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Investigation of Liquid Metal Heat Exchanger Designs for Fission Surface PowerFission 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.
Document ID
20090015376
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Dyson, Rodger W. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Penswick, Barry (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Robbie, Malcolm (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Geng, Steven M. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 2009
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
E-16668
NASA/TM-2009-215505
Meeting Information
Meeting: Sixth International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC)
Location: Cleveland, OH
Country: United States
Start Date: July 28, 2008
End Date: July 30, 2008
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 463169.02.03.02.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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