Energy conversion options for NASA's space nuclear power systems initiative

2003 International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants - Proceedings of ICAPP 2003

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages

  El Genk, Mohamed S ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; BRAYTON CYCLE; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENGINES; NASA; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; SILICON ALLOYS; STIRLING ENGINES;

CLOSED BRAYTON CYCLE; DESIGN AND OPERATIONS; ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; FREE PISTON STIRLING ENGINE; SPACE NUCLEAR POWER SYSTEM; SPACE NUCLEAR REACTOR POWER SYSTEMS; THERMAL-TO-ELECTRIC CONVERSION; THERMOELECTRICS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

EID: 84933181559     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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