DocumentCode
1511641
Title
Describing and Correlating the Performance of the Thermionic Converter: A Historical Perspective
Author
Shefsiek, Paul
Author_Institution
Thermo Electron Corp., Waltham, MA, USA
Volume
38
Issue
8
fYear
2010
Firstpage
2041
Lastpage
2047
Abstract
A historical perspective relating to the description and correlation of thermionic-converter performance is presented. Evaluation of electrode materials, early methods of performance comparisons, plasma arc-drop correlations, and the development of the barrier index are discussed.
Keywords
arcs (electric); plasma devices; thermionic conversion; electrode material; plasma arc-drop correlation; thermionic converter; Thermionic energy conversion;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TPS.2010.2050910
Filename
5482167
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