Progress in Development of a Low Energy Reaction Cell for Distributed Power Applications
Abstract
Power units using Low Energy Nuclear Reactions (LENRs) potentially offer a radical new approach to power units that could provide distributed power units in the 1-50 kW range. As described in prior ICONE papers these cells employ thin metallic film cathodes (order of 500 Å, using variously Ni, Pd and Ti) with electrolytes such as 0.5-1 molar lithium sulfates in light water. Power densities exceeding 10 W/cc in the films have been achieved. An ultimate goal is to incorporate this thin-film technology into a "tightly packed" cell design where the film material occupies ? 20% of the total volume. If this is achieved, power densities of ?20 W/cm3 appear feasible, opening the way to a number of potential applications involving distributed power. Recent studies reported here have concentrated on new electrode designs intended to maximize the proton loading in the films while maintaining the required proton and electron current densities.
Recommended Citation
G. H. Miley et al., "Progress in Development of a Low Energy Reaction Cell for Distributed Power Applications," Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering (2002, Arlington, VA), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Apr 2002.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/ICONE10-22148
Meeting Name
10th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, ICONE 10 (2002: Apr. 14-18, Arlington, VA)
Department(s)
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Document Type
Article - Conference proceedings
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Citation
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text
Language(s)
English
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© 2002 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.
Publication Date
18 Apr 2002
