THERMIONIC CONVERTER SURFACE CONDITIONS. Quarterly Technical Progress Report No. 2, May 1, 1963-July 31, 1963
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:4653817
Progress in a program to study various emitter materials and surface conditions in a plane parallel cesium vapor thermionic converter configuration is reported. The operation of a parallel-plane cesium converter with an emitter of oxygen-treated tantalum and a collector of molybdenum was investigated. When the converter was initially operated, the output power in the lower range of emitter temperatures was higher than that obtainable after some 30 hr of operation. After 40 hr of operation at various values of emitter temperature from 1550 to approximately 2085 deg K, the converter apparently settled down to a stable condition of operation. A slow variation of output power with collector temperature was found to be normal. (M.C.G.)
- Research Organization:
- General Electric Co. Research Lab., Schenectady, N.Y.
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-034539
- OSTI ID:
- 4653817
- Report Number(s):
- NP-13044
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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