INTERNAL SELF HEAT PIPING AMTEC CELL

摘要

An alkali metal thermal to electric converter (AMTEC) cell of the type employing an alkali metal flowing between a hot end of said AMTEC cell and a cold end of said AMTEC cell, said AMTEC cell being separated into a low-pressure zone and a high-pressure zone and comprising condenser communicating with said low-pessure zone for condensing alkali metal vapor migrating through said low-pressure zone from said solid electrolyte structure, a return channel coupled to said condenser for directing said condensed alkali metal from said condenser toward said hot end of said AMTEC cell, an evaporator coupled to said return channel and communicating with said high-pressure zone for evaporating said condensed alkali metal into said high-pressure zone, said evaporator including an evaporation surface, and a solid electrolyte structure separating said low-pressure zone and said high pressure zone and having alkali metal simultaneously existing in a vapor and liquid state in its interior.