AMTEC/TE static converters for high energy utilization, small nuclear power plants

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 511-535

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

^a MSC01 1070   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DESALINATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; SEAWATER; STATIC CONVERTERS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

THERMAL ENERGY;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 0242692446     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-8904(03)00159-6     Document Type: Article

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