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Investigation of liquid metal heat exchanger designs for fission surface power
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Dyson, Rodger W. Geng, Steven M. Robbie, Malcolm Penswick, Barry |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Fission surface power is an option for future Moon and Mars surface missions. High power nuclear reactor heated Stirling convertors are an option to provide reliable power for long duration outpost operations. This report investigates various design approaches for the liquid metal to acceptor heat exchange and clarifies the details used in the analysis. |
| File Size | 10856767 |
| Page Count | 23 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090015376 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t29936w10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Spacecraft Power Supplies Liquid Metals Heat Exchangers Thermal Energy Heat Flux Lunar Exploration Long Duration Space Flight Power Converters Stirling Cycle Technology Assessment Energy Conversion Mars Surface Nuclear Reactors Lunar Surface Mars Missions Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |