Progress made in different tasks of the advanced thermionic technology program is described. The tasks include surface and plasma investigations (surface characterization, spectroscopic plasma experiments, and converter theory); low temperature converter development (tungsten emitter, tungsten oxide collector and tungsten emitter, nickel collector); component hardware development (hot shell development); flame-fired silicon carbide converters; high temperature and advanced converter studies; postoperational diagnostics; and correlation of design interfaces
Thermionic research and development program - improvement of performance of low emitter temperature ...
The current emphasis is on out-of-core thermionic conversion (TEC). The additional degrees of freedo...
Rhenium electrode material investigation and performance studies of low temperature cesium vapor the...
Progress on DOE tasks is reported including (1) surface and plasma investigations (surface character...
Research progress is briefly outlined in the areas of activation experiments, enchanced mode convers...
Developments towards space and terrestrial applications of thermionic energy conversion are presente...
Surface studies of thermionic emitters and collectors in the surface characterization chamber are de...
Topics include surface studies (surface theory, basic surface experiments, and activation chamber ex...
Technological processes in out-of-core thermionic energy conversion are described. The emphasis was ...
Progress is reported on the following tasks: (I) surface and plasma investigations, (II) low-tempera...
The primary long-term goal of the DOE effort is to improve TEC performance to the level that thermio...
Efforts were made to develop a thermionic energy conversion TEC technology appropriate for nuclear e...
Design, fabrication, and test of advanced rhenium alloy electrode thermionic converter
Research is summarized on surface studies (work functions of different LaB/sub 6/ surfaces), plasma ...
The objective is to improve thermionic converter performance by means of reduced interelectrode loss...
Thermionic research and development program - improvement of performance of low emitter temperature ...
The current emphasis is on out-of-core thermionic conversion (TEC). The additional degrees of freedo...
Rhenium electrode material investigation and performance studies of low temperature cesium vapor the...
Progress on DOE tasks is reported including (1) surface and plasma investigations (surface character...
Research progress is briefly outlined in the areas of activation experiments, enchanced mode convers...
Developments towards space and terrestrial applications of thermionic energy conversion are presente...
Surface studies of thermionic emitters and collectors in the surface characterization chamber are de...
Topics include surface studies (surface theory, basic surface experiments, and activation chamber ex...
Technological processes in out-of-core thermionic energy conversion are described. The emphasis was ...
Progress is reported on the following tasks: (I) surface and plasma investigations, (II) low-tempera...
The primary long-term goal of the DOE effort is to improve TEC performance to the level that thermio...
Efforts were made to develop a thermionic energy conversion TEC technology appropriate for nuclear e...
Design, fabrication, and test of advanced rhenium alloy electrode thermionic converter
Research is summarized on surface studies (work functions of different LaB/sub 6/ surfaces), plasma ...
The objective is to improve thermionic converter performance by means of reduced interelectrode loss...
Thermionic research and development program - improvement of performance of low emitter temperature ...
The current emphasis is on out-of-core thermionic conversion (TEC). The additional degrees of freedo...
Rhenium electrode material investigation and performance studies of low temperature cesium vapor the...