EFFECT OF ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION ON THERMIONIC CONVERTER OUTPUT CHARACTERISTICS.
Abstract
No significant difference was observed in the optimized power output of a converter with coaxial cylindrical electrodes from that obtained from one with plane-parallel electrodes. The current-voltage characteristics of the test vehicle studied could not be altered by creating a discharge at the edge of the interelectrode gap other than shifting the ignition voltage. The split collector configuration, howev r, proved a very useful tool in exploring both gaseous and surface phenomena occurring in the thermionic converter. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0425656
Entities
People
- N. S. Rasor
- S. S. Kitrilakis