Space Power Systems Engineering
Published on 10. July 2014
1322 pages
978-1-4832-7691-5 (ISBN)
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Space Power Systems Engineering is a collection of papers dealing with the requirements for space power systems, system design, component research, the problems of application to spacecraft, and the development of a variety of space electric power systems. Some papers discuss nuclear power systems development, including nuclear reactors, nuclear dynamic systems, nuclear thermoelectric systems, and nuclear thermionic systems. Several papers tackle solar systems development, including solar collectors, solar dynamic systems, solar thermoelectric systems, chemical fuel cell systems, and chemical primary battery systems. A magnetohydrodynamic power system can be utilized for space electric generation. Power conversion or conditioning involves the interface between raw electric power and the on-board consumption of that electric power. One paper cites an application of a potential power system: particularly the engine development in a power package which includes a single-cylinder engine, generator, gas compressor, and recuperator. Some design considerations for the engine include an operation with an 0-H mixture of 2 to 1 obtained either from supercritical tankage or in the form of helium-diluted boil-off gases; a power level of 2-kw average, 3-kw maximum; and an uninterrupted life of 350 hr. The collection can prove immensely beneficial for nuclear engineers, aeronautical engineers, chemists, researchers, or technical designers whose works are related with energy conversion and space power systems.
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Electric Power Systems CommitteePrefaceAcknowledgmentsI.Requirements and Applications I.1 Nuclear Requirements and Applications Radioisotope Power Systems for Manned Space Stations Application of SNAP Powerplants for the Lunar Base Mission Nuclear Electric Power for Manned Space Stations Application of Nuclear Electric Propulsion to Unmanned Scientific Probe Missions Electrical Propulsion for Space Missions: Planning Considerations A Critical Discussion on the Planning Considerations of Electric Propulsion for Space Missions Nuclear-Electric Power Requirements for Electric Rockets I.2 Solar and Chemical Requirements and Applications Multikilowatt Solar Cell Power Systems Estimate of Solar-Thermionic System Performance Auxiliary Power Generating System for a Large Space Laboratory Electrical Power Generation System Requirements for a Logistics Spacecraft Power Systems Comparison for Manned Space Station Applications Preliminary Study of Thermal Integration of Electrical Power and Lifes Support Systems for Manned Space Vehicles Advanced Fuel Cell Applications for Space MissionsII.Nuclear Thermoelectric Systems II.1 The SNAP 2, 8, and 10A Reactor Programs Progress Report SNAP 2, 8, and 10A Reactor Programs Progress Report II.2 Nuclear Dynamic Systems Application of the Brayton Cycle to Nuclear Electric Space Power Systems Status of SNAP-8 Electrical Generating System Recent Developments in Meteoroid Protection for Space Power Systems The MPRE: A Boiling Potassium Reactor System The SNAP-50/SPUR Program A Summary of the SNAP Mercury Rankine System Status II.3 Nuclear Thermoelectric Systems SNAP 9A - Significant Development Factors and Launch Approval SNAP 10A - A Status Report 11.4 Nuclear Thermionic Systems Multiple-Stage Thermionic Module An Engineering Evaluation of Advanced Nuclear Thermionic Space Powerplants Thermionic Double-Diode Fueled Converter Low-Power Isotope Thermionic Development Program (SNAP-13) Leonard TopperIII. Solar Systems Development III.1 Solar Collectors Centrifugally Stabilized Deployable Solar Collectors Solar Concentrator Design and Construction III.2 Solar Dynamic Systems from 3 to 100 kw 1.5-kw Solar Dynamic Space Power System Solar Brayton-Cycle Power-System Development Design Study of Solar Absorbers with Lithium Fluoride Heat Storage Development Status of Aluminum Solar Concentrators III.3 Solar Thermoelectric Systems Solar Thermoelectric Power Conversion Coupled with Thermal Storage for Orbital Space Applications Experiments on Radiant Energy Conversion Using Thin Dielectric Films III.4 Solar Thermionic Systems NASA Solar Concentrator Development Status Report on Solar Thermionic Power Systems Solar Thermionic Power Systems Development III.5 Solar Photovoltaic Systems Large Area Solar Cell Array State of the Art in Solar Cell Arrays for Space Electricl PowerIV. Chemical Systems Development IV.1 Chemical Fuel Cell Systems Chemical and Electrical Engineering of Fuel Cell Systems 5-kw Hydrocarbon-Air Fuel Cell Power Source Reliability-Engineering of Fuel Cells for Space Power Engineering and Economic Aspects of Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell Systems Systems Engineering of Fuel Cell Powerplants IV.2 Chemical Primary Battery Systems Sealed Silver- Zinc Batteries New Primary Battery Systems Thermal Analysis of Hermetically Sealed Nickel-Cadmium Cells for Space Applications Auxiliary Electrode Space Cells IV.
