HIGH-PRESSURE GAS FROM LITHIUM HYDRIDE AND SEA WATER

Abstract

Tests were made to determine the quantity and rate of gas produced from the lithium hydride-sea water reaction. The effects of particle size, pressure, temperature, water composition, water-lithium hydride ratio, and additives to the lithium hydride were investigated. In addition, a gas inflation system for torpedo recovery using lithium hydride was designed and tested in the ocean. Lithium hydride and water were found to react completely at a ratio of 25 (or more) parts water: 1.0 part lithium hydride, by weight. The effects of other variables on the reaction were minor. The lithium hydride torpedo-recovery system successfully raised 50 pounds from a depth of 2,600 feet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0625513

Entities

People

  • Gerrit Devries

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Additives (Chemicals)
  • Ballast Tanks
  • Buoyancy
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Classification
  • Decomposition
  • Fresh Water
  • High Pressure
  • Hydrogen
  • Lithium Hydride
  • Oceans
  • Particle Size
  • Particles
  • Sea Water
  • Underwater Ordnance
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Rocket Propulsion.