Accession Number:
AD0272753
Title:
HIGH-TEMPERATURE, VAPOR-FILLED THERMIONIC CONVERTER
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Corporate Author:
GENERAL DYNAMICS SAN DIEGO CALIF GENERAL ATOMIC DIV
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Report Date:
1961-12-01
Pagination or Media Count:
1.0
Abstract:
The results are described of the design, fabrication, and initial test portions of the program on high-temperature, vapor-filled thermionic converters. Problems associated with the design and operation of a thermionic converter employing a uranium carbide-zirconium carbide emitter and a high-temperature collector were investigated. The object was to advance the development of a thermionic converter exhibiting high power density, improved efficiency, and long life for application with a high-temperature nuclear reactor for space-flight electric power generation. Author