STRONTIUM-90 FUELED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR POWER SOURCE--FIVE-WATT U.S. NAVY WEATHER STATION. Final Report

The SNAP-7C 10-watt Sr/sup 90/ thermoelectric generator, the converter, batteries, and weather station housing that were delivered to Antarctica in December 1961 are described. Thermoelectric analysis, thermal analysis, fuel form and shielding requirements, generator assembly, electrical system, ope...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Martin-Marietta Corp. Aerospace Div., Baltimore 1963
Subjects:
Fuels
Temperature
Conversion
Power
Shielding
Strontium 90
Snap Systems
Thermoelectricity
Uses Nesdps Office Of Nuclear Energy Space And Defense Power Systems
Batteries
Industrial Applications Of Isotopes And Radiations
Antarctica
Generators
Environment
Operation
Safety
Nesdps Office Of Nuclear Energy Space And Defense Power Systems
Geophysics
Antarc*
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2172/4770871
https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1057921/
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Summary:The SNAP-7C 10-watt Sr/sup 90/ thermoelectric generator, the converter, batteries, and weather station housing that were delivered to Antarctica in December 1961 are described. Thermoelectric analysis, thermal analysis, fuel form and shielding requirements, generator assembly, electrical system, operational tests, and environmental testing are discussed. (M.C.G.)

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