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Multimegawatt Nuclear Power System for Lunar Base ApplicationsA multimegawatt nuclear power system for lunar surface applications is presented. The design requirements were to produce 3 MWe on the Moon for an operational lifetime of 10 years without human intervention. The system uses an inert-gas-cooled fuel pin reactor as the heat source, a regenerative Brayton cycle as the power converter and a liquid droplet radiator as the thermal management system, and has a specific power of 66 W/kg.
Document ID
19880014983
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
B Trueblood (University of Washington Seattle, United States)
R Pressentin (University of Washington Seattle, United States)
A P Bruckner (University of Washington Seattle, United States)
A Hertzberg (University of Washington Seattle, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Publication Information
Publication: Transactions of the Fourth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subject Category
Nuclear And High-Energy Physics
Meeting Information
Meeting: Fourth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems
Location: Albuquerque
Country: MX
Start Date: January 12, 1987
End Date: January 16, 1987
Sponsors: University of New Mexico
Accession Number
88N24367
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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