Thermionics Quo Vadis? An Assessment of the DTRA's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program (2001) / Chapter Skim
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6 Terrestrial Applications
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Due to the Arab oil embargo and the increasing awareness of environmental issues related to energy production, terrestrial thermionic research and development received modest funding during the 1970s and 1980s. Since fossil fuel combustion temperatures can be much higher than allowable steam turbine operating temperatures, thermionic devices have the potential to 50 increase overall power plant efficiency when used as a high temperature topping cycle.
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Cost-effectiveness is also a significant issue. None of the military organizations responsible for the development of terrestrial military power sources are currently examining thermionics, presumably for the same 51 reasons that the technology is not being pursued for commercial purposes, namely, the availability of other approaches that cost less and that are more efficient.
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