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High power density electrodes for AMTECTrilayer tungsten/platinum electrodes have provided dramatic improvements in stable power densities in alkali metal thermoelectric converters (AMTEC) experimental cells. The specific power density required to achieve a system conversion efficiency of approximately 15 percent or more with temperatures appropriate to space nuclear power sources is examined. Thus, if the observed power densities are sustained for thousands of hours, prototype AMTEC space nuclear power systems can be designed and tested.
Document ID
19880015117
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bankston, C. Perry
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Williams, Roger M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Jeffries-Nakamura, Barbara
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Underwood, Mark L.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Cole, Terry
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: New Mexico Univ., Transactions of the Fifth Symposium on Space Nuclear Power Systems
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Accession Number
88N24501
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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