Development and testing of conductively coupled multi-cell TFE components

Streckert, Holger H.; Begg, Lester L.; Nikolaev, Yuri V.; Kolesov, Valentin S.; Izhvanov, Oleg; Lapochkin, Nikolai L.; Tsetskhladse, David L.

doi:10.1063/1.1290944

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“…This program and various follow-on activities have been operating nearly continuously since 1986. It encompasses extensive testing of components, TFE converter cells, and the complete TFE in the in-pile and out-of-pile environments (Streckert, 2000).…”

Section: Power Conversionmentioning

confidence: 99%

ENABLER Nuclear Propulsion System Conceptual Design

Pauley¹,

Woodham²,

Ohi³

et al. 2004

AIP Conference Proceedings

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The Titan Corporation conducted a systems engineering study to develop an overall architecture that meets both the articulated and unarticulated requirements on the Prometheus Program with the least development effort. Key elements of the Titan-designed ENABLER system include a thermal fission reactor, thermionic power converters, sodium heat pipes, ion thruster engines, and a radiation shield and deployable truss to protect the payload. The overall design is scaleable over a wide range of power requirements from 10s of kilowatts to 10s of megawatts. CONCEPTUAL DESIGN ATTRIBUTESKey elements of the ENABLER system, as illustrated in Figure 1, include a thermal fission reactor, thermionic power converters, sodium heat pipes, ion thruster engines, and a radiation shield and deployable truss to protect the payload. FIGURE 1. System Block Diagram.

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Section: Power Conversionmentioning

confidence: 99%