Contents of Journal of Thermoelectricity, No.3, 1998
V.J.Mikhailovsky. Peculiarities of Catalysts Work and Selection in Countercurrent Heat Sources for Thermogenerators
The influence of factors due to the properties of catalysts and peculiarities of countercurrent heat sources on the stability of gaseous fuel oxidation is assessed. It is shown that peculiarities of the initial period of catalytic reaction dictate the possibility of burner stable work in the future. The role of various catalyst zones in the maintenance of flameless fuel oxidation autothermality is determined.
O.M.Manyk. On Crystalline Structure and Chemical Bond Interrelation in Defective Tetrahedral Crystals
A study was made of crystalline structure and chemical bond interrelation in defective tetrahedral crystals. Molecular bond diagram was proposed for
a-In2Te3.
Y.S. Budzhak, A.I. Rarenko. Kinetic Theory of Seebeck Effect in Crystals
Proceed from the main thermodynamic regularities of electron gas in semiconductor crystals, it has been obtained the general expressions for Seebeck effect tensor in case of single-valley and multi-valleys semiconductors, taking into account the dispersion laws for elastic and inelastic scattering of charge carriers under strong and weak magnetic field.
Yu.V.Stadnyk, R.V.Skolozdra, G.A.Melnik. Study of TiFeSb-TiNiSb, TiFeSb-TiCoSb Phases Intersolubility and Propertied of Solid Solutions
P.I.Baransky, G.P.Gaidar. A Relation Between the Peculiarities of Determination of Drag Thermopower Anisotropy Parameter and the Band Structure of Multi-valley Semiconductors
The paper deals with a relation between the peculiarities of determination of drag thermopower anisotropy parameter 
and the band structure of multi-valley semiconductors.
Proper attention has been given to the determination of shear deformation effect on the change in transverse effective mass m
^. The effect of the above-mentioned deformation type on the change in the form of constant-energy ellipsoids in single crystals of n-Si type whose minimum c-zone energy does not coincide with the edge of Brillouin zone has been analyzed. The results of the analysis have been used for increasing reliability level and physical substantiation of M measurement method in single crystals of n-Si type under the above conditions.
It has been shown that uniaxial elastic deformation in multi-valley semiconductors of n-Si type (under shear deformation conditions) results not only in the shift of constant-energy ellipsoids over the energy scale relative to each other, but also partially changes their form which shows as deformation of the transverse effective mass m^=m^(X) and manifests itself not only in experiments on cyclotron resonance, but also in the formation of kinetic coefficients and phenomena governed by them (such as piezoresistance, etc.)
Besides, attention has been given to the fact that in the determination of M from the data on drag piezothermopower (measured, naturally, in the absence of shear deformation) use should be made of the data on mobility anisotropy parameter K=m^/m|| also free from the action of shear deformation.
L.I.Anatychuk, S.V.Melnichuk, S.V.Kosyachenko. Thermoelectric Figure of Merit of Superlattices
Calculations of Si/Ge symmetrical superlattices energy spectrum have been made in the tight-binding approximation, and vibrational spectrum in the approximation of rigid ions. On this basis the estimation of superlattice kinetic properties and figure of merit was made.
S.O. Philin. Potentialities of Thermoelectricity in Food Service Ice Production Technique and Designs
V.P.Shafranyuk. Determination of Structural Changes and Temperature Distribution within Crystals
Results of the X-ray method of contactless determination of structural changes within crystals with simultaneous temperature distribution determination in it have been presented. The method of temperature distribution determination uses the X-ray topography based on the use of phenomena of diffraction patterns change with the change of inter-atom distance in crystals under the temperature effect. Methods of double-crystals spectrometry and topographic methods of Berch-Barrett and Lang the structural changes in crystals are determined at cyclic temperature effects which enable consecutively observe aging and degradation processes of materials under the cycling loads effect. Experimental methods, investigation results, errors analysis have been given.
V.I.Yarygin, Ye.A.Meleta. New Natural Gas Fired Thermoelectric Converter for the Electricity and Heat Supply to the Corrosion Protection Systems in Arctic
Regions
The basic results of developing the prototypes of the new generation thermoelectric current and heat/current sources with the useful electric power of 500 W are discussed.
Peculiarities of this development are the use of the low temperature thermoelectric converters with the radial and cylindrical geometry and the use of heat pipes in the heat supply, heat removal and gas preparation systems.
The plants are equipped with an intelligent system for the control over the parameters.
The electrochemical corrosion protection of gas pipelines laying on unsettled and non-electrified territory of arctic regions of Russia is performed by means of the so-called Cathodic Protection Stations (CPS). Accounting for a complex of rather rigid requirements imposed by arctic operating conditions, the most attractive sources of the electricity supply to the CPS are the thermoelectric heat-into-electricity converters and the generators (TEG) on their basis. This article deals with the essential results of the development, investigation and testing of unconventional TEGs using the low-temperature bismuth-tellurium thermoelectric batteries assembled together as tubular thermoelectric batteries with a radial ring geometry built into the gas-heated thermoelectric modules, which are collected to make up either the thermoelectric plants for heat and electricity supply or the self contained power sources. One of peculiarities of these plants is the combination of the CPS proper function with a number of additional service possibilities, among them the use of natural gas directly from the high pressure gas pipeline, the remote monitoring, the utilization of heat etc.