Thermionic Energy Conversion - Vol. 1: Processes and Devices

by G.N. Hatsopoulos and E.P. Gyftopoulos

Thermionic conversion is a method for converting heat directly into electrical energy. Unlike the conventional indirect methods for generating electricity from heat sources, no intermediate form of energy is required, and no working fluid-except the flow of the electrical charges themselves-are involved in the process. And unlike other direct conversion methods, there is no need for access to natural light (as required for photocells) or special chemicals...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262080591
• ISBN13: 9780262080590
• Release Date: March 1973
• Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.