Study of conceptual power plant design indicates that radiator necessary for rejecting cycle waste heat is dominant weight; thermodynamic cycle using sodium vapor as working fluid and operating at turbine-inlet temperature of 2500 R is selected to reduce weight; total power plant weight is approximately 6 lb per kw.
20,000-kilowatt nuclear turboelectric power supply for manned space vehicles
NASA -- Memo
1959
65 pages
Report
English
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