Dynamics analyses of space power systems using the salt code [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, 1989.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
Physical Description:: Pages: (10 pages) : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators:: Argonne National Laboratory, United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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The dynamic behavior of large space power systems has been identified as a significant technical issue. To date several analyses of reactor kinetics have been reported in the literature, but there have been few (if any) studies of the dynamic response of the entire space power system. The problem is complex and required analytical methods are not generally available. Furthermore, given the conceptual state of current MMW space power systems designs, dynamic models of components are not generally available. We have used the SALT code to perform preliminary analyses of the startup and shutdown transients of several proposed MMW system designs. In this paper we will provide a description of the code methodology and present results of the analyses performed for the NERVA derivative reactor (NDR) system. 3 refs., 3 figs.

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E 1.99:conf-900109-12
conf-900109-12

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Published through SciTech Connect.
01/01/1989.
"conf-900109-12"
"DE90002274"
7. symposium on space nuclear power systems, Albuquerque, NM (USA), 7-11 Jan 1990.
Bhattacharyya, S.K.; Hanan, N.A.; Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh,; Geyer, H.K.; Livingston, J.M.

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W-31109-ENG-38

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