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Direct conversion of heat to electricity

Title
Direct conversion of heat to electricity / edited by Joseph Kaye and John A. Welsh. Contributors: E.W. Bollmeier [and others].
Publication
New York, Wiley [1960]

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Additional Authors
  • Kaye, Joseph, 1912-1961
  • Welsh, John A.
Description
1 volume illustrations; 24 cm
Subject
  • Thermoelectric apparatus and appliances
  • Thermionic emission
  • Energieumwandlung
  • Thermoelektrizität
  • Effet thermoïonique
  • Générateurs thermoélectriques
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliography.
Contents
  • A. Thermionic engines -- high vacuum. 1. Analysis and experimental results of a diode configuration of a novel thermoelectron engine / G.N. Hatsopoulos, J. Kaye -- 2. Thermionic diode as a heat-to-electrical-power transducer / W.B. Nottingham -- 3. Thermodynamics of thermionic engines / G.N. Hatsopoulos -- 4. Prediction of optimum performance of vacuum-diode configuration of thermionic engines / G.N. Hatsopoulos, J. Kaye, E. Langberg -- 5. Theoretical analysis of a magnetic triode as a thermionic engine / J.A. Welsh, G.N. Hatsopoulos, J. Kaye.
  • B. Thermionic engines -- low pressure. 6. Thermionic energy converter / K.G. Hernqvist, M. Kanefsky, F.M. Norman -- 7. Gas-filled thermionic converter / V.C. Wilson -- 8. Cesium plasma diode as a heat-to-electrical-power transducer / W.B. Nottingham -- 9. Thermionic power conversion and its possibilities in the nuclear field / K.G. Hernqvist -- 10. Characteristics of a plasma thermocouple / R.W. Pidd, G.M. Grover, E.W. Salmi, D.J. Roehling, G.F. Erickson -- 11. Energy converter using low pressure cesium / H. Steele.
  • C. Magnetohydrodynamic converters. 12. Magnetohydrodynamic energy conversion techniques / R.J. Rosa, A. Kantrowitz -- 13. Plasma heat engine / E.N. Carabateas.
  • D. Semiconductor devices. 14. Review of thermoelectric effects / F.E. Jaumot, Jr. -- 15. Thermodynamics of thermoelectric generators / G.N. Hatsopoulos, J.H. Keenan -- 16. Elementary design discussion of thermoelectric generation / E.W. Bollmeier -- 17. Design parameters for optimizing the efficiency of thermoelectric generators utilizing P-type and N-type lead telluride / R.W. Fritts -- 18. Optimization of a conventional fuel-fired thermoelectric generator / E.V. Somers, B.W. Swanson -- 19. Special techniques for measurement of thermoelectric properties / T.C. Harman -- 20. Measurement of thermal conductivities by utilization of the Peltier effect / T.C. Harman, J.H. Cahn, M.J. Logan -- 21. Quantitative design of a thermoelectric cooler / J. Kaye, I.T. Saldi -- 22. Effect of oxide impurities on the thermoelectric powers and electrical resistivities of Bismuth, Antimony, Tellurium, and Bismuth-Tellurium alloys / R.A. Horne.
LCCN
60010295
OCLC
  • ocm01540279
  • 1540279
  • SCSB-240237
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library