Heat pipe thermionic diode power system Patent
Electric power system utilizing thermionic plasma diodes in parallel and heat pipes as cathodes
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Electric power system utilizing thermionic plasma diodes in parallel and heat pipes as cathodes
Performance of various wick configurations in single and two-fluid heat pipes operating as thermoregulatory system for space suits
Fabrication and testing of circumferential heat pipe systems for large structures
Feedback controlled variable conductance heat pipe
Mathematical modeling of cryogenic heat pipes
Evaluation of vapor chamber /heat pipe/ radiator for Brayton cycle space power system
Thermodynamic temperature drop at liquid-vapor interface in high temperature lithium heat pipes
Inert gases for passive control of heat pipes in hot reservoir systems
Feasibility of cryogenic heat pipe for cooling isotopic spacecraft power supply cycle
Digital computer program manual for design, analysis, and performance prediction of heat pipes with noncondensible gases including input/output routines and Runge-Kutta models
Split-core heat-pipe reactors for out-of-pile thermionic power systems with center gap reactivity control
Downstream heat transfer and wall friction predictions for quasi-developed strongly heated turbulent pipe flow, using mixing length model
Poiseuille pipe flow stability from finite difference equations approximation to nonlinear axisymmetric Navier-Stokes equations under stream function perturbation
Acoustical response of closed flue pipe as function of blowing pressure and air jet turbulence level
Out-of-core thermionic converter system using heat pipes as electrical resistive elements, discussing design and performance
Design and operation of split fueled cores with axial heat pipes for 350 kwe out-of-core thermionic power converter system
Reassessment of Cotter model startup in Li heat pipe, modifying model by moving sonic point to end of hot zone and including wall friction and condensation
Variable conductance heat pipes feedback mechanisms for spacecraft electrical temperature control system design, using steady state analysis based performance model