Thermionics Quo Vadis?

An Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program

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Publication Year:2001

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Committee on Thermionic Research and Technology, Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board, National Research Council
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This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts; assess the present state of the art in thermionic energy conversion systems; assess the technical challenges to the development of viable thermionic energy conversion systems for both ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Executive Summary	1-5	(skim)
1 Introduction	6-9	(skim)
2 Conclusions Regarding the Current DTRA Program	10-14	(skim)
3 Overview of the Technology	15-32	(skim)
4 Solar Thermionics	33-42	(skim)
5 Nuclear Thermionics	43-49	(skim)
6 Terrestrial Applications	50-51	(skim)
7 Assessment of Progress	52-60	(skim)
Appendix A Statement of Task	61-63	(skim)
Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members	64-66	(skim)
Appendix C Electric Propulsion Considerations	67-70	(skim)
Appendix D Acronyms	71-72	(skim)

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This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts; assess the present state of the art in thermionic energy conversion systems; assess the technical challenges to the development of viable thermionic energy conversion systems for both space and terrestrial applications; and recommend a prioritized set of objectives for a future research and development program for advanced thermionic systems for space and terrestrial applications.

Thermionics Quo Vadis?

An Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program

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