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Optimal design of a space power systemThe aerospace industry, like many other industries, regularly applies optimization techniques to develop designs which reduce cost, maximize performance, and minimize weight. The desire to minimize weight is of particular importance in space-related products since the costs of launch are directly related to payload weight, and launch vehicle capabilities often limit the allowable weight of a component or system. With these concerns in mind, this paper presents the optimization of a space-based power generation system for minimum mass. The goal of this work is to demonstrate the use of optimization techniques on a realistic and practical engineering system. The power system described uses thermoelectric devices to convert heat into electricity. The heat source for the system is a nuclear reactor. Waste heat is rejected from the system to space by a radiator.
Document ID
19940004710
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Chun, Young W.
(Villanova Univ. PA, United States)
Braun, James F.
(General Electric Co. Philadelphia, PA., United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Langley Research Center, The Third Air Force(NASA Symposium on Recent Advances in Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Accession Number
94N71465
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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