ENERGY CONVERSION FOR SPACE POWER by Snyder, N. W. (ed) reviewed by Frederick I. Ordway III

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ENERGY CONVERSION FOR SPACE POWER

by Snyder, N. W. (ed)

New York, 1961: Academic Press, 779 pages, $7.25

Volume 3 of "Progress in Astronautics and Rocketry" (M. Summer-field, ed), deals with thermoelectricity, thermionics, photovoltaic cells, electrochemical cells, dynamic engines, magnetohydrodynamics and electrostatic generators. Contributions include: "Irradiation Effects on Thermoelectric Materials," "Thermoelectric Elements in Space Power Systems," "Cesium Converter Studies," "A Nuclear-Thermionic Fuel Element Test," "The Photovoltaic Effect and Solar Energy Conversion," "Advances in Silicon Solar Cell Development," "High Energy Proton Radiation Dam- age," "Fuel Cells for Astronautic Application," "Secondary Batteries for Energy Storage in Space," "Vapor Turbine for Space Power," "Zero Gravity Boiling and Condensing," "Aspects of Magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) Generators for Space," and "Electrostatic Generators in Space Power Systems."


Extracted from the 1962 Publication Annotated Bibliography of Space Science and Technology with an Astronomical Supplement - A History of Astronautical Book Literature 1931 - 1961. by Frederick I. Ordway III

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