Dexter - A one-dimensional code for calculating thermionic performance of long converters.This paper describes a versatile code for computing the coupled thermionic electric-thermal performance of long thermionic converters in which the temperature and voltage variations cannot be neglected. The code is capable of accounting for a variety of external electrical connection schemes, coolant flow paths and converter failures by partial shorting. Example problem solutions are given.
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19720050921
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Legacy CDMS
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Conference Proceedings
Authors
Sawyer, C. D. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)