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Thermionic diode sensor is used as a pressure transducer in advanced space power systems using liquid metals as working and heat transfer media at temperatures up to 1800 deg F. The sensor converts the motion of a pressure actuated refractory alloy capsule into a suitable electrical output.
Performance of thermionic converters, discussing voltage output, interelectrode spacing, rhenium- rhenium and rhenium-molybdenum electrode systems
High strength, thermal conductance cermet seal for thermionic diode
Development of nuclear thermionic space power system using thermionic diodes, and heat pipe flow for temperature control
Point-kernel computation and experimental measurements of gamma heating effects during thermionic diode irradiation
Nuclear reactor space power using out of pile thermionic diodes and heat pipes cooling with control rods
High temperature cermet seal for research thermionic diode, discussing resistivity, structural integrity, thermal shock resistance, tensile strengths and thermal conductance
High temperature insulating cermet seal for thermionic diodes noting high shock resistance and thermal conductance
Plane collisionless sheath effects between field modified emitting electrodes and thermally ionized plasmas and thermionic diode configurations
Nuclear reactor space power system using out-of- pile thermionic diodes, heat pipes and dual central rod type of reactivity control
Reexamination of jet engine, heat pipes, thermionic diode, Rankine cycle space power systems, discussing redesign possibilities
Life burning and testing of thermionic diodes
Ballistic launchers, polymer materials for space applications, heat transfer studies of ionized gases, thermionic diode kinetics, liquid metal mhd power conversion, and liquid propulsion
Government owned thermionic diode capsule design modification
Nuclear reactor space power system concept using thermionic diodes, heat pipes and rod control, emphasizing neutronic aspects and feasibility
Pump provides independent liquid-metal streams at a uniform flow rate. The toroidal magnet structure can accomodate any reasonable number of pump circuits. The power requirement is suited to the output voltage of the basic thermionic diode output.
Thermionic diode development for nuclear reactor systems
Thermionic diode development for nuclear reactor systems