REPORT BY THE COMMITTEE ON MATERIALS ASPECTS OF AUXILIARY POWER UNITS FOR USE IN SPACE VEHICLES OF THE MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD

Abstract

A survey was made of the field of energy conversion as applied to generation of power for space vehicles and was completely oriented toward the delineation of those materials research problems which must be solved in order to provide reliable and efficient systems. Chemical, solar, and nuclear energy sources are reviewed. Mechanical thermionic, thermoelectric, photovoltaic, and direct conversion techniques and associated problems of ancillary systems of collectors, radiators, and storage devices are reported. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 25, 1961
Accession Number
AD0269263

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accumulators
  • Auxiliary Power Units
  • Conversion
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Materials
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster