THERMOPILE GENERATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY. PART 2. MATERIALS INVESTIGATIONS

Abstract

Studies of descriptions are presented of thermopile generators as sources of electrical power: (1) metallic materials; (2) power/unit volume; (3) thermoelectric power of alloys and transition metal hydrides; (4) refractory materials for thermoelectric generator elements; (5) Seebeck voltage and resistivity of refractory metals; (6) thermoelectric power of refractory borides, carbides, nitrides, and silicides; (7) results in the study of oxide thermoelectric generator materials; (8) Seebeck voltage and resistivity of compositions based on Cr oxide; (9) oxides for thermoelectric generator applications; (10) measurements of resistivity and Sbeck oefficient of ferrites and titanates ; (11) thermoelectric studies of encapsulated intermetallic and liquid semiconductors; (12) growth of single crystals of transition metal oxides, and their thermal conductivity; (13) thermal conductivity studies with the Powell Method; (14) analysis of radiation heat losses in measurement apparatus; (15) measurements - A meter.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0265599

Entities

People

  • J. H. Bredt

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Compound Semiconductors
  • Crystal Structure
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Transfer
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Metallic Nanoparticles
  • Silicon Carbide
  • Solid Solutions
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Transition Metals
  • Transitions

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene