Accession Number:
AD0601906
Title:
THE DEVELOPMENT OF A LOW-TEMPERATURE CYLINDRICAL THERMIONIC GENERATOR.
Descriptive Note:
Quarterly technical rept. no. 1, Mar-Jun 64.
Corporate Author:
RADIO CORP OF AMERICA LANCASTER PA
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1964-06-01
Pagination or Media Count:
39.0
Abstract:
The specific objectives of the program include evaluation of existing samples design and evaluation of improved modules investigation of low-work-function collectors investigation of high-temperature collector operation and investigation of the effects of inert gas injection. The first three months of work covered the analysis of prior failures See AD-436 806, a continuation of life testing to more than 4300 hours, and the initial design for an improved module. A control standard converter was fabricated for the investigation of low-workfunction collectors. One sample collector material was evaluated. A converter design, A-1195, was modified for high-temperature operation, and one converter employing a molybdenum emitter and molybdenum collector was fabricated. Author