Title :
A phenomenological model of the arc mode of a thermionic energy converter
Author_Institution :
I.V. Kurchatov Inst. of Atomic Energy, Moscow, USSR
Abstract :
The experimental current-voltage characteristics of the arc mode of a thermionic energy converter are analyzed using the balance equations for currents and energies of charges. Some general regularities are established and an empirical model of the arc mode is formulated
Keywords :
arcs (electric); thermionic conversion; arc mode; balance equations; current-voltage characteristics; thermionic energy converter; Distributed control; Electrodes; Electron emission; Personal communication networks; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Probes; Thermionic emission;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74613
