The conceptual design of a 100-kWe space reactor electric system to satisfy the design goals of the Tri-Agency SP-100 Program has been completed. The system was selected from an initial field of over 500 potential choices covering a wide range of reactor, power converter, shield, heat transport, and radiator subsystems. The selected system - a lithium-cooled, UN-fueled, refractory-clad reactor coupled to a redundant pair of 110-kWe (gross) Brayton turboelectric power converters - shows strong promise of not only meeting the SP-100 Program design goals but also of providing for substantial growth in power levels for potential future needs.
A lithium-cooled reactor - Brayton turboelectric power converter design for 100-kWe class space reactor electric systems
Entwurf fuer ein 100 kWe System der Elektroversorgung fuer Raumschiffe durch Kombination eines lithiumgekuehlten Reaktors mit einem turboelektrischen Energiekonverter von Brayton
1984
6 Seiten, 5 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 5 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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