Feasibility study of a nuclear-stirling power plant for the Jupiter icy moons orbiter

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 746, Issue , 2005, Pages 738-749

  Schmitz, Paul C ^a   Schreiber, Jeffrey G ^b   Penswick, L Barry ^c  

^a Power Computing Solutions Inc   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c L Barry Penswick Consulting   (United States)

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EID: 45149100997     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1867193     Document Type: Conference Paper

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