Fuel fabrication process for radioisotope thermoelectric generators
AssigneeZeno Power Systems, Inc.
InventorsJacob Matthews, Christofer Erin Whiting, Chadwick Douglas Barklay
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Abstract
Provided herein is a method for fabricating a heat source for a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG). The method may include reducing a particle size in a strontium compound by powdering and sieving the strontium compound and/or dissolving the strontium compound into an aqueous solution; mixing the strontium compound with graphite to obtain a strontium-graphite mixture; performing a press to the strontium-graphite mixture; and encapsulating the pressed strontium-graphite mixture into an x-ray shielding to obtain the heat source.
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A method of fabricating a heat source for a radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), comprising:
- reducing a particle size in a strontium compound by powdering and sieving the strontium compound and/or dissolving the strontium compound into an aqueous solution;
- mixing the strontium compound with graphite to obtain a strontium-graphite mixture;
- performing a press to the strontium-graphite mixture;
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- encapsulating the pressed strontium-graphite mixture into an x-ray shielding to obtain the heat source.
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