Mass, area, and station-keeping propellant needs have been estimated for a typical system. And, although important criteria such as cost, Shuttle packaging, and erection/deployment schemes were not considered, the documented trends should aid in many of the design choices to be made. Effects on system characteristics were examined for: three heat storage salts with melting temperatures from 743 to 1121 K; parabolic and Cassegrainian mirrors; module power levels of 20 and 40 kW; and, alternate pumped-loop, tube-and-fin radiator configurations, with and without micrometeoroid armoring.


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    Title :

    Design tradeoffs for a space station solar-Brayton power system


    Additional title:

    Rahmenbedingungen fuer die Planung eines solaren Brayton-Energieversorgungssystems fuer die Raumstation


    Contributors:
    Klann, J.L. (author) / Staiger, P.J. (author)


    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    14 Seiten, 22 Bilder, 10 Tabellen, 7 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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