Thermionic Fuel Irradiation Experiment Description
Irradiation of encapsulated fuel and fast neutron fluxes that simulate thermionic reactor conditions
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Irradiation of encapsulated fuel and fast neutron fluxes that simulate thermionic reactor conditions
Design and fabrication of high efficiency, low power thermionic converters - graphs
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Fixed space planar thermionic diode with collector guard ring for studying various emitter materials, measuring emitter temperatures
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Cylindrical thermionic diode with rhenium emitter for diode kinetic experiments, presenting test data from prototype diode with thimble water cooled
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