Thermionic conversion-state of the art
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After a brief discussion of fundamental principles, a family tree of the different types of thermionic converters is presented. The status of individual conversion techniques is then reviewed. A description of the materials problems is given. The paper concludes with projections of development and performance trends of the most important types of thermionic converters.
Published in:
Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
(Volume:MIL-6
,
Issue:
1
)
Date of Publication: Jan. 1962