Accession Number:

AD0601817

Title:

CEROLYTE FUEL CELL.

Descriptive Note:

Quarterly technical progress rept. no. 1

Corporate Author:

WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP PITTSBURGH PA

Personal Author(s):

• Archer,D. H.
• Sverdrup,E. F.
• Elikan,L.
• English,W. A.
• zahradnik,R. L.

Report Date:

1964-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

72.0

Abstract:

This work is to gain the theoretical and practical information on solid electrolyte -- cerolyte -- hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells necessary to the construction of a power plant for space. A 50-watt cerolyte battery will be constructed and a 500-watt fuel-cell power plant will be designed. Research and development work is devoted to producing rugged, long-lived, efficient, electrodes and seals. The program as a whole is divided into four parts 1 electrode development 2 seal development and battery testing 3 design, construction, and testing of a 50-watt power system and 4 design and evaluation of a 500-watt cerolyte fuel-cell power system for space. During the first quarter work has been concentrated in the first two areas.

Descriptors:

• *POWER SUPPLIES
• SPACECRAFT
• FUEL CELLS
• ELECTRODES
• PLATINUM
• BONDING
• SURFACE PROPERTIES
• SOLIDS
• ELECTROLYTES
• CERAMIC MATERIALS
• ZIRCONIUM COMPOUNDS
• OXIDES
• VOLTAGE
• BATTERY COMPONENTS
• PERFORMANCE(ENGINEERING)
• HYDROGEN
• OXYGEN
• SEALS(STOPPERS)
• ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE
• POLARIZATION
• VAPORIZATION

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE