Title :
Working media source for thermionic converters
Author :
Kalandarishvili, A.G.
Author_Institution :
I.N. Vekua Inst. of Phys. & Technol., Sukhumi, USSR
Abstract :
The development and testing of the working media sources based on different physical principles of operation are described. The physiochemical and thermodynamic properties of the materials used as active elements are discussed. Sources based on controllable heat pipes, the caesium-graphite system, the caesium-alkali-metal systems, and caesium compounds are reviewed
Keywords :
heat pipes; thermionic conversion; development; heat engines; heat pipes; physiochemical properties; testing; thermionic converters; thermodynamic properties; working media sources; Chemical compounds; Chemical elements; Containers; Electrodes; Physics; Resistance heating; Temperature control; Temperature dependence; Temperature distribution; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74381
