Title

Thermopile Generator Feasibility Study. Part I: Summary

Description

This report contains a detailed description and summary of a research and development study to determine means of employing thermopile generators as sources of electrical power in future air and space weapon systems. The following major areas of work are summarized: (1) Materials development, (2) Junction fabrication and test, (3) Thermoelectric generator applications studies, and (4) Thermoelectric generator design.
The report consists of four parts as follows:Part I - Summary - This presents an over-all summary of the entire program.Part II - Materials Investigations - This contains the details of the work on materials development.Part III - Performance Studies - This presents in detail the work on thermoelectric generator applications studies as well as the more general aspects of thermoelectric generator design.Part IV - Generator Design - This contains the details of the work on junction fabrication and test and thermoelectric generator design for specific applications.
This is Part I of the report. It contains a coordinated presentation and discussion of objectives, procedure, major results, and conclusions and recommendations broken down according to the categories defined by Parts II, III, and IV.

Date

1960

Index Abstract

Contrails and DTIC truncated.

Photo Quality

Not Needed

Report Number

WADD TR 60-22 Part I

Corporate Author

General Electric Company

Laboratory

Flight Accessories Laboratory

Extent

108

Identifier

AD0268590

AD0268590

Access Rights

OTS

Distribution Classification

1

Contract

AF 33(616)-5281

DoD Project

3145

DoD Task

60199

DTIC Record Exists

Yes

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Report Availability

Full text available

Date Issued

1960-08

Abstract

This report contains a detailed description and summary of a research and development study to determine means of employing thermopile generators as sources of electrical power in future air and space weapon systems. The following major areas of work are summarized: (1) Materials development, (2) Junction fabrication and test, (3) Thermoelectric generator applications studies, and (4) Thermoelectric generator design.
The report consists of four parts as follows:Part I - Summary - This presents an over-all summary of the entire program.Part II - Materials Investigations - This contains the details of the work on materials development.Part III - Performance Studies - This presents in detail the work on thermoelectric generator applications studies as well as the more general aspects of thermoelectric generator design.Part IV - Generator Design - This contains the details of the work on junction fabrication and test and thermoelectric generator design for specific applications.
This is Part I of the report. It contains a coordinated presentation and discussion of objectives, procedure, major results, and conclusions and recommendations broken down according to the categories defined by Parts II, III, and IV.

Provenance

IIT

Type

report

Format

1 online resource (viii, 100 pages) : ill.

Creator

Gessner, R. L.

Subject

Generators

Potassium Compounds

Alloys

Artificial Satellites

Spacecraft

Publisher

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH : Wright Air Development Division, Air Research and Development Command, United States Air Force

Distribution Conflict

No