Alkali Metal Thermal to Electric Conversion Research.

Abstract

The Phillips Lab and Alkali Metal Thermal to Electric Conversion (AMTEC) work focuses on three key issues: performance, lifetime, and durability. Lifetime includes demonstration of life operations and life limiting mechanisms. This report describes work aimed at improving cell performance through several generations of AMTEC cells. Practical application of this concept gives rise to a number of problems as revealed by the Phillips Lab experiments. Durability issues include demonstrating the ability of the cell to survive launch loads, shocks, and thermal cycles as well as developing more durable variants of the basic technology. To create the launch environments for these test requirements, a shaker table was procured and configured at Phillips Lab.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADB212202

Entities

People

  • Elinor Reiners
  • Robert Lemire

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Alkali Metals
  • Cells
  • Cellular Structures
  • Data Acquisition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Heat Energy
  • Heat Loss
  • Heat Pipes
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Power Supplies
  • Solar Cells
  • Temperature Control
  • Temperature Gradients

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Plasma Physics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design