Description
A mass optimization study has been conducted for several thermionic Space Nuclear Power System (SNPS) conceptual designs and permissible levels of ionizing radiation. The optimal lengths from the core center to user interface module planes has been thereby defined. Specific mass dependencies of an optimized SNPS on electrical power levels in the 15-60 kW(e) range, in the framework of permissible radiation doses in the 10 exp 5-10 exp 6 range, are presented. Such SNPSs may furnish power supplies for an entire class of prospective spacecraft. 2 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (United States)
- Imprint Title
- Space nuclear power systems. Part 1
- Imprint Pagination
- 518 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 367-372.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 24039036
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COOLING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; LITHIUM HYDRIDES; OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR PHYSICS; REACTOR SAFETY; REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; SAFETY; SERVICE LIFE; SNAP REACTORS; SPACE POWER REACTORS; SPACE PROPULSION REACTORS; SPACE VEHICLES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; HYDRIDES; HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS; LIFETIME; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MOBILE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; PROPULSION REACTORS; REACTORS