Table of Contents:
  • COVER
  • TITLE
  • COPYRIGHT
  • ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS COMMITTEE
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • CONTENTS
  • I. REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATIONS
  • I.1 Nuclear Requirements and Applications
  • Radioisotope Power Systems for Manned Space Stations
  • Application of SNAP Powerplants for the Lunar Base Mission
  • Nuclear Electric Power for Manned Space Stations
  • Application of Nuclear Electric Propulsion to Unmanned Scientific Probe Missions
  • Electrical Propulsion for Space Missions: Planning Considerations
  • A Critical Discussion on the Planning Considerations of Electric Propulsion for Space MissionsFollowed by discussion by Benjamin Pinkel
  • Nuclear-Electric Power Requirements for Electric Rockets
  • I. 2 Solar and Chemical Requirements and Applications
  • Multikilowatt Solar Cell Power Systems
  • Estimate of Solar-Thermionic System Performance
  • Auxiliary Power Generating System for a Large Space Laboratory
  • Electrical Power Generation System Requirements for a Logistics Spacecraft
  • Power Systems Comparison for Manned Space Station Applications
  • Preliminary Study of Thermal Integration of Electrical Power and Lifes Support Systems for Manned Space VehiclesAdvanced Fuel Cell Applications for Space Missions
  • II. NUCLEAR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
  • II. 1 The SNAP 2, 8, and 10A Reactor Programs Progress Report
  • SNAP 2, 8, and 10A Reactor Programs Progress Report
  • II. 2 Nuclear Dynamic Systems
  • Application of the Brayton Cycle to Nuclear Electric Space Power Systems
  • Status of SNAP-8 Electrical Generating System
  • Recent Developments in Meteoroid Protection for Space Power Systems
  • The MPRE: A Boiling Potassium Reactor SystemThe SNAP-50/SPUR Program
  • A Summary of the SNAP Mercury Rankine System Status
  • II. 3 Nuclear Thermoelectric Systems
  • SNAP 9A â€? Significant Development Factors and Launch Approval
  • SNAP 10A â€? A Status Report
  • II. 4 Nuclear Thermionic Systems
  • Multiple-Stage Thermionic Module
  • An Engineering Evaluation of Advanced Nuclear Thermionic Space Powerplants
  • Thermionic Double-Diode Fueled Converter
  • Low-Power Isotope Thermionic Development Program (SNAP-13)
  • III. SOLAR SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT
  • III. 1 Solar CollectorsCentrifugally Stabilized Deployable Solar Collectors
  • Solar Concentrator Design and Construction
  • III. 2 Solar Dynamic Systems
  • Solar Dynamic Power Systems from 3 to 100 kw
  • 1.5-kw Solar Dynamic Space Power System
  • Solar Brayton-Cycle Power-System Development
  • Design Study of Solar Absorbers with Lithium Fluoride Heat Storage
  • Development Status of Aluminum Solar Concentrators
  • III. 3 Solar Thermoelectric Systems
  • Solar Thermoelectric Power Conversion Coupled with Thermal Storage for Orbital Space Applications