THERMIONIC CONVERTER LIFE AND REPEATABILITY INVESTIGATION.

Abstract

The two major goals of the program are: (1) to develop a clear understanding of the factors which affect the life and performance of thermionic converters through the use of adequate diagnostic tools, and (2) to acquire the technology and techniques necessary to design and fabricate experimental converters having long life and high power output on a repeatable and predictable basis. Towards these goals, life test equipment was designed to enable testing any converter for long-sustained life as well as for cyclic life evaluations. Furthermore, diagnostic facilities are incorporated in the design of the life test stations. In addition to the life test equipment, a cesium vapor, repairable thermionic converter was designed and fabricated. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 31, 1964
Accession Number
AD0436310

Entities

People

  • C. Z. Kamien

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Converters
  • Life Tests
  • Long Life
  • Performance (Engineering)
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Thermionic Converters

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