Space Nuclear Power (Orbit, a foundation series)
Book Details
Author(s)Joseph A. Angelo, David Buden
PublisherKrieger Pub Co
ISBN / ASIN0894640003
ISBN-139780894640001
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank1,981,469
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
A comprehensive technical volume which considers the major aspects of space nuclear power and includes concise treatments of radioactivity, radiation interaction with matter, nuclear reactor principles, thermodynamic power conversion systems, and heat transfer and heat rejection systems. Exciting applications of nuclear energy in space are introduced in the context of man's space exploits.
