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Thermionics Quo Vadis? : an assessment of the DTRA's advanced thermionics research and development program / Committee on Thermionic Research and Technology, Aerounautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Thermionic Research and Technology.
- Series:
- Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
- Compass series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thermionic converters.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (84 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- ""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Conclusions Regarding the Current DTRA Program""; ""3 Overview of the Technology""; ""4 Solar Thermionics""; ""5 Nuclear Thermionics""; ""6 Terrestrial Applications""; ""7 Assessment of Progress""; ""Appendix A Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix C Electric Propulsion Considerations""; ""Appendix D Acronyms""
- Notes:
- "This study was supported by Contract DTRA01-00-C-0001 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN:
- 9786610209552
- 9780309170192
- 0309170192
- 9781280209550
- 1280209550
- 9780309509657
- 0309509653
- OCLC:
- 830028528
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