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Titolo |
Energy conversion for space power [[electronic resource] ] : a selection of technical papers based mainly on a Symposium of the American Rocket Society held at Santa Monica, California, September 27-30, 1960 / / edited by Nathan W. Snyder |
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New York, : Academic Press, 1961 |
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ISBN |
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1-60086-477-5 |
1-60086-258-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (796 p.) |
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Collana |
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Progress in astronautics and rocketry ; ; v. 3 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Space vehicles - Electric equipment |
Thermoelectric apparatus and appliances |
Photoelectric cells |
Fuel cells |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Sponsored by the American Rocket Society's Power Systems Committee and others. |
Continued in 1964 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Aerospace Power Systems Conference. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Power Systems Committee""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""A. Thermoelectricity""; ""Physics of Thermoelectricity""; ""Thermoelectric Generator Materials""; ""High-Temperature Semiconductors for Thermoelectric Conversion""; ""The Use of High Temperature Thermoelectric Materials(Silicides) for Power Generation in Space""; ""Irradiation Effects on Thermoelectric Materials""; ""Thermoelectric Elements in Space Power Systems""; ""Thermoelectric Materials for Space Cooling""; ""B. Thermionics""; ""Review of the Physics of Thermionics""; ""Plasma Thermionics"" |
""Cesium Converter Studies""""Parametric Optimization of the Emission-Limited Thermionic Converter""; ""Experimental Research on Plasma Thermionic Energy Converters""; ""Theory of the Cesium Plasma Energy Converter with a Tungsten Cathode""; ""Chemistry of Fuel Element |
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