Title :
Thermionic conversion-state of the art
Author :
Jarvis, Theodore
Author_Institution :
Nuclear Development Division, Ford Instrument Company Long Island City, N. Y.
Abstract :
After a brief discussion of fundamental principles, a family tree of the different types of thermionic converters is presented. The status of individual conversion techniques is then reviewed. A description of the materials problems is given. The paper concludes with projections of development and performance trends of the most important types of thermionic converters.
Keywords :
Art; Diodes; Electron emission; Heat engines; Laboratories; Plasma applications; Plasma temperature; Power engineering and energy; Space charge; Thermodynamics;
Journal_Title :
Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/IRET-MIL.1962.5008397
