Engineering design aspects of the heatpipe power system

Journal Article · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1998 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.54737· OSTI ID:300070

Capell, B ^[1]; Berte, M ^[2]

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1. University of Michigan, 810 Barton Dr., Ann Arbor, Michigan 48105 (United States)
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 54 Pearl St. No. 1, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 (United States)

The Heatpipe Power System (HPS) is a near-term, low-cost space fission power system designed at Los Alamos National Laboratory that can provide up to 1000 kWt for many space applications. The design of the reactor is simple, modular, and adaptable. The basic design allows for the use of a variety of power conversion systems and reactor materials (including the fuel, clad, and heatpipes). This paper describes a project that was undertaken to develop a database supporting many engineering aspects of the HPS design. The specific tasks discussed in this paper are: the development of an HPS materials database, the creation of finite element models that will allow a wide variety of investigations, and the verification of past calculations. {copyright} {ital 1998 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 300070
• Report Number(s): CONF-980103-; ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: 99:002297
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 420, Issue 1; Conference: Space technology and applications international forum, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 25-29 Jan 1998; Other Information: PBD: Jan 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

21 NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
SPACE POWER REACTORS
HEAT PIPES
MATERIALS TESTING
DATA BASE MANAGEMENT
DESIGN
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
COMPUTER CALCULATIONS
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems