Power Systems for Space Flight

✍ Scribed by Morris Zipkin (Eds.)

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1963
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 918
• Category: Library

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Progress in ASTRONAUTICS and ROCKETRY, Pages iii-iv
Front Matter, Page v
Copyright, Page v
THE POWER SYSTEMS COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ROCKET SOCIETY: (Predecessor of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), Pages vii-viii
PREFACE, Pages ix-x, Morris A. Zipkin, Russell N. Edwards
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, Page xi, G.C. Szego
SURVEY OF SPACE POWER REQUIREMENTS–1962 TO 1976, Pages 3-13, William R. Corliss
THE NASA NUCLEAR ELECTRIC POWER PROGRAM, Pages 15-27, Fred Schulman
POWERPLANT CONSIDERATION FOR AN ARC-JET SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEM, Pages 29-53, M.M. Chen, R.R. John, J.F. Connors
FUEL CELL, SOLAR CELL, AND CHEMICAL DYNAMIC POWER SYSTEMS COMPARISON, Pages 55-80, H.A. Schulte Jr., J.H. Tarter, R.G. Roble
POWER SUPPLIES FOR MOBILE LUNAR VEHICLES, Pages 81-103, Raymond G. Roble, Hwei-Kai Hsi, George T. Burton
DYNAMIC: HIGH PERFORMANCE, SHORT TIME DURATION, MHD GENERATOR SYSTEM, Pages 107-136, A. Sherman
PISTON ENGINE DEVELOPMENT DEMONSTRATES ADVANTAGES FOR SPACE POWER APPLICATIONS, Pages 137-163, N.E. Morgan, B.F. Dittman
HYDROGEN-OXYGEN FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR SPACE VEHICLES, Pages 165-181, R.H. Shaw, R.A. Thompson
DEVELOPMENT OF CATALYTIC HYDROGEN-OXYGEN REACTION CHAMBERS FOR SPACE POWER SYSTEMS, Pages 183-210, Richard N. Bailey
STATIC: SEALED NICKEL-CADMIUM, SILVER-CADMIUM, AND SILVER-ZINC BATTERIES, Pages 211-219, Paul J. Rappaport, Arthur M. Frink Jr.
HERMETICALLY SEALED NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES FOR THE ORBITING ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY SATELLITE, Pages 221-239, R.C. Shair, W. Gray
USE OF A SEALED SILVER CADMIUM BATTERY ON EXPLORER XII, Pages 241-247, T.J. Hennigan, A.O. Apelt
THE BATTERY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL IONOSPHERE SATELLITE ARIEL I, Pages 249-260, Eugene R. Stroup
ELECTRICALLY REGENERATIVE HYDROGEN-OXYGEN FUEL CELLS, Pages 261-268, Harvey A. Frank
FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE USE OF A HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELL AS A SPACE POWER SOURCE, Pages 269-278, C.G. Peattie, I. Trachtenberg, B.H. Barbee, K.W. Kreiselmaier, S.G. Parker, A.H. White
CAPABILITY OF THE CADMIUM-SILVER OXIDE SYSTEM, Pages 279-285, J.F. Dittmann
SOLAR CELLS: TELSTAR SATELLITE POWER SYSTEM, Pages 289-308, Robert E.D. Anderson, Edward A. Hake, David Feldman
DEVELOPMENT OF A CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATOR, Pages 309-333, Donald H. McClelland
THIN FILM CdS FRONT WALL SOLAR CELLS, Pages 335-349, F.A. Shirland, T.A. Griffin, G.H. Dierssen
A MODULAR SOLAR THERMOELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, Pages 351-368, Ronald Lang, Barry Lubin
FLAT PLATE SOLAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR SYSTEM CONCEPT, Pages 369-377, Charles W. Glassburn
HEAT TRANSFER PARAMETERS: ALKALI METAL TWO-PHASE HEAT TRANSFER FOR SPACE POWER: PRESENT STATUS, Pages 381-399, R.D. Brooks, S.G. Sawochka
EMITTANCE OF MATERIALS SUITABLE FOR USE AS SPACECRAFT RADIATOR COATINGS, Pages 401-425, W.H. Askwyth, R.J. Hayes, G. Mikk
SPECTRAL AND DIRECTIONAL THERMAL RADIATION CHARACTERISTICS OF SURFACES FOR HEAT REJECTION BY RADIATION, Pages 427-446, D.K. Edwards, R.D. Roddick
ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS: LITHIUM HYDRIDE STORAGE UNIT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SUNFLOWER SYSTEM, Pages 447-460, R.A. McKinnon
ENERGY STORAGE IN SUPERCONDUCTING MAGNETIC COILS, Pages 461-474, William F. Hassel
RADIATOR DESIGN PARAMETERS: ANALYSIS OF A MEGAWATT LEVEL DIRECT CONDENSER-RADIATOR, Pages 475-504, Richard P. Krebs, David M. Winch, Seymour Lieblein
SPUR HIGH-TEMPERATURE SPACE RADIATOR, Pages 505-533, Keneth O. Parker, Robert A. Stone
THERMIONIC RADIATOR SYSTEM, Pages 535-549, Keith E. Buck
METEOROID PROTECTION FOR SPACE RADIATORS, Pages 551-579, I.J. Loeffler, Seymour Lieblein, Nestor Clough
PRELIMINARY RESULTS ON EFFECTS OF HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT ON SPACE RADIATOR TUBES, Pages 581-625, J.W. Gehring, S. Lieblein
MATERIALS PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DESIGN OF RADIATORS FOR SPACE POWERPLANTS, Pages 627-653, James H. Diedrich, Seymour Lieblein
SOLAR CONCENTRATORS: STATUS OF SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTOR TECHNOLOGY, Pages 655-668, Atwood R. Heath Jr.
CALIBRATION OF SOLAR CONCENTRATOR FOR POWER SYSTEM RESEARCH, Pages 669-685, Floyd A. Blake
INFLATABLE FOAM-RIGIDIZED APPROACH TO SOLAR CONCENTRATORS, Pages 687-711, Robert Iyman, James E. Houmard
MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES FOR SPACE SOLAR REFLECTORS, Pages 713-732, R.D. Tyler, R.B. McClure
SOLAR THERMIONIC: CESIUM THERMIONIC CONVERTERS AND GENERATORS FOR SOLAR SPACE POWER SYSTEMS, Pages 733-761, Pierre J. Brosens, Sotiris S. Kitrilakis
PERFORMANCE TEST OF A CUBICAL CAVITY SOLAR THERMIONIC GENERATOR, Pages 763-790, W.J. Leovic, M.W. Mueller, C.G. Stevenson
THERMIONIC CAVITY GENERATOR DEVELOPMENT, Pages 791-822, David L. Purdy
PERFORMANCE OF CESIUM THERMIONIC DIODES OPERATED IN SERIES-PARALLEL CIRCUITS, Pages 823-844, J.W. HOLLAND
SOLAR DYNAMIC: SUNFLOWER THERMODYNAMIC POWER SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT STATUS, Pages 845-867, J.A. Rudy, J.W. Picking
SPACE DEMONSTRATION OF A RANKINE CYCLE SPACE POWER SYSTEM, Pages 869-890, George E. Thompson, Floyd E. Creasey, Robert L. Cummings
15-kw ADVANCED SOLAR TURBO-ELECTRIC CONCEPT, Pages 891-915, Kenneth E. Nichols
ELECTROSTATIC POWER GENERATORS FOR SPACE, Pages 917-939, C. Coenraads, A.S. Denholm, J.E. Lavelle, F.J. McCoy
CONTRIBUTORS TO VOLUME 11, Pages 941-943