Research Profile: Prime Power for High-Energy Space Systems

Abstract

By the year 2000, an increasingly larger portion of our national defense, and perhaps, civilian enterprise will depend on space-based systems. Extrapolation of present trends indicates that prime- power sources approaching the megawatt level and beyond will be needed. These power levels must be achieved at significantly higher values of specific power {W/kg) and energy {W-hr/kg) than are presently available in order to satisfy these space-based needs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA638954

Entities

People

  • A. K. Hyder Jr.
  • H. L. Pugh
  • P. J. Turchi

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Advanced Materials
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Conductivity
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Power
  • Energy
  • Energy Storage
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Fuel Cells
  • Generators
  • Heat Energy
  • High Energy
  • High Temperature
  • Materials
  • Pulsed Power
  • Space Systems

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster