Radiation heat transfer in multitube, alkali-metal thermal-to-electric converter

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 239-245

  Tournier, J M P ^a   El Genk, M S ^a  

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy conversion; Heat transfer; Modeling; Radiation; View factors

Indexed keywords

CARNOT CYCLE; HEAT CONDUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATIC CONVERTERS; TEMPERATURE;

ALKALI METAL THERMAL TO ELECTRIC CONVERTER; PERFORMANCE AND EVALUATION ANALYSIS MODEL;

HEAT TRANSFER;

EID: 0033077662     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2825958     Document Type: Article

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