Heat Pipe Space Nuclear Reactor Design Assessment. Volume 2. Feasibility Study of Upgrading the SP-100 Heat Pipe Space Nuclear Power System.

Abstract

This report investigated the feasibility of upgrading the power of the Heat Pipe Space Nuclear Reactor (HPSNR) system design. The report has also discussed the four primary methods for power upgrading: Increasing the thermal power output to the reactor core, pulse-mode operation, improving the heat rejection, and improving the thermal-to-electric energy conversion. Keywords: Power upgrade; Fuel swelling; Energy conversion; Heat rejection; Reactivity requirements; Pulse mode operation; Steady-state; Fission gas; Release.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA160280

Entities

People

  • J. T. Seo
  • M. S. El-genk

Organizations

  • University of New Mexico

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Control Systems
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Energy
  • Energy Conversion
  • Fuel Systems
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Of Vaporization
  • Heat Pipes
  • Heat Transfer
  • Latent Heat
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Reactor Cores
  • Space Systems
  • Steady State
  • Voltage

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster