System modeling for the advanced thermionic initiative single cell thermionic space nuclear reactor
Abstract
Incore thermionic space reactor design concepts which operate in a nominal power output range of 20 to 40 kWe are described. Details of the neutronics, thermionic, shielding, and heat rejection performance are presented. Two different designs, ATI-Driven and ATI-Driverless, are considered. Comparison of the core overall performance of these two configurations are described. The comparison of these two cores includes the overall conversion efficiency, reactor mass, shield mass, and heat rejection mass. An overall system design has been developed to model the advanced incore thermionic energy conversion based nuclear reactor systems for space applications in this power range.
- Authors:
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- Department of Nuclear Engineering, Oregon State University, Radiation Center, C116, Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5902 (United States)
- Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland, Washington 99352 (United States)
- Publication Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6539862
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-930103-
Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X; CODEN: APCPCS
- Resource Type:
- Conference
- Journal Name:
- AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 271:2; Conference: 10. symposium on space nuclear power and propulsion, Albuquerque, NM (United States), 10-14 Jan 1993; Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; SPACE POWER REACTORS; THERMIONIC REACTORS; DESIGN; HEAT TRANSFER; REACTOR CORES; SHIELDING; SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MOBILE REACTORS; POWER REACTORS; REACTOR COMPONENTS; REACTORS; NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems; 210600* - Power Reactors, Auxiliary, Mobile Package, & Transportable; 300401 - Thermionic Converters- Design & Development
Citation Formats
Lee, H H, Lewis, B R, Klein, A C, and Pawlowski, R A. System modeling for the advanced thermionic initiative single cell thermionic space nuclear reactor. United States: N. p., 1993.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.43120.
Lee, H H, Lewis, B R, Klein, A C, & Pawlowski, R A. System modeling for the advanced thermionic initiative single cell thermionic space nuclear reactor. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.43120
Lee, H H, Lewis, B R, Klein, A C, and Pawlowski, R A. 1993.
"System modeling for the advanced thermionic initiative single cell thermionic space nuclear reactor". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.43120.
@article{osti_6539862,
title = {System modeling for the advanced thermionic initiative single cell thermionic space nuclear reactor},
author = {Lee, H H and Lewis, B R and Klein, A C and Pawlowski, R A},
abstractNote = {Incore thermionic space reactor design concepts which operate in a nominal power output range of 20 to 40 kWe are described. Details of the neutronics, thermionic, shielding, and heat rejection performance are presented. Two different designs, ATI-Driven and ATI-Driverless, are considered. Comparison of the core overall performance of these two configurations are described. The comparison of these two cores includes the overall conversion efficiency, reactor mass, shield mass, and heat rejection mass. An overall system design has been developed to model the advanced incore thermionic energy conversion based nuclear reactor systems for space applications in this power range.},
doi = {10.1063/1.43120},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/6539862},
journal = {AIP Conference Proceedings (American Institute of Physics); (United States)},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = ,
volume = 271:2,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1993},
month = {Fri Jan 15 00:00:00 EST 1993}
}
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