• DocumentCode
    2570150
  • Title

    A phenomenological model of the arc mode of a thermionic energy converter

  • Author

    Kaibyshev, V.Z.

  • Author_Institution
    I.V. Kurchatov Inst. of Atomic Energy, Moscow, USSR
  • fYear
    1989
  • fDate
    6-11 Aug 1989
  • Firstpage
    1149
  • Abstract
    The experimental current-voltage characteristics of the arc mode of a thermionic energy converter are analyzed using the balance equations for currents and energies of charges. Some general regularities are established and an empirical model of the arc mode is formulated
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); thermionic conversion; arc mode; balance equations; current-voltage characteristics; thermionic energy converter; Distributed control; Electrodes; Electron emission; Personal communication networks; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Probes; Thermionic emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
  • Conference_Location
    Washington, DC
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IECEC.1989.74613
  • Filename
    74613