Nanofoil Heating Elements for Thermal Batteries

Abstract

Nano-layered Al-Ni bimetallic foils are materials capable of self-propagation with either an external thermal or electrical stimuli. A study was performed to investigate the feasibility of using these materials as an alternative heat source for thermal batteries. Properties studied were flame front propagation velocity (both in absolute terms and in relation to that in the heat paper), ignitibility, heat of reaction, and electrical resistance. Additionally, two-cell and four-cell prototype batteries were fabricated with these materials and their performance was evaluated.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA504268

Entities

People

  • Charles Mcmullan
  • Frank Krieger
  • Gary Chen
  • Jay C. Poret
  • Jeffrey Swank
  • Michael Ding

Organizations

  • Leidos

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Electrical Resistance
  • Electrodes
  • Elements
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Heat Of Reaction
  • Heat Transfer
  • Heating
  • Heating Elements
  • High Resolution
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Munitions
  • Reactive Materials
  • Resistance
  • Stainless Steel
  • Steel
  • Thermal Batteries

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Rocket Propulsion.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.