Published 1991
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Performance projections of alternative AMTEC systems and devices
- 1. JPL, Pasadena, CA (United States)
Description
The alkali metal thermoelectric converted (AMTEC) converts heat to electrical power without moving parts. Attention is presently given to two AMTEC devices that have been optimized for conversion efficiencies of the order of 30 percent or more at 1100 K, in conjunction with high volumetric power densities. A tube-bundle AMTEC configuration yields a peak power of 426 W/l; a flat-plate AMTEC system yields 2.4 W/l. 17 refs
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics.
- Imprint Place
- New York, NY (United States)
- Imprint Title
- Space nuclear power systems. Part 1
- Imprint Pagination
- 518 p.
- Journal Page Range
- p. 472-481.
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 24039042
- Subject category
- S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; ENERGY CONVERSION; FLUX DENSITY; SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES; THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION
- Descriptors DEC
- CONVERSION; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT; POWER SUPPLIES