Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Aug 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992stin...9310965p&link_type=abstract
Presented at the Nuclear Technologies Space Exploration, Jackson Hole, WY, 16-19 Aug. 1992; sponsored by ANS
Computer Science
Performance
Atmospheric Chemistry, Carbon Dioxide, Dust Storms, Lunar Bases, Lunar Environment, Manned Mars Missions, Mars Environment, Solar Flux, Space Power Reactors, Ambient Temperature, Durability, Low Temperature, Lunar Surface, Mars Surface, Nasa Space Programs
Scientific paper
Future NASA space missions include a permanent manned presence on the moon and an expedition to the planet Mars. Such steps will require careful consideration of environmental interactions in the selection and design of required power systems. Several environmental constituents may be hazardous to performance integrity. Potential threats common to both the moon and Mars are low ambient temperatures, wide daily temperature swings, solar flux, and large quantities of dust. The surface of Mars provides the additional challenges of dust storms, winds, and a carbon dioxide atmosphere. In this review, the anticipated environmental interactions with surface power system radiators are described, as well as the impacts of these interactions on radiator durability, which were identified at NASA Lewis Research Center.
Gaier James R.
Katzan Cynthia M.
Perez-Davis Marla E.
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