DocumentCode
1383049
Title
Experimental study of the ignited mode in cesium thermionic converters
Author
Kitrilakis, S. ; Carabateas, E.N.
Author_Institution
Thermon Electron Engineering Corporation, Waltham, Mass.
Volume
82
Issue
2
fYear
1963
fDate
5/1/1963 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
263
Lastpage
266
Abstract
A variable spacing cesium thermionic converter of planar geometry has been tested under different conditions of emitter temperature, cesium pressure, and interelectrode spacing. It has been found that at low emitter temperatures of the order of 1,300 C to 1,400 C (degrees centigrade), high-power densities in the range of 2 to 4 watts/cm2 (watts per square centimeter) can be obtained with a molybdenum emitter. The performance under these conditions corresponds to an ignited mode where ions are introduced by a different mechanism than surface ionization.1
Keywords
Equations; Heating; Ionization; Mathematical model; Plasmas; Temperature measurement;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Part I: Communication and Electronics, Transactions of the
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0097-2452
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TCE.1963.6373386
Filename
6373386
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