Abstract: The performance of 12 identical thermionic converters fabricated to a given set of specifications, is reported. The converters were of planar geometry. The emitters were solid rhenium, and the collectors were arc-cast molybdenum. The average output power of the converters at an emitter temperature of 2000°K and an output voltage of 0.7 volt was 37.5 watts (18.75 W/cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> ) with a standard deviation of 1.3 watts (0.65 W/cm <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">2</sup> ). Voltage-current characteristics of the converters at an emitter temperature of 1975°K are also presented.
Publication Year: 1969
Publication Date: 1969-08-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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