Download or read book Thermionics Quo Vadis? written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-12-18 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report evaluates the Defense Threat Reduction Agency prior and present sponsored efforts; assess the present state of the art in thermionic energy conversion systems; assess the technical challenges to the development of viable thermionic energy conversion systems for both space and terrestrial applications; and recommend a prioritized set of objectives for a future research and development program for advanced thermionic systems for space and terrestrial applications.