| Thermionics Quo Vadis?: An Assessment of the Dtra's Advanced Thermionics Research and Development Program Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Division on Engineering and Physical Sci (Author), Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board (Author) |
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ISBN: 030908282X ISBN-13: 9780309082822 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $44.65 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Electrical - Science | Physics - Astrophysics - Science | Space Science |
| Dewey: 621.312 |
| LCCN: 2002281650 |
| Series: Compass |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 8.3" W x 10.9" (0.60 lbs) 84 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |