A conceptual spacecraft radioisotope thermoelectric and heating unit (RTHU)

International Journal of Energy Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1192-1200

  Williams, H R ^a   Ambrosi, R M ^a   Bannister, N P ^a   Samara Ratna, P ^a   Sykes, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nuclear; Nuclear battery; Radioisotope heater unit (RHU); Radioisotope power system (RPS); Radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG); Space

Indexed keywords

BISMUTH TELLURIDE; CONCEPT DESIGNS; CONCEPT STUDIES; COST EFFECTIVE; DETAILED DESIGN; DEVELOPMENT RISK; ELECTRICAL OUTPUT; ENERGY SOURCE; FUEL ASSEMBLY; GENERATING UNIT; HEATING UNITS; MISSION REQUIREMENTS; NUCLEAR; OUTER PLANETS; PERFORMANCE TARGETS; PLANETARY SURFACES; POWER REQUIREMENT; RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS; RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS; SPACE; SPECIFIC POWER; TERRESTRIAL APPLICATION; THERMAL CONTROL; THERMAL MODEL; THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL;

DESIGN; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; NUCLEAR BATTERIES; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

RADIOISOTOPES;

EID: 84866163752     PISSN: 0363907X     EISSN: 1099114X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/er.1864     Document Type: Article

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