Accession Number:
AD0687131
Title:
RADIOISOTROPIC POWER GENERATORS: STATE OF THE ART REPORT,
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Corporate Author:
NAVAL RADIOLOGICAL DEFENSE LAB SAN FRANCISCO CALIF
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Report Date:
1968-08-07
Pagination or Media Count:
340.0
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
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Subject Categories:
- Electric Power Production and Distribution