电极间气体对热离子能量转换器性能的影响（The influence of electrode gas on the performance of thermionic energy converter）.doc

电极间气体对热离子能量转换器性能的影响（The influence of electrode gas on the performance of thermionic energy converter） The influence of electrode gas on the performance of thermionic energy converter 1 Introduction Thermionic space nuclear power is the heat energy produced by nuclear fission reactor thermionic energy converter directly into electrical energy device, such as spacecraft power, compared to traditional, chemical power, the solar battery power supply, power supply combined with isotope, with its small size and light weight, high specific power, no rotating parts, from the external environment of the small and simple cooling system and long life and become a new generation of space power field of deep space exploration, space weapons, respected by the United States, the former Soviet Union and other developed countries in space technology, and has broad application prospects. Thermionic energy converter is one of the core part of thermionic nuclear power in the. In thermionic energy converter, the escaping electrons energy surface is very small, only when the emitter and the receiver pole distance is very small, most of the electrons can be received. Otherwise, electrons will be clustered near the emitter surface to form space charge, which prevents the emitter from sending electrons to the receiving pole. Therefore, in order to eliminate the space charge effect, cesium vapor is usually injected between emitter and receiver. Thermionic energy converter in high temperature operating conditions, oxygen and other contaminants (water vapor and cesium) easily in gas and converter operation during the period in the gap between the increase in pressure, electrode gap between oxygen electrode space so the thermionic energy converter will generally have trace oxygen. Will affect the performance of cesium and oxygen and cesium oxide on the thermionic energy converter, This article will analyze these laws of influence. 2 Effects on the performance of cesium thermionic nuclear power