WEAPON SYSTEM 107A-1. MARK 3 ADVANCED RE-ENTRY VEHICLE PROGRAM. CHEMICAL ENERGY SOURCES.

Abstract

The feasibility and practicability of operating an ion-exchange fuel cell in a zero-gravity environment for a short period was successfully demonstrated by re-entry vehicle flight 423. In a 25-minute flight, the zero-g environment had no effect on the electrical performance of the fuel-cell design flown. The battery delivered 150 milliamperes at 6.0 volts, which was almost the predicted output. Test results indicate that, within certain limitations, the sealing of a silver oxide - zinc cell is feasible. For certain missile applications, namely where low or medium discharge rate and a limited (5 cycles maximum) cycle life is required, a sealed silver oxide - zinc battery could be developed to reliably meet the requirements. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 15, 1961
Accession Number
AD0600634

Entities

People

  • C. D. Hawn

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Fuel Cells
  • Ion Exchange
  • Oxides
  • Silver Oxides
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology