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The plasmatron as an advanced performance thermionic converterA study concerned with the improvement of thermionic converter performance has shown that the plasma arc drop of the conventional arc (ignited) mode converter can be suppressed by use of an auxiliary ion source as in a plasmatron converter. However, this improved performance is now limited to low current densities and narrow interelectrode spacings because of voltage losses due to plasma resistance. An examination of plasmatron performance characteristics for both argon and cesium plasma has shown that the argon plasmatron is superior.
Document ID
19770030008
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Hansen, L. K. (Rasor Associates, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA, United States)
Hatch, G. L. (Rasor Associates, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA, United States)
Fitzpatrick, G. O. (Rasor Associates, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA, United States)
Rasor, N. S. (Rasor Associates, Inc. Sunnyvale, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1976
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Conference on Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering
Location: State Line, NV
Start Date: September 12, 1976
End Date: September 17, 1976
Accession Number
77A12860
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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