• NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES
  • Vol. 46, Issue 12, 120503 (2023)
Hongyu WANG1, Zhiheng XU1、2, Jiyu WANG1, Shichao LIU3, Hongbo LU3, Xinyi LI3, Yunpeng LIU1、2, and Xiaobin TANG1、2、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nuclear Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211106, China
  • 2Key Laboratory of Nuclear Technology Application and Radiation Protection in Astronautics, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Nanjing 211106, China
  • 3State Key Laboratory of Space Power, Shanghai Institute of Space Power-sources, Shanghai 200245, China
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    DOI: 10.11889/j.0253-3219.2023.hjs.46.120503 Cite this Article
    Hongyu WANG, Zhiheng XU, Jiyu WANG, Shichao LIU, Hongbo LU, Xinyi LI, Yunpeng LIU, Xiaobin TANG. Design and preparation of an equivalent radioisotope heat source and its performance test[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(12): 120503 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic of the GPHS structure (the GPHS module provides steady heat for a radioisotope power system)[14]
    Fig. 1. Schematic of the GPHS structure (the GPHS module provides steady heat for a radioisotope power system)[14]
    (a) Schematic of the design deconstruction of the simulated GPHS, (b) physical photographs of the assembly of each component of the heat source
    Fig. 2. (a) Schematic of the design deconstruction of the simulated GPHS, (b) physical photographs of the assembly of each component of the heat source
    Photographs of the experimental test scenario simulating the GPHS simulated heat source
    Fig. 3. Photographs of the experimental test scenario simulating the GPHS simulated heat source
    (a) The grid model of imitation GPHS heat source, (b) the calculated temperature thermogram of simulation, (c) 3D plot of the variation of the heat source temperature with the heat transfer rate of the metal and graphite cladding for an input poser of 250 W, (d) 3D plot of the variation of the heat source temperature with the thickness of the metal and graphite cladding, (e) imitation of GPHS simulated heat source and GPHS simulation to calculate the temperature variation curve as a function of the input thermal power
    Fig. 4. (a) The grid model of imitation GPHS heat source, (b) the calculated temperature thermogram of simulation, (c) 3D plot of the variation of the heat source temperature with the heat transfer rate of the metal and graphite cladding for an input poser of 250 W, (d) 3D plot of the variation of the heat source temperature with the thickness of the metal and graphite cladding, (e) imitation of GPHS simulated heat source and GPHS simulation to calculate the temperature variation curve as a function of the input thermal power
    (a) Infrared thermogram of the simulated GPHS heat source surface for different heat source input conditions, (b) plot of the test temperature of the heat source surface versus the input power
    Fig. 5. (a) Infrared thermogram of the simulated GPHS heat source surface for different heat source input conditions, (b) plot of the test temperature of the heat source surface versus the input power
    (a) 3D plot of the heat source surface temperature versus atmospheric pressure and surface emissivity in the application environment, (b) 3D plot of the heat source surface temperature versus ambient temperature and internal power of the heat source
    Fig. 6. (a) 3D plot of the heat source surface temperature versus atmospheric pressure and surface emissivity in the application environment, (b) 3D plot of the heat source surface temperature versus ambient temperature and internal power of the heat source
    (a) Physical photograph of the thermoelectric module test, (b) graph of the I-V and P-V test data of the thermoelectric module, (c) graph of the heat source input power versus energy conversion efficiency
    Fig. 7. (a) Physical photograph of the thermoelectric module test, (b) graph of the I-V and P-V test data of the thermoelectric module, (c) graph of the heat source input power versus energy conversion efficiency
    Hongyu WANG, Zhiheng XU, Jiyu WANG, Shichao LIU, Hongbo LU, Xinyi LI, Yunpeng LIU, Xiaobin TANG. Design and preparation of an equivalent radioisotope heat source and its performance test[J]. NUCLEAR TECHNIQUES, 2023, 46(12): 120503
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