METALLIC OR METAL CARBIDE COMPOSITE

Award Information

Agency: Department of Energy	Branch: N/A	Award ID: 3488	Program Year/Program: 1986 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number: 3488	Solicitation Year: N/A	Solicitation Topic Code: N/A	Solicitation Number: N/A

Small Business Information: TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY CORP.
10737 Lexington Drive Knoxville, TN 37932-0329
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Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No

Phase 1: Fiscal Year: 1986

Title: METALLIC OR METAL CARBIDE COMPOSITE

Agency: DOE

Contract: N/A

Award Amount: $49,925.00

Abstract:
IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED IN THE BARRIER INDEX OF ELECTRON EMISSION FROM THERMIONIC EMITTERS AT OPERATING TEMPERATURES ABOVE 1400OC. DIRECTIONALLY SOLIDIFIED (SINGLE CRYSTAL) METAL OXIDE COMPOSITES PROVIDE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO FORM HIGH-PACKING DENSITY ARRAYS OF SMALL METAL FIBERS (1 X 106 PINS/CM2) WITH RADII OF <0.2 UM) THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR APPLICATION AS THERMIONIC EMITTERS IN ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES. TECHNOLOGY FOR ENERGY CORPORATION (TEC) PROPOSES DETAILED ANALYTICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS OF THE USE OF VARIOUS SUCH METAL OXIDES WITH METAL CARBIDE MATRICESAS THE CATHODE MATERIAL IN THERMIONIC DEVICES. EXPERIMENTALDETERMINATION OF THE RELATIVE EFFICIENCIES OF THE METAL-PIN/MATRIX SYSTEMS COMPARED TO PLANAR EMITTERS WILL BECONDUCTED.

Principal Investigator:
Dr. francis e. levert
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
6159665856

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Small Business Information at Submission:

Technology For Energy
One Energy Center Lexington Drive Knoxville, TN 37922

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Number of Employees: N/A

Woman-Owned: No

Minority-Owned: No

HUBZone-Owned: No