Electric power generation
Electric power generation for space vehicles - batteries, solar cells, thermoelectric converters, magnetohydrodynamic converters, fuel cells, and thermionic converters
POWER GENERATOR↗
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Ionization mechanism and electron temperature in cesium arcs.
Collision ionization and electron temperatures in cesium vapor thermionic converters
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE↗
Thermal energy storage research and development program final technical report, 6 dec. 1960 - 1 dec. 1961
Thermal energy storage materials for use in solar thermionic power spacecraft systems
THERMIONIC CONVERSION SYSTEM↗
Pressure measuring systems for closed cycle liquid metal facilities fifth quarterly report, 1 mar. - 31 may 1965
Pressure transducer system with thermionic diode sensor for closed cycle liquid metal application
THERMIONIC DIODE↗
Sun tracker control system
Sun tracker control system for thermionic power converter for spacecraft power supply.
CONTROL SYSTEM↗
Research program for the long term testing of cylindrical diodes and the irradiation of fuel and insulator sixth quarterly summary report, sep. 18 - dec. 17, 1964
Thermionic converter life testing, thermal and irradiation testing of fuel clad emitters, and irradiation of high purity alumina at vacuum temperature
FUEL ELEMENT↗
Research program for the long term testing of cylindrical diodes and the irradiation of fuel and insulator seventh quarterly progress report, dec. 18, 1964 - mar. 17, 1965
Long term testing of cylindrical diodes and irradiation of fuel and insulators - thermionic converter development, thermal and irradiation testing of fuel clad emitters and alumina
ALUMINUM OXIDE↗
Recent progress in high specific impulse thermo-ionic acceleration.
Thermionic cathode jet accelerator performance data and comparison between hydrogen and deuterium propellant use
ION ENGINE↗
Computation of electron diode characteristics by monte carlo method including effect of collisions.
Consistent field Monte Carlo method calculation for collision effect on electron-ion diode characteristics and for hard sphere electron- neutral collision effect for monoenergetic- thermionic emission
ELECTRON DIFFUSION↗
Theoretical determination of the contact gap restorable strength
Theoretical determination of electric field strength of contact gap - thermionic emission of electric contact and ionization temperature
THERMIONIC EMISSION↗
Survey of electric power plants for space applications
Fuel and solar cells, chemical batteries, Rankine and Brayton cycle power plants, thermoelectric generators, and thermionic converters for space power applications
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLY↗
Pressure measuring systems for closed cycle liquid metal facilities Seventh quarterly report, 1 Sep. - 30 Nov. 1965
Thermionic diode pressure transducer for closed cycle liquid metal applications
LIQUID METAL↗
Surface and adsorbate studies Final report, 25 Mar. 1963 - 25 Mar. 1964
Cesium and cesium fluoride adsorption on refractory metal surface measured by thermionic emission and photoelectric scanning devices
ADSORPTION↗
High temperature zero drop thyratron tube program, phase I Final report
High temperature power conditioning system for thermionic converter generator consisting of thyratrons, transformer, and associated circuits
THYRATRON↗
Saha-Langmuir surface ionization relation
Ion production rate in cesium thermionic converter related to Saha-Langmuir surface ionization equation
SURFACE IONIZATION↗
High-temperature, zero-drop thyratron tube program Quarterly progress report, 1 Apr. - 31 May 1966
High temperature zero drop thyratron tube for thermionic converter generator
THYRATRON↗
Desorption kinetics of multiple adsorbates - Cesium with fluorine on molybdenum and tungsten
Desorption kinetics of multiple adsorbates - cesium with fluorine on molybdenum and tungsten with application to thermionic diodes
CESIUM↗