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Space Power Systems
- 1st Edition - November 12, 2012
- Editor: Nathan Snyder
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 4 1 2 4 8 1 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 1 4 3 9 6 - 7
Space Power Systems covers systems based on the three primary sources of energy of practical value, namely, solar, nuclear, and chemical sources. This book is organized into four… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSpace Power Systems covers systems based on the three primary sources of energy of practical value, namely, solar, nuclear, and chemical sources. This book is organized into four parts encompassing 32 chapters that also explore the requirements for space power. Part A presents the general aspects of solar cell power systems based on the work performed for US space vehicles that are to be placed in orbit. This part specifically considers a graph showing the variation of characteristic parameters of the solar cell battery storage system as a function of flight altitude. Considerable chapters in this part are devoted to the solar cell power plant for the space vehicles ADVENT, RANGER, TIROS, and TRANSIT. The remaining chapters provide a detailed analysis of the physics and engineering of solar panel and solar mirror design. Part B contains a series of papers involving the various aspects of the Atomic Energy Commission SNAP (Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power) program. Many details are presented for the 3 kw, liquid metal, turbo-machinery SNAP II power systems covering subjects from the basic concept through vehicle integration and safety aspects. Significant chapters in this part discuss the compact and apparently highly reliable radioisotope thermoelectric generator. Part C highlights the methods of storing and expelling high energy cryogenic fuels, which can provide from two to five times more energy per unit weight than the silver-zinc primary battery. Part D provides an interesting and useful estimation of the many requirements that are likely to become firm for space vehicles. Space vehicle engineers, designers, and researchers will find this book invaluable.
Power Systems Committee
Preface
A. Solar Systems
Solar Cell Power Systems for Space Vehicles
Solar Cell Power System for Advent
Ranger Spacecraft Power System
Power Supply for the Tiros I Meteorological Satellite
Development of the Power Supply for the Transit Satellite
Solar Panel Design Considerations
An Analysis of Mirror Accuracy Requirements for Solar Power Plants
Solar Concentrators for High Temperature Space Power Systems
Solar-Thermionic Electric Power System
Preliminary Design and Performance Evaluation Study of a Solar-Thermoelectric Flat Plate Generator
Solar Concentration Associated with the Stirling Engine
Sunflower Power Conversion System
B. Nuclear Systems
The Snap II Concept
Status of the Snap II Reactor
Snap II Power Conversion Status
Snap II Radiative-Condenser Design
Snap II System and Vehicle Integration
Snap Thermoelectric Systems
Shield Design for Snap Reactors
Evaluation of Snap Safety for Space Reactor Application
The Experimental and Analytical Programs for Re-Entry Burnup of Snap Reactors
The Application of Snap Units in Current Space Vehicles
Problems Associated with the Development of a Thermionic Conversion Reactor
Nuclear Reactor-Thermionic Space Power Systems
Dynamic Versus Direct Conversion
Boiling vs Non-Boiling Liquid Metal Cooled Reactors in Rankine Cycle Space Power Plants
Thirteen-Watt Isotope-Powered Thermoelectric Generators for Space and Lunar Impact Missions
Optimized Snap III Power Generator Design for Spacecraft
Safety Analyses and Tests of a Radioisotope Powered Thermoelectric Generator
C. Chemical Systems
Chemical-Mechanical Space Power Systems
Cryogenic Tankage for Chemical Space Power Systems
D. Power Requirements
Power Requirements of the NASA Space Program
Flight Vehicle Power Forecasts
- No. of pages: 650
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 12, 2012
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Paperback ISBN: 9780124124813
- eBook ISBN: 9780323143967