Solar Space Power System Optimization with Ultralight Radiator

The goal of this work is to demonstrate the performance of a solar space dynamic system coupled with a very light radiator [in particular a liquid droplet radiator (LDR)] replacing the traditional heat-pipe radiator. The results show that it is possible to obtain convincing improvements in terms of specific surface (m/kWe) and specific mass (kg/kWe) of the whole system. The design procedures of the conversion powerplant, of the LDR, and their system integration are described in detail and discussed in this work.