100-WATT CURIUM-242 FUELED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR--CONCEPTUAL DESIGN. SNAP Subtask 5.7 Final Report
A thermoelectric generator which produces 100 watts of electrical power continuously over a six-month operational life in a space environment was designed. It employs the heat produced by the decay of Cm/sup 24/ as the source of power. Uniform output over the operational life of the generator is accomplished by means of a thermally actuated shutter which maintains the hot junction temperature of the thermoelectric conventer at a constunt figure by varying the amount of surplus heat which is radiated directly to space from the heat source. The isotopic heat source is designed to safely contain the Cm/sup 242/ under conditions of launch pad abont and rocket failure, but to burn up upon re-entry to the earth's atmosphere from orbital velocity. (W.L.H.)
- Research Organization:
- Martin Co. Nuclear Div., Baltimore
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(30-3)-217
- NSA Number:
- NSA-15-014050
- OSTI ID:
- 4064170
- Report Number(s):
- MND-P-2342
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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