Infant mortality, useful life, and wearout phase of twt life are considered. The performance of existing developmental tubes, flight experience, and sequential hardware testing are evaluated. The reliability history of twt's in space applications is documented by considering: (1) the generic parts of the tube in light of the manner in which their design and operation affect the ultimate reliability of the device, (2) the flight experience of medium power tubes, and (3) the available life test data for existing space-qualified twt's in addition to those of high power devices. (Author)


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    Title :

    Traveling-Wave Tube Reliability Estimates, Life Tests, and Space Flight Experience


    Contributors:
    V. R. Lalli (author) / C. E. Speck (author)

    Publication date :

    1977


    Size :

    10 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English