DocumentCode
321918
Title
Some corrosion failure mechanisms of AMTEC cells
Author
Alger, Donald L.
Author_Institution
Alger Stirling Co., Seville, OH, USA
fYear
1997
fDate
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Firstpage
1224
Abstract
Simulated models of four existing types of alkali metal thermoelectric converter (AMTEC) devices were chosen for this study. Each cell model was analyzed to determine whether metal is dissolved by sodium from cell materials and is deposited in regions that can degrade performance of the cell. Results of the study show that each cell model has at least one failure mode caused by dissolution of metal from the AMTEC surfaces
Keywords
corrosion; dissolving; failure analysis; thermoelectric conversion; thermoelectric devices; AMTEC cells; alkali metal thermoelectric converter devices; cell performance degradation; corrosion failure mechanisms; metal dissolution; Corrosion; Differential equations; Ducts; Electrons; Failure analysis; Inorganic materials; Performance analysis; Pumps; Solids; Thermal degradation;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4515-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECEC.1997.661943
Filename
661943
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