Add to ORKGCurrent designs for out of core thermionic energy conversion (TEC) to power nuclear electric propulsion (NEP) were evaluated. Approaches to improve out of core TEC are emphasized and probabilities for success are indicated. TEC gains are available with higher emitter temperatures and greater power densities. Good potentialities for accommodating external high temperature, high power density TEC with heat pipe cooled reactors exist
NASA has initiated a technology program to establish the readiness of nuclear propulsion technology ...
Fabrication and evaluation of out-of-core thermionic converter heated and cooled by heat pipe
Thermionic energy conversion (TEC) is the direct conversion of heat into electricity by the mechanis...
Theoretic converter outputs and efficiencies indicate the need to consider thermionic energy convers...
Basic guidelines are presented for a nuclear space power system which utilizes heat pipes to transpo...
Design of the nuclear thermionic space power system, 40 50 70 Kw(e) power range, are given. The desi...
The hardware selections available for fabrication of a nuclear electric propulsion stage for planeta...
The current emphasis is on out-of-core thermionic conversion (TEC). The additional degrees of freedo...
Technological processes in out-of-core thermionic energy conversion are described. The emphasis was ...
Performance expectations for thermionic and thermoelectric energy conversion systems are reviewed. I...
Three output power coupling methods which can eliminate the high temperature insulator from the Nucl...
An examination of the benefits of thermionic-energy-conversion (TEC)-topped power plants and methods...
A thermionic system concept is described which incorporates a heat-pipe cooled fast spectrum reactor...
Conceptual designs of the nuclear propulsion programs are reported. Major areas of investigation wer...
Nuclear reactor space power using out of pile thermionic diodes and heat pipes cooling with control ...
NASA has initiated a technology program to establish the readiness of nuclear propulsion technology ...
Fabrication and evaluation of out-of-core thermionic converter heated and cooled by heat pipe
Thermionic energy conversion (TEC) is the direct conversion of heat into electricity by the mechanis...
Theoretic converter outputs and efficiencies indicate the need to consider thermionic energy convers...
Basic guidelines are presented for a nuclear space power system which utilizes heat pipes to transpo...
Design of the nuclear thermionic space power system, 40 50 70 Kw(e) power range, are given. The desi...
The hardware selections available for fabrication of a nuclear electric propulsion stage for planeta...
The current emphasis is on out-of-core thermionic conversion (TEC). The additional degrees of freedo...
Technological processes in out-of-core thermionic energy conversion are described. The emphasis was ...
Performance expectations for thermionic and thermoelectric energy conversion systems are reviewed. I...
Three output power coupling methods which can eliminate the high temperature insulator from the Nucl...
An examination of the benefits of thermionic-energy-conversion (TEC)-topped power plants and methods...
A thermionic system concept is described which incorporates a heat-pipe cooled fast spectrum reactor...
Conceptual designs of the nuclear propulsion programs are reported. Major areas of investigation wer...
Nuclear reactor space power using out of pile thermionic diodes and heat pipes cooling with control ...
NASA has initiated a technology program to establish the readiness of nuclear propulsion technology ...
Fabrication and evaluation of out-of-core thermionic converter heated and cooled by heat pipe
Thermionic energy conversion (TEC) is the direct conversion of heat into electricity by the mechanis...