Dynamic test results of a proposed GPHS support system and housing for application in an Advanced Radioisotope Power System

Author

Davis, S. ; Reynoso, A. ; Shaffer, R. ; Mintz, G. ; Norris, F. ; Kumar, V. ; Carpenter, R. ; Schock, A.

Author_Institution

BWST, Miamisburg, OH, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

434

Abstract

This paper presents a detailed description of Orbital Science Corporation´s (OSC) design of a new support system for the General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) using the aeroshell´s existing indentations for interlocking the heat source modules. The housing and support system were recently fabricated and tested to the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) draft Advanced Radioisotope Power System (ARPS) test requirements at the the Department of Energy´s (DoE) Mound facility in Miamisburg, Ohio, USA. The paper presents the test environments and results. This paper also illustrates some of the latest ARPS system design concepts using this specific support system and housing for future deep space missions

Keywords

aerospace testing; radioisotope thermoelectric generators; space vehicle power plants; Advanced Radioisotope Power System; GPHS support system; General Purpose Heat Source; Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Orbital Science Corporation; deep space missions; dynamic test results; space power; Aerodynamics; Assembly; Power generation; Power system dynamics; Power system protection; Power systems; Radioactive materials; Springs; System testing; Thermoelectricity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit, 2000. (IECEC) 35th Intersociety

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

1-56347-375-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.2000.870723

Filename

870723