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200 10$aThermionics Quo Vadis? $ean assessment of the DTRA's advanced thermionics research and development program /$fCommittee on Thermionic Research and Technology, Aerounautics and Space Engineering Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council
205   $a1st ed.
210   $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$dc2001
215   $a1 online resource (84 p.)
225 1 $aCompass series
300   $a"This study was supported by Contract DTRA01-00-C-0001 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Defense Threat Reduction Agency"--T.p. verso.
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references.
327   $a""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Tables, Figures, and Boxes""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Conclusions Regarding the Current DTRA Program""; ""3 Overview of the Technology""; ""4 Solar Thermionics""; ""5 Nuclear Thermionics""; ""6 Terrestrial Applications""; ""7 Assessment of Progress""; ""Appendix A Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""Appendix C Electric Propulsion Considerations""; ""Appendix D Acronyms""
330   $aThis report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts; assess the present state of the art in thermionic energy conversion systems; assess the technical challenges to the development of viable thermionic energy conversion systems for both space and terrestrial applications; and recommend a prioritized set of objectives for a future research and development program for advanced thermionic systems for space and terrestrial applications.
410  0$aCompass series (Washington, D.C.)
606   $aThermionic converters
615  0$aThermionic converters.
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712 02$aNational Research Council (U.S.).$bAeronautics and Space Engineering Board.
712 02$aUnited States.$bDefense Threat Reduction Agency.
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