RADIOISOTROPIC POWER GENERATORS: STATE OF THE ART REPORT,

Abstract

A 'state-of-the-art' compilation of radioisotopic power generators are summarized with respect to fuels, conversion devices, and overall system design performance through 1966. The fuel data is listed according to isotope mass number. The conversion devices discussed are thermoelectric, thermionic, Brayton, Rankine, and Stirling cycles. The systems section lists the major features that characterize RPG units in use in this country. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 07, 1968
Accession Number
AD0687131

Entities

People

  • B. Kim
  • Francis J. Berlandi
  • Francis K. Kawahara
  • V. E. Schrock

Organizations

  • Naval Radiological Defense Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conversion
  • Cycles
  • Generators
  • Mass
  • Mass Number
  • Physical Properties
  • Stirling Cycles

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Electrical Engineering