SATURATED HYDROCARBON FUEL CELL PROGRAM

Abstract

The objective of Task IV is the study of hydrocarbon fuel cells with non-acid electrolytes. New cell hardware was designed and constructed, based on previous experience with organic fuels. High precision material balance equipment was constructed, and calibrations for the initial phases of the work were completed. As a first stage in the hydrocarbon work, the new equipment was tested on a well known system in order to prove the reliability of the apparatus and to test the usefulness of the off-specification lot of cesium carbonate purchased for this work. The second stage, that of establishing the performance of saturated hydrocarbons in the present system of platinum electrodes and cesium carbonate electrolyte, followed by suitable modifications for performance improvement, is now in progress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0615885

Entities

People

  • A. D. Tevebaugh
  • E. J. Cairns

Organizations

  • General Electric

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Capillary Tubes
  • Current Density
  • Electrodes
  • Engineers
  • Flow
  • Flow Rate
  • Flowmeters
  • Fuel Cells
  • Gas Flow
  • Gaseous Fuels
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Life Tests
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Organic Materials
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Petroleum Engineering
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology