Publications By Year : 2001

King, J.C. and M.S. El-Genk, "A High Power, Coated Particle Fuel Compact Radioisotope Heat Unit". Proc. Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2001), AIP No.552, 774-783, 2001.
Surampudi , R., R. Carpenter, M. El-Genk, L. Herrera, L. Mason, J. Mondt, R. Nesmith, D. Rapp, and R. Wiely, "Advanced Radioisotope Power Systems Team Report: 2001 Technology Assessment and Recommended Roadmap for Potential NASA Deep Space Missions Beyond 2011". Jet Propulsion Laboratory Report No. JPL D-20757, 2001.
El-Genk, M.S. and J.-M. Tournier, "Analysis of a Vapor Anode, Multi-tube, Potassium Refractory AMTEC Converter for Space Applications". Proc. Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2001), AIP No.552, 1066-1075, 2001.
El-Genk, M. S. and Hamed H. Saber, "Breakup of an Evaporating Liquid Film falling Down a vertical heated Surface". Proc. 35rd National Heat Transfer Conference, NHTC01-116118, 2001.
Momozaki, Y. and M.S. El-Genk, "Experimental Investigation of a Thermionic Converter with Molybdenum Electrodes for Low Temperature Applications". Proc. Space Technology and Applications International Forum (STAIF-2001), AIP No.552, 1142-1151, 2001.
El-Genk, M.S., "High-Energy-Utilization, Dual-Mode System Concept for Mars Missions". J. Propulsion and Power, 17(2), 340-346, 2001.
El-Genk, M.S. and H.H. Sabe, "Minimum Thickness of a Flowing Down Liquid Film on a Vertical Surface". Int. J. Heat and Mass Transfer, 44(15), 2809-2825, 2001.
Tournier, J.-M. and M.S. El-Genk, "Modeling of the Startup of a Horizontal Lithium Heat Pipe from a Frozen State". Proc. 35th National Heat Transfer Conference, 2001.
El-Genk, M. S., Jean-Michel Tournier, and Yoichi Momozaki, "Novel, Integrated Reactor/Power Conversion System (NIR/PCS): Design and Analysis of Alkali Metal Thermal-to-Electric Units and Interfacing with Nuclear Reactor". ISNPS Report No. UNM-ISNPS-2-2001, 2001.
El-Genk, M.S. and J. -M. Tournier, "Numerical Modeling of High Temperature Heat Pipe Transients, Including Startup from a Frozen State". ISNPS Report 1-2001, 2001.
El-Genk, M.S. and J.C. King, "Performance Analyses of an Nb-1Zr/C-103, Vapor Anode, Multi-Tube AMTEC Cell". J. Energy Conversion and Management, 42, 721-739, 2001.
El-Genk, M.S. and J.-M. Tournier, "Performance Analysis of Coated Plutonia Particle Fuel Compact for Radioisotope Heater Units". J. Nuclear Engineering and Design, 208, 29-50, 2001.
King, J.C. and M.S. El-Genk, "Review of Refractory Materials for Vapor-Anode AMTEC Cells". J. Propulsion and Power, 17(3), 547-556, 2001.
King, J.C. and M.S. El-Genk, "Stress and Buckling Analyses of Multitube, Vapor-Anode, Nb-1Zr/C-103 AMTEC Cells". J. Propulsion and Power, 17(3), 557-565, 2001.
Huang, L. and M.S. El-Genk, "Thermal Conductivity Measurements of Alumina Powders and Molded Min-K in Vacuum". Int. J. Energy Conversion and Management, 42(3), 599-612, 2001.
Tournier, J.-M. and M.S. El-Genk, "User's Manual for H2PAC A Two-Dimensional High-Tempearture Heat Pipe Analysis Code, Including Startup from a Frozen State". ISNPS Report 1-2001, 2001.