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TFE design package final report, TFE Verification Program

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10176875· OSTI ID:10176875
The program objective is to demonstrate the technology readiness of a TFE suitable for use as the basic element in a thermionic reactor with electric power output in the 0.5 to 5.0 MW(e) range, and a full-power life of 7 years. A TFE for a megawatt class system is described. Only six cells are considered for simplicity; a megawatt class TFE would have many more cells, the exact number dependent on optimization trade studies.
Research Organization:
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC03-86SF16298
OSTI ID:
10176875
Report Number(s):
GA-A--21597; ON: DE94017558; BR: 400403000/400403105
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English