Advanced power sources for space missions / / Committee on Advanced Space Based High Power Technologies, Energy Engineering Board, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, National Research Council

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910825993503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1989
• ISBN: 1-280-21439-2; 9786610214396; 0-309-59486-3; 0-585-08527-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (154 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): GavinJoseph G
• Disciplina: 629.47/44
• Soggetti: High technology; Space vehicles - Nuclear power plants; Space vehicles - Auxiliary power supply; Space vehicles - Propulsion systems
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.; Committee chairman: Joseph G. Gavin.
• Nota di bibliografia: Bibliography: p.101-103.
• Nota di contenuto: Advanced Power Sources for Space Missions -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Space Power Requirements and Selection Criteria -- OVERVIEW OF SPACE-BASED POWER REQUIREMENTS -- SDI Power Requirements for Housekeeping, Alert, and Burst Modes -- Requirements of Military Missions Other than SDI -- Requirements of Civil Missions -- Commonality of Requirements Among Civil and Military Missions -- APPROACHES TOWARD SELECTING SPACE POWER TECHNOLOGIES TO MEET SDI REQUIREMENTS -- Critical Issue Areas -- System Considerations -- Qualification of Power-Conditioning Subsystems and Components -- Influence of SDI Survivability and Vulnerability Criteria -- Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendation -- 3 Space Power System Options and Selection Constraints -- SUMMARY OF AVAILABLE SPACE POWER SYSTEM OPTIONS -- Nonnuclear Power for Orbital Use -- Photovoltaic Space ; Power Systems -- Solar-Dynamic Power -- Chemical Space Power Systems -- Magnetohydrodynamic Space Power Systems -- Nuclear Power for Use in Space -- Nuclear Safety, Environmental, and Regulatory Considerations -- Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators -- Dynamic Isotope Power Sources -- SP-100 Space Nuclear Reactor System -- Smaller Nuclear Space Reactor Systems -- Multimegawatt Nuclear Space Reactor System Designs -- Other Advanced Nuclear Systems -- Finding, Conclusion, and Recommendation -- Ground-Based Power Beamed to Orbit -- Finding and Recommendation -- Co-Orbiting Power Sources -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS INFLUENCING THE SELECTION OF SPACE POWER SYSTEMS -- The Natural Space Environment -- Orbital Environmental Impacts -- Conclusion and Recommendation -- 4 Needed Technological Advances in Space Power Subsystems to Meet SDI Requirements -- IMPLICATIONS OF SDI SPACE POWER ARCHITECTURE SYSTEM STUDIES FOR ADVANCES NEEDED IN POWER SUBSYSTEMS.; ADVANCES NEEDED IN HIGH-TEMPERATURE STRUCTURAL MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY -- ADVANCES NEEDED IN POWER-CONDITIONING AND PULSE-GENERATING TECHNOLOGIES -- Superconducting Materials -- Component Technology -- FINDINGS, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATION -- 5 Approaches Toward Achieving Advances in Critical Power Technologies -- ADVANCING THERMAL-MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGIES -- Heat-Rejection Considerations -- Survivability Considerations -- ADVANCING POWER-CONDITIONING COMPONENTS AND TECHNOLOGIES -- Advancing the Design of Conductors -- Normal Conductors -- Superconductors -- Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage -- ADVANCEMENT POTENTIAL OF TECHNOLOGY FOR DYNAMIC POWER-CONVERSION CYCLES -- Advancement Potential for Alternator Technology -- Advancing the State of the Art in Power System Components -- MATERIALS ADVANCES REQUIRED FOR THE EVOLVING SPACE POWER TECHNOLOGIES -- Magnetic Materials -- Insulators -- High-Temperature Structural Materials -- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION -- 6 Commentaries on the SDI Power Program -- COMMENTARY ON SDI SPACECRAFT SYSTEM NEEDS AND THEIR IMPACTS ON THE SPACE POWER SYSTEM -- COMMENTARY ON SDI PROGRAM ISSUES -- REVIEW OF THE SDI SPACE POWER PROGRAM -- COMMENTARY ON THE SDI SPACE POWER INVESTMENT STRATEGY -- FINDING, CONCLUSION, AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- References -- Appendix A Glossary of Abbreviations -- Appendix B Biographical Sketches -- COMMITTEE MEMBERS -- ENERGY ENGINEERING BOARD LIAISON -- TECHNICAL ADVISOR -- STUDY DIRECTOR -- Appendix C Study Chronology (Meetings, Briefings, and Site Visits) -- MEETING, APRIL 21-22, 1987, WASHINGTON, D.C., NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES -- MEETING, JUNE 25-26, 1987, NASA LEWIS RESEARCH CENTER, CLEVELAND, OHIO -- MEETING, JULY 20-21, 1987, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO -- MEETING, AUGUST 25-26, 1987, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON -- MEETING, OCTOBER 19-20, 1987, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, D.C.; MEETING, NOVEMBER 17-18, 1987, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES WASHINGTON, D.C. -- MEETING, JANUARY 21-22, 1988, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Appendix D Possible Impacts of Effluents from SDI Systems -- SPACE SHUTTLE EXPERIENCE RELEVANT TO POSSIBLE IMPACTS OF EFFLUENTS PROJECTED FOR SDI SYSTEMS -- ESTIMATION OF THE IMPACT OF EFFLUENT ON PROPAGATION OF A NEUTRAL-PARTICLE BEAM -- Appendix E Compilation of Study Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations -- FINDINGS -- CONCLUSIONS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- Index.