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Nuclear thermionic converter. [tungsten-thorium oxide rods
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Phillips, W. M. |
| Copyright Year | 1977 |
| Description | Efficient nuclear reactor thermionic converter units are described which can be constructed at low cost and assembled in a reactor which requires a minimum of fuel. Each converter unit utilizes an emitter rod with a fluted exterior, several fuel passages located in the bulges that are formed in the rod between the flutes, and a collector receiving passage formed through the center of the rod. An array of rods is closely packed in an interfitting arrangement, with the bulges of the rods received in the recesses formed between the bulges of other rods, thereby closely packing the nuclear fuel. The rods are constructed of a mixture of tungsten and thorium oxide to provide high power output, high efficiency, high strength, and good machinability. |
| File Size | 483531 |
| Page Count | 5 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19770011947 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2h756p93 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1977-02-15 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Nuclear And High-energy Physics Nuclear Fuels Low Cost Tungsten Nuclear Electric Power Generation Thorium Oxides Rods Thermionic Converters Nuclear Reactors Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Patent |
