ISNPS Publications: Dynamic Energy Conversion

  1. Buden , D., M. S. El-Genk, A. Parlos, J. Mims, J. McGhee, and S. Lapin, Pellet Bed Reactor Concept. Final Report, U.S. DOE San Francisco Operation, Contract No. DE-AC03-86SF16508, , 1987, .
  2. Parlos, A.G., M.S. El-Genk, J.M. McGhee, D. Buden, and J. Mims, Energy Conversion System Optimization Study for Multimegawatt Space Nuclear Power Applications. IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science, 35(3), 1030-1040, 1988, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1988snps.symp..579P.
  3. El-Genk, M.S., A.G. Parlos, J.M. McGhee, S. Lapin, D. Buden, and J. Mims, System Design Optimization for Multimegawatt Space Nuclear Power Applications. J. Propulsion and Power, 6(2), 194-202, 1990, http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/3.23244?journalCode=jpp.
  4. , Conceptual Studies of the Integration of a Nuclear Reactor System to a Manned Rover for Mars Missions. Proc. 7th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems, 1, 420-425, 1990, http://archive.org/details/nasa_techdoc_19910018625.
  5. Morley, N.J. and M.S. El-Genk, Manned Mars Rover Powered by a Nuclear Reactor: Radiation Shield Analysis. J. Nuclear Technology, 99, 188-202, 1992, http://www.researchgate.net/publication/255000611_Manned_mars_rover_powered_by_a_nuclear_reactor_Radiation_shield_analysis.
  6. Juhasz, A., M.S. El-Genk, and W. Harper, Closed Brayton Cycle Power System with a High Temperature Pellet Bed Reactor Heat Source for NEP Applications. Proc. 10th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, AIP No.271(2), 1055-1064, 1993, http://archive.org/details/nasa_techdoc_19930005293.
  7. Morley, N.J. and M.S. El-Genk, Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of the Pellet Bed Reactor for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis of the Pellet Bed Reactor for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion, 149, 387-400, 1994, http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/301/1/773_1?isAuthorized=no.
  8. Morley, N.J. and M.S. El-Genk, Neutronics and Thermal-Hydraulics Analyses of the Pellet Bed Reactor for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion. J. Nuclear Technology, 109, 87-107, 1995, http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236380896_Neutronics_and_thermal-hydraulics_analyses_of_the_pellet_bed_reactor_for_nuclear_thermal_propulsion.
  9. Liscum-Powell, J. and M.S. El-Genk, Options for Enhanced Performance of Pellet Bed Reactor Bimodal Systems. Proc. 12th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, AIP No.324(2), 845-855, 1995, http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/324/1/845_1?isAuthorized=no.
  10. Liscum-Powell, J. and M.S. El-Genk, Transient Analysis of a Bimodal Pellet Bed Reactor System. Proc. 12th Symposium on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, AIP No.324(2), 857-869, 1995, http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/324/1/857_1?isAuthorized=no.
  11. El-Genk, M.S., Dual-Mode, High Energy Utilization System Concept for Mars Mission. Proc. Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2000), AIP No.504(2), 1290-1301, 2000, http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/504/1/1290_1?isAuthorized=no.
  12. El-Genk, M.S., and J.-M. Tournier, Static Converter for High Energy Utilization, Modular, Small Nuclear Power Plants. Proc. ICONE-10, , , 2002, http://www.researchgate.net/publication/223926781_AMTECTE_static_converters_for_high_energy_utilization_small_nuclear_power_plants.
  13. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, DynMo-TE: Dynamic Simulation Model for Space Reactor Power Systems with ThermoElectric Converters. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 236(23), 2501-2529, 2006, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549306001713.
  14. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, High Temperature Water Heat Pipes Radiator for a Brayton Space Reactor Power System. Proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-06), AIP Conference Proceedings No. 813, 716-729, 2006, http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/813/1/716_1?isAuthorized=no.
  15. El-Genk, M.S., and Jean-Michel Tournier, Noble Gases Binary Mixtures for Brayton Commercial Nuclear Power Plants. Trans. Am. Nucl. Soc., 95, 915-916, 2006, https://getinfo.de/app/Noble-Gases-Binary-Mixtures-for-Brayton-Commercial/id/BLCP%3ACN061929822.
  16. Gallo. B. M, M.S. El-Genk, and J.-M. Tournier, Compressor and Turbine Models of Brayton Units for Space Nucleare Power Systems. Proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-07), AIP Conference Proceedings No. 880, 472-482, 2007, http://proceedings.aip.org/resource/2/apcpcs/880/1/472_1?isAuthorized=no.
  17. El-Genk, M. S., and Jean-Michel Tournier, Noble Gas Binary Mixtures for CBC Space Reactor Power Systems. J. Propulsion and Power, 23(4), 863-873, 2007, http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=18938509.
  18. Tournier, J.-M. and M. S. El-Genk, Alternative Working Fluids to Reduce Size of Turbomachinery for VHTR Plants. Proceedings of International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP 08), American Nuclear Society, Paper # 8072, , 2008, https://getinfo.de/app/Alternative-Working-Fluids-to-Reduce-Size-of-Turbomachinery/id/BLCP%3ACN072519448.
  19. El-Genk, M. S, Space Nuclear Reactor Power System Concepts with Static and Dynamic Energy Conversion. J. Energy Conversion and Management Special Issue on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, 49(3), 402-411, 2008, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890407003706.
  20. Tournier, J.-M., and M. S. El-Genk, Properties of Noble Gases and Binary Mixtures for Closed Brayton Cycle Applications. J. Energy Conversion and Management Special Issue on Space Nuclear Power and Propulsion, 49(3), 469-492, 2008, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890407002592.
  21. Tournier, J.-M., and M. S. El-Genk, Properties of Helium, Nitrogen, and He-N2 Binary Gas Mixtures. J. Thermophysics and Heat Transfer, 22(3), 442-456, 2008, .
  22. Gallo. B. M, and M.S. El-Genk, Performance Analysis of 38 kWe Turbo-Machine Unit for Space Reactor Power Systems. Proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-08), AIP Conference Proceedings No.969, 625-636, 2008, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AIPC..969..625G.
  23. Tournier, J.-M., and M. S. El-Genk, Transport Properties of He-N2 Binary Mixtures for CBC Space Applications. Proceedings of Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-08), AIP Conference Proceedings No.969, 637-647, 2008, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2008AIPC..969..637T.
  24. Mohamed S. El-Genk and J.M. Tournier, On the Use of Noble Gases and Binary Mixtures as Reactor Coolants and CBC Working Fluids. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 49(7), 1882-1891, 2008, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890407004347.
  25. El-Genk, M. S., J.-M. Tournier, Noble Gas Binary Mixtures for Gas-Cooled Reactor Power Plants. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 238(6), 1353-1372, 2008, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549307005614.
  26. King, J. C. and M. S. El-Genk, Thermal-Hydraulic and Neutronic Analyses of Submersion-Subcritical, Safe Space (S^4) Reactor. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 239(12), 2809-2819, 2009, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549309004798.
  27. El-Genk, M. S. and Jean-Michel Tournier, Performance Analyses of VHTR Plants with Direct and Indirect Closed Brayton Cycles. J. Progress in Nuclear Energy, 51, 526-542, 2009, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S014919700800139X.
  28. Gallo. B. M, and M.S. El-Genk, Brayton Rotating Units for Space Reactor Power Systems. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 50(9), 2210-2232, 2009, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890409001733.
  29. Tournier, J.-M., and M. S. El-Genk, Axial Flow, Multi-Stage Turbine and Compressor Models. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 51, 16-29, 2009, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890409003124.
  30. El-Genk, M. S. and Tournier, P. J.-M., On the Performance of VHTR Plants with Direct and Indirect Closed Brayton Cycles. ASME J. Engineering of Gas Turbine and Power, 132, 032902-1 - 032902-7, 2009, http://gasturbinespower.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/mobile/article.aspx?articleid=1427450.
  31. El-Genk, M. S. and Tournier, J.-M., Small Size Turbo-Machines for HTR Plants. Proceedings ASME Power Conference (Power2009), Paper # POWER2009-81171, , 2009, http://proceedings.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/proceeding.aspx?articleid=1627640.
  32. El-Genk, M. S. and B. M. Gallo, High Performance Brayton Rotating Unit (UNM-BRU-3) for Space Reactor Power Systems. Proc. 7th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC-09), Paper No. AIAA-2009-4577, , 2009, http://arc.aiaa.org/doi/abs/10.2514/6.2009-4577.
  33. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M., P. Tournier, DynMo-CBC: Dynamic Simulation Model for a Space Reactor Power System with Multiple CBC Loops. Proc. 7th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC-09), Paper No. AIAA-2009-4577, , 2009, https://getinfo.de/app/DynMo-CBC-Dynamic-Simulation-Model-of-a-Space-Reactor/id/BLCP%3ACN074816963.
  34. El-Genk, M. S. and Tournier, J.-M., Effects of Working Fluid and Shaft Rotation Speed on the Performance of HTR Plants and the Size of CBC Turbo-Machine. J. Nuclear Eng. & Design, 239, 1811-1827, 2010, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549309002969.
  35. El-Genk. M. S. and Gallo, B. M., High-Power Brayton Rotating Unit for Space Reactor and Solar Power System. J. Propulsion and Power, 26, 167-176, 2010, http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=22329112.
  36. El-Genk, M. S., and Tournier, J.-M., On the Performance of Very High Temperature Reactor Plants with Direct and Indirect Closed Brayton Cycles. ASME J. Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power, 132, 032902-1 - 032902-7, 2010, http://asmedl.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JETPEZ000132000003032902000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes.
  37. El-Genk, M. S. and J.-M. Tournier, Graphite Oxidation Simulation in HTR Accident Conditions: Development of a Graphite Oxidation Kinetics Model. Technical Report No. UNM-ISNPS-1-2010, University of New Mexico, , 2010, .
  38. Travis, B. W. and M. S. El-Genk, An Effective Thermal-Hydraulics Methodology for Prismatic Core HTGR and VHTR. Proceedings of 12th International Congress on Advances in Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP’12), paper No. 12061, , 24-28, 2012, .
  39. Boyce, W. T. and M. S. El-Genk, Numerical Simulation and Turbulent Convection Heat Transfer Correlation for Coolant Channels in a Very-High-Temperature Reactor. J. Heat Transfer Engineering, 34(1), 1-14., 2013, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01457632.2013.694727#.UvElJz1dWxo.
  40. Boyce, W. T. and M. S. El-Genk, Thermal-Hydraulics Analyses of 1/6 Prismatic VHTR Core and Fuel Element with and without Bypass Flow. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 67, 326-341, 2013, http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0196890412004396.
  41. Tournier, J. -M., and M.S. El-Genk, Models of Turbine and Compressor Units for MELCOR Secondary System Modules. ISNPS 2-2006, , , 2006, .
  42. El-Genk, M.S. and Tournier, J.M, Thermo-Chemical Generation of Hydrogen using high Temperature Gas-cooled power cycle modeling recommendation in MELCOR. ISNPS Report NO 3-2006, , , 2006, .
  43. Tournier, J. -M., and M.S. El-Genk, Performance Models and Results of Axial-Flow, Multistage Turbine and Compressor units and Generic Ehat Exchanger for CBC Nuclear Power Plants, and FORTRAN Source Codes for MELCOR-H2. ISNPS Report No. 3-2007, , , 2007, .
  44. El-Genk, M. and Jean-Michel Tournier, Nuclear Power Plant Concepts with Dynamic and Static Combined Energy Conversion. Proceedings of the International Congress on Advanced Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP-03), , , 2003, .
  45. El-Genk, M. S. , Energy Conversion Options for NASA's Space Nuclear Power Systems Initiative. Proceedings of the International Congress on Advanced Nuclear Power Plants (ICAPP-03), , , 2003, .
  46. Breedlove, J. J., M. V. Zagarola, T. M. Conboy, A. Shah, C.Yu Lu, M. S. El-Genk, T. Schriner, Turbo-Brayton Converter for Radioisotope Power Systems. In Proceedings, Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space (NETS-2018), American Nuclear Society, , , 2018, .
  47. El-Genk, M. S., T. M. Schriener, and J. J. Breedlove, Thermal Analyses of Heat Source Assembly for a Dual Loop, Turbo-Brayton Radioisotope Power System. Journal of Thermal Science and Engineering Progress, 10, 82-91, 2019, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2451904918305560.
  48. Schriener, T.M., M. S. El-Genk, Thermal Analyses of 440 We Thermoacoustic Radioisotope Power System,” J. Nuclear Engineering and Design. J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 385, 111504, 2021, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0029549321004568.
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