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NASA-OAST/JPL high efficiency thermionic conversion studies

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5836302
Efforts were made to develop a thermionic energy conversion TEC technology appropriate for nuclear electric propulsion missions. This space TEC effort was complementary to the terrestrial TEC studies sponsored by the Department of Energy which had the goal of topping fossil fuel power plants. Thermionic energy conversion was a primary conversion option for space reactors because of its: (1) high operating temperature (2) lack of moving parts (3) modularity (4) established technology and (5) development potential.
Research Organization:
Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA (USA)
OSTI ID:
5836302
Report Number(s):
NASA-CR-164343
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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