DIRECT CONVERSION OF THERMAL POWER TO ELECTRICAL POWER

Abstract

An all-out increase in the efficiency of electrical power installations having various capacities and purposes is the most important problem of modern power engineering. At the same time, new problems require the development of some type of device for cosmic rockets, artificial satellites, etc. All these considerations require the development of new, more effective methods acceptable for various purposes of converting thermal (nuclear) energy into electrical energy. Investigations in recent years, which still have a very limited laboratory and prototype nature, showed that in solving the problem of the direct conversion of thermal energy to electrical there are completely new methods which use 2 direct (thermoelectric and thermionic) and 1 semi-direct (magnetogasdynamic) methods. These 3 methods are briefly examined. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 16, 1962
Accession Number
AD0270759

Entities

People

  • N.d. Morgulis

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Conversion
  • Efficiency
  • Electric Power
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Mechatronic Engineering
  • Power
  • Power Engineering
  • Prototypes
  • Space Systems

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster