Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
May 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986mmm..work..873g&link_type=abstract
In its Manned Mars Mission. Working Group Papers, V. 2, Sect. 5, App. p 873-887 (SEE N87-17760 10-12)
Computer Science
Performance
Electric Power Supplies, Manned Space Flight, Mars (Planet), Mars Surface, Space Colonies, Laser Power Beaming, Nuclear Power Reactors, Requirements, Solar Thermal Propulsion
Scientific paper
Electrical power system options for Mars Manned Modules and Mars Surface Bases were evaluated for both near-term and advanced performance potential. The power system options investigated for the Mission Modules include photovoltaics, solar thermal, nuclear reactor, and isotope power systems. Options discussed for Mars Bases include the above options with the addition of a brief discussion of open loop energy conversion of Mars resources, including utilization of wind, subsurface thermal gradients, and super oxides. Electrical power requirements for Mission Modules were estimated for three basic approaches: as a function of crew size; as a function of electric propulsion; and as a function of transmission of power from an orbiter to the surface of Mars via laser or radio frequency. Mars Base power requirements were assumed to be determined by production facilities that make resources available for follow-on missions leading to the establishment of a permanently manned Base. Requirements include the production of buffer gas and propellant production plants.
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