NASA NTRS · 19880015117
High power density electrodes for AMTEC
Abstract
Trilayer tungsten/platinum electrodes have provided dramatic improvements in stable power densities in alkali metal thermoelectric converters (AMTEC) experimental cells. The specific power density required to achieve a system conversion efficiency of approximately 15 percent or more with temperatures appropriate to space nuclear power sources is examined. Thus, if the observed power densities are sustained for thousands of hours, prototype AMTEC space nuclear power systems can be designed and tested.
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Bankston, C. Perry, Williams, Roger M., Jeffries-Nakamura, Barbara, Underwood, Mark L., Cole, Terry. 1988-01-01. High power density electrodes for AMTEC. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880015117
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