• DocumentCode
    1036934
  • Title

    Reproducibility of thermionic performance

  • Author

    Shefsiek, Paul K.

  • Author_Institution
    Thermo Electron Corporation, Waltham, Mass.
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1969
  • fDate
    8/1/1969 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    686
  • Lastpage
    688
  • Abstract
    The performance of 12 identical thermionic converters fabricated to a given set of specifications, is reported. The converters were of planar geometry. The emitters were solid rhenium, and the collectors were arc-cast molybdenum. The average output power of the converters at an emitter temperature of 2000°K and an output voltage of 0.7 volt was 37.5 watts (18.75 W/cm2) with a standard deviation of 1.3 watts (0.65 W/cm2). Voltage-current characteristics of the converters at an emitter temperature of 1975°K are also presented.
  • Keywords
    Assembly; Copper; Fabrication; Reproducibility of results; Reservoirs; Seals; Solids; Temperature; Testing; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electron Devices, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9383
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/T-ED.1969.16839
  • Filename
    1475881
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1036934