Gas Generators Having Controlled Operational Attitudes.

Abstract

The advantages of the Kipp generator type fuel system as providing fuel economy and practicability are fairly well known for low power requirements. Typically, they provide one of the gases consumed by fuel cells in the generation of electrical power. The Kipp generator type fuel systems which are known suffer from the drawback of being positionally sensitive since certain of their orientations with respect to gravity will render them inoperative. Furthermore, while in these orientations the Kipp generator fuel system is not able to provide its automatic self regulation feature. As a result, excessive pressures will develop at the expense of wasting gas producing capacity. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 1981
Accession Number
ADD008828

Entities

People

  • Edward H. Reiss Jr

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automatic
  • Cells
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Fuel Cells
  • Fuel Systems
  • Generators
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Regulations

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Economics
  • Educational Psychology

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology