Design and testing of a heat pipe cooled thermionic energy converter

W.B. Veltkamp; L.R. Wolff; J.M.W.M. Schoonen; R. Bakker; M.P.A. Houtermans; A.M. Pijper, de

doi:10.1109/IECEC.1989.74617

Design and testing of a heat pipe cooled thermionic energy converter

W.B. Veltkamp, L.R. Wolff, J.M.W.M. Schoonen, R. Bakker, M.P.A. Houtermans, A.M. Pijper, de

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Research on thermionic conversion (TEC) at the Eindhoven University of Technology is described. The initial fundamental research on emitter materials has been followed by the design, construction and testing of a flame-heated, air-cooled TEC. Air cooling of the collector with a sodium heat pipe has been preferred as it improves the thermodynamical behavior of the TEC in its prime application area, the electrical generator of a total energy module (TOTEM). Some results of the characterization of the materials used in the convertor, some design considerations for the air-cooled test TEC constructed recently, and test results for a sodium heat pipe collector are discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC-89), 6-11 August 1989, Washington, DC, USA
Editors	W.D. Jackson
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	1171-1175
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IECEC.1989.74617
Publication status	Published - 1989
Event	24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC 1989) - Washington, United States Duration: 6 Aug 1989 → 11 Aug 1989 Conference number: 24

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Conference	24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC 1989)
Abbreviated title	IECEC 1989
Country/Territory	United States
City	Washington
Period	6/08/89 → 11/08/89

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Veltkamp, W. B., Wolff, L. R., Schoonen, J. M. W. M., Bakker, R., Houtermans, M. P. A., & Pijper, de, A. M. (1989). Design and testing of a heat pipe cooled thermionic energy converter. In W. D. Jackson (Ed.), 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC-89), 6-11 August 1989, Washington, DC, USA (pp. 1171-1175). [899196] Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECEC.1989.74617

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Veltkamp, WB, Wolff, LR, Schoonen, JMWM, Bakker, R, Houtermans, MPA & Pijper, de, AM 1989, Design and testing of a heat pipe cooled thermionic energy converter. in WD Jackson (ed.), 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC-89), 6-11 August 1989, Washington, DC, USA ., 899196, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, New York, pp. 1171-1175, 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC 1989), Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 6/08/89. https://doi.org/10.1109/IECEC.1989.74617

Design and testing of a heat pipe cooled thermionic energy converter. / Veltkamp, W.B.; Wolff, L.R.; Schoonen, J.M.W.M. et al.
24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC-89), 6-11 August 1989, Washington, DC, USA . ed. / W.D. Jackson. New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 1989. p. 1171-1175 899196.

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Veltkamp WB, Wolff LR, Schoonen JMWM, Bakker R, Houtermans MPA, Pijper, de AM. Design and testing of a heat pipe cooled thermionic energy converter. In Jackson WD, editor, 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC-89), 6-11 August 1989, Washington, DC, USA . New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 1989. p. 1171-1175. 899196 doi: 10.1109/IECEC.1989.74617

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