Space power systems [electronic resource] : a selection of technical papers based mainly on a symposium of the American Rocket Society / edited by Nathan W. Snyder.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

American Rocket Society Space Power Systems Conference, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Snyder, Nathan W.

Conference Name:

American Rocket Society Space Power Systems Conference (1960 : Santa Monica, Calif.)

Series:

Progress in astronautics and rocketry ; v. 4.

Progress in astronautics and rocketry ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Space vehicles--Electric equipment--Congresses.

Space vehicles.

Solar batteries--Congresses.

Solar batteries.

Thermoelectric apparatus and appliances.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (650 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Academic Press, 1961.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Power Systems Committee""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""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""

Notes:

Sponsored by the American Rocket Society's Power Systems Committee and others.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-60086-478-3

1-60086-259-4

OCLC:

922979124