DocumentCode
2538281
Title
Multi-megawatt pin core space reactor
Author
Hornung, R.J. ; Normand, E. ; Stevens, A. ; Teare, M.V.
Author_Institution
Boeing Aerosp. & Electron., Seattle, WA, USA
fYear
1989
fDate
6-11 Aug 1989
Firstpage
2927
Abstract
The design of multimegawatt nuclear power systems that use the hydrogen needed for platform cooling as the working fluid in an open thermodynamic cycle is discussed. The hydrogen is heated by a pin-fuel, fast-spectrum reactor and generates power through a pair of counterrotating turbines that drive four wound rotor alternatives. An overview is given of the system, concentrating on features of the reactor design and operation
Keywords
alternators; fission reactor theory and design; space vehicle power plants; turbines; counterrotating turbines; multimegawatt nuclear power systems; open thermodynamic cycle; pin core space reactor; wound rotor alternatives; Cooling; Hydraulic turbines; Hydrogen; Inductors; Nuclear power generation; Nuclear thermodynamics; Power generation; Power systems; Rotors; Wounds;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74410
Filename
74410
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