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Radioisotope thermionic power supply for spacecraft
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Homeyer, W. G. Gietzen, A. J. |
| Copyright Year | 1972 |
| Description | Power supply design for unmanned electric propulsion missions to outer planets utilizes a store of curium-244 in compact array of capsules as energy source. Supply subassemblies are: heat source, converter equipment which supplies power, and safety equipment. System is designed for a 72,000 hour mission. |
| File Size | 157564 |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1972-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Heat Sources Safety Devices Unmanned Spacecraft Spacecraft Power Supplies Outer Planets Explorers Electric Propulsion Grand Tours Thermionic Power Generation Electric Power Curium 244 Subassemblies Thermionic Converters Heat Radiators Radiation Protection Radiative Heat Transfer Radioactivity Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
