A theoretical study of processes in arc thermionic converters with multicavity electrodes
Abstract
A mathematical model and a computational algorithm are proposed which make it possible to calculate the plasma parameter distribution and volt-ampere characteristics of thermionic converters with multicavity electrodes. Expressions are obtained which relate the power generated by such converters to the cavity geometry, operating mode parameters, emission properties of the electrode material, and electrode gap width. The results obtained provide a way to determine the region of the above parameters where the use of macrocavity electrodes results in a maximum increase in power output.
- Publication:
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Zhurnal Tekhnicheskoi Fiziki
- Pub Date:
- May 1990
- Bibcode:
- 1990ZhTFi..60...55A
- Keywords:
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- Electrodes;
- Mathematical Models;
- Plasma Generators;
- Thermionic Converters;
- Algorithms;
- Cavity Resonators;
- Plasmas (Physics);
- Volt-Ampere Characteristics;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering