FEASIBILITY STUDIES OF THE ELECTROTHERMALLY REGENERATIVE TRANSDUCER. PART 2

Abstract

Laboratory cells, utilizing sodium and chlorine as reactants, have been assembled and tested. They were shown to produce theoretical voltages over a temperature range of 825C to 1219C and were capable of being discharged at more than 20 amperes per square inch of electrode area. They were charged and discharged and exhibited electrochemical reversibility. Studies of protective coatings for cell container materials were made. A cell of more advanced design leading toward a prototype cell was engineered and assembled and tested. This work is evaluated in terms of practical feasibility of the Electrothermally Regenerative Transducer and a fuel cell battery based on the alkali metals and the halogens as reactants.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1964
Accession Number
AD0607293

Entities

People

  • Robert D. Weaver

Organizations

  • General Motors

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alkali Metals
  • Aluminum Oxides
  • Body Weight
  • Cells
  • Chemistry
  • Chlorine
  • Coatings
  • Electrodes
  • Energy
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Fuel Cells
  • Halogens
  • Heat Energy
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Protective Coatings

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology