Energy conversion technologies for advanced radioisotope and nuclear reactor power systems for future planetary exploration

International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings

Volumn 2002-January, Issue , 2002, Pages 375-380

  El Genk, Mohamed S ^a  

^a University of New Mexico   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METALS; INTERPLANETARY SPACECRAFT; NUCLEAR BATTERIES; NUCLEAR REACTORS; RADIOISOTOPES; THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION;

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGIES; ENERGY CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES; NUCLEAR REACTOR POWER; PLANETARY EXPLORATION; POWER MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTIONS; SPACE NUCLEAR REACTOR POWER SYSTEMS; TECHNOLOGY READINESS LEVELS; THERMAL-TO-ELECTRIC CONVERSION;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 10844239347     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2002.1190342     Document Type: Conference Paper

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