Title :
Multi-megawatt pin core space reactor
Author :
Hornung, R.J. ; Normand, E. ; Stevens, A. ; Teare, M.V.
Author_Institution :
Boeing Aerosp. & Electron., Seattle, WA, USA
Abstract :
The design of multimegawatt nuclear power systems that use the hydrogen needed for platform cooling as the working fluid in an open thermodynamic cycle is discussed. The hydrogen is heated by a pin-fuel, fast-spectrum reactor and generates power through a pair of counterrotating turbines that drive four wound rotor alternatives. An overview is given of the system, concentrating on features of the reactor design and operation
Keywords :
alternators; fission reactor theory and design; space vehicle power plants; turbines; counterrotating turbines; multimegawatt nuclear power systems; open thermodynamic cycle; pin core space reactor; wound rotor alternatives; Cooling; Hydraulic turbines; Hydrogen; Inductors; Nuclear power generation; Nuclear thermodynamics; Power generation; Power systems; Rotors; Wounds;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74410
