Development of a propulsion system and component test facility for advanced radioisotope powered Mars Hopper platforms [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 621.43 Internal-combustion engines
• Thông tin xuất bản: Idaho Falls, Idaho : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Idaho National Laboratory ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2011
• Mô tả vật lý: Medium: ED : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 267565
• Chủ đề: 1. 33 advanced propulsion systems; 2. Design; 3. Propulsion systems; 4. Radioisotope batteries; 5. Test facilities

Tóm tắt

 Verification and validation of design and modeling activities for radioisotope powered Mars Hopper platforms undertaken at the Center for Space Nuclear Research is essential for proof of concept. Previous research at the center has driven the selection of advanced material combinations
  some of which require specialized handling capabilities. The development of a closed and contained test facility to forward this research is discussed within this paper.