Design optimization and integration of nickel/Haynes-25 AMTEC cells into radioisotope power systems

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 41, Issue 16, 2000, Pages 1703-1728

  El Genk, Mohamed S ^a   Tournier, Jean Michel ^a  

^a Inst Space and Nucl Pwr Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATORS; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOISOTOPES; SOLID ELECTROLYTES;

ALKALI METAL THERMAL-TO-ELECTRIC CONVERSION (AMTEC) CELLS; BETA-ALUMINA SOLID ELECTROLYTE (BASE) TUBES; ELECTRIC POWER REQUIREMENT; GENERAL PURPOSE HEAT SOURCE (GPHS) MODULES; VAPOR ANODE;

THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 0033715290     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(00)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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