Thermionics Quo Vadis? : an Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program.

This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts; assess the present state of the art in thermionic energy conversion systems; assess the technical challenges to the development of viable thermionic energy conversion systems for both space and terrestrial...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council Staff (Author), Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board Staff (Author), Committee on Thermionic Research and Technology (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington : National Academies Press, Dec. 2001.
Subjects:
Thermionic converters.
Convertisseurs thermoioniques.
Thermionic converters
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Tables, Figures, and Boxes
  • Executive Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Conclusions Regarding the Current DTRA Program
  • 3 Overview of the Technology
  • 4 Solar Thermionics
  • 5 Nuclear Thermionics
  • 6 Terrestrial Applications
  • 7 Assessment of Progress
  • Appendix A Statement of Task
  • Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
  • Appendix C Electric Propulsion Considerations
  • Appendix D Acronyms.

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