Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 632 pages) : illustrations |
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Progress in astronautics and rocketry ; v. 4 |
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Progress in astronautics and rocketry ; v. 4.
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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 |
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Preliminary Design and Performance Evaluation Study of a Solar-Thermoelectric Flat Plate GeneratorSolar 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 |
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The Experimental and Analytical Programs for Re-entry Burnup of Snap ReactorsThe 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 |
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Safety Analyses and Tests of a Radioisotope Powered Thermoelectric GeneratorC. 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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Subject |
Space vehicles -- Electric equipment -- Congresses
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Solar batteries -- Congresses
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Thermoelectric apparatus and appliances -- Congresses
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Solar batteries.
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Space vehicles -- Electric equipment.
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Thermoelectric apparatus and appliances.
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Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Actes de congrès.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Snyder, Nathan W., editor
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ISBN |
9781600862595 |
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1600862594 |
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9780123957009 |
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0123957001 |
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