FEASIBILITY DETERMINATION OF A NUCLEAR THERMIONIC SPACE POWER PLANT

Abstract

Contents: TASK 2 - Liquid metal tubing - converter bond General approach Alumina coatings Brazing studies Conclusions TASK 3 - Thermal transport analysis Heat rejection Reactor characteristics TASK 4 - Series unit loop test General loop configuration Main heater Heat sink Surge tank Thermionic generators

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 31, 1963
Accession Number
AD0296862

Entities

Organizations

  • Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Brazing Alloys
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Flow Rate
  • Geometry
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Sinks
  • Heat Transfer
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Liquid Metals
  • Materials
  • Radiation
  • Refractory Metals
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Thermionic Converters

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers