原子能科学技术2024，Vol.58Issue(4)：887-895,9.DOI:10.7538/yzk.2023.youxian.0413
平板型电极对热离子能量转换特性的测试技术研究
Research on Testing Technology for Thermionic Energy Conversion Characteristics of Flat Electrode Pair
摘要
Abstract
The thermionic energy converter is a static thermoelectric conversion device,which is the core component of the thermionic nuclear reactor.To improve the conver-sion efficiency of thermionic energy converters,it is necessary to test its basic perform-ance and conduct research on the optimization mechanism of its thermoelectric perform-ance.At present,a basic experimental device of thermionic energy converter with the flat electrode pair has been developed in China,which can be used to achieve isothermal equipotential of electrodes during the power generation experiments.However,the corresponding analysis method of thermoelectric characteristic of electrodes has not yet been established,so it is urgent to set up a reasonable testing technology for the analy-sis of the basic thermionic performance.By drawing inspiration from the theory and empirical formula of thermionic energy conversion,and combining with the test data of voltammetry characteristics obtained in experiments,a specialized testing technology for the thermoelectric conversion characteristics of flat electrode pair was established.Then,the tests of thermoelectric conversion of W-Mo electrode pair with the basic experimental device was conducted.The established testing technology was validated and evaluated by comparing the values of the effective work function of the tungsten emitter tested in the experimental device with the theoretical and experimental values in the literature.And the results show that the measured values of the effective work function of the emitter in this study are consistent with those in the literature,indicating that the established testing technology was accurate and reasonable.Therefore,it can be asserted that this testing technology can be used to analyze the output electrical characteristics of a flat electrode type thermionic energy conversion device.What's more,the thermoelectric conversion performance of W-Mo electrode pairs was further studied using this testing technique.The influence of power generation parameters,including emitter temperature and cesium pot temperature,on the output characteristics of W-Mo electrode pair were analyzed through a series of thermoelectric conversion experiments.The results show that the emitter temperature has a more significant impact on the output power density of the thermionic energy converter.As the emitter temperature increases,the output voltage correspondingly increases;and within the range of 1 600-1 900 K for the emitter temperature,the corresponding optimal cesium pot temperature is 577 K,with cesium pressure of 267.7 Pa.Moreover,the maximum output power density of the W-Mo electrode pair measured using the thermionic basic experimental device is 5.6 W/cm2,corresponding to the power generation parameters of the emitter temperature TE=1 800 K,cesium pot temperature TCs=577 K,and output voltage V=0.7 V.This result can provide parameter reference for the application of the W-Mo electrode pair in thermionic energy converters.关键词
热离子能量转换/测试技术/平板型电极/发射极/输出功率密度Key words
thermionic energy conversion/testing technology/flat electrode pair/emit-ter/output power density分类
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马茹,金睿,么斯雨,任思琪,齐立君,钟武烨..平板型电极对热离子能量转换特性的测试技术研究[J].原子能科学技术,2024,58(4):887-895,9.基金项目
中核集团"青年英才"项目(219602) （219602）
