Conceptual Design of a Space-Based Multimegawatt MHD Power System

Abstract

This report presents the system requirements and design guidelines for the space based multimegawatt MHD power system conceptual design, and comprises Volume 2 of the topical report describing the Task 1 MHD Power System Conceptual Design and Development Plan. In the interest of completeness, this report includes a summary description of the MHD power system concept with the functional requirements, design scope and design objectives. Then subsequent sections present the system requirements including operational requirements, space platform/weapon system interfaces, subsystem interfaces, and design guidelines. The analytical methods used for system analysis and parametric studies are also included. A description of the MHD power system, in the standard data table format for multimegawatt space power systems, is included in the Appendices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA338994

Entities

People

  • F. E. Bernard
  • Joshua R. Barton
  • L. P. Hanson
  • R. A. Carrington
  • R. R. Holman

Organizations

  • Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Energy Storage
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fluid Flow
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Science
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Particle Beams
  • Space Based
  • Space Debris
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Electrical Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space