Preliminary design and analysis of a rotating bubble membrane radiator for space-based nuclear power systems

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Creator	Webb, Brent Jonathan
Abstract	The development of a novel high temperature space radiator is described. A Rotating Bubble Membrane Radiator (RBMR) combines the best features of heat pipes and droplet radiators while avoiding their negative attributes. The RBMR offers light weight, self deployment, ease of startup and its performance is less affected by acceleration. Threat survivability is greatly enhanced by RBMR rotation and the use of an advanced thermally transmittant micrometeoroid barrier.
Resource Type	Masters Thesis
Date Available	2013-06-13T18:22:12+00:00
Date Issued	1988-04-29
Degree Level	Master's
Degree Name	Master of Science (M.S.)
Degree Field	Nuclear Engineering
Degree Grantor	Oregon State University
Commencement Year	1989
Advisor	Klein, Andrew C.
Academic Affiliation	Nuclear Engineering
Non-Academic Affiliation	Oregon State University. Graduate School
Subject	Radiators -- Design and construction Space vehicles -- Meteoroid protection Space vehicles -- Nuclear power plants -- Design and construction
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	Oregon State University
Peer Reviewed	No
Language	English [eng]
Digitization Specifications	File scanned at 300 ppi (Monochrome) using ScandAll PRO 1.8.1 on a Fi-6770A in PDF format. CVista PdfCompressor 5.0 was used for pdf compression and textual OCR.
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/39395

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