DOE/JPL advanced thermionic technology program. Progress report No. 44, July, August, September 1980
The primary long-term goal of the DOE effort is to improve TEC performance to the level that thermionic topping of fossil fuel powerplants becomes technically possible and economically attractive. An intermediate goal is to demonstrate an in-boiler thermionic module in the early 1980's. A short-term goal is the demonstration of the reliability of thermionic operation in a combustion environment. The focus of the JPL program is to develop thermionic conversion technology appropriate for nuclear electric propulsion missions. These missions require operation at collector temperatures that are substantially higher than those associated with terrestrial applications. The DOE and JPL tasks for developing thermionic energy conversion are complementary and synergistic. Converter performance improvement is an area in which one agency's program supports the effort of the other. Significant accomplishments in this reporting period are described.
- Research Organization:
- Thermo Electron Corp., Waltham, MA (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76ER11291
- OSTI ID:
- 6874563
- Report Number(s):
- TE-4258/4247-72-81
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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THERMIONIC CONVERTERS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
COMBINED-CYCLE POWER PLANTS
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
FOSSIL-FUEL POWER PLANTS
ION PROPULSION
SPACE PROPULSION REACTORS
THERMAL CYCLING
THERMIONIC COLLECTORS
THERMIONIC DIODES
THERMIONIC EMITTERS
TOPPING CYCLES
WORK FUNCTIONS
DIODE TUBES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRON TUBES
FUNCTIONS
MOBILE REACTORS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POWER PLANTS
POWER REACTORS
PROPULSION
PROPULSION REACTORS
REACTORS
SPACE POWER REACTORS
TESTING
THERMAL POWER PLANTS
THERMIONIC TUBES
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