THERMOPILE GENERATOR FEASIBILITY STUDY. PART I. SUMMARY

Abstract

A research and development study was made to determine means of employing thermopile generators as sources of electrical power in future air and space weapon systems. The following major areas of work are summarized: (1) materials development, (2) junction fabrication and test, (3) thermoelectric generator applications studies, and (4) thermoelectric generator design. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0268590

Entities

People

  • R.l. Gessner

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Fabrication
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Generators
  • Space Weapons
  • Thermopiles
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.
  • Semiconductor Device Technology

Technology Areas

  • Space