Scalable Controller Concepts for High Power Nuclear Stirling Systems
- Paper number
IAC-14,C3,5-C4.7,10,x26290
- Coauthor
Mr. Greg Brown, Lockheed Martin (Space Systems Company), United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Joel Wiser, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Jack Chan, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, United States
- Coauthor
Mr. Michael Coe, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, United States
- Year
2014
- Abstract
The European Space Agency (ESA) is developing a radioisotope-fueled heat source using Americium, 241Am, under contract with multiple ESA member partners. This heat source development is part of a larger development effort for a European-designed Radioisotope Power Generator. Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, sponsored by the Department of Energy (DOE) with pass-through funding by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), developed the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator (ASRG) using two Plutonium fueled, 238Pu, General Purpose Heat Sources (GPHS). This paper focuses on a study assessing the feasibility of integrating an Americium heat source into the existing ASRG design. The paper provides background information on the development of the ASRG, a description of the ASRG design, a description of possible ASRG design changes to accommodate an Americium heat source, and a prediction of the thermal and power performance of an Americium-fueled ASRG. © 2014 Lockheed Martin Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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