LITHIUM/WATER ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AS A MARINE POWER SOURCE
The reaction of lithium with water can be controlled electrochemically to give a stable very high energy density battery. The rate of reaction is controlled by the admittance of water into the system. The lithium anode/steel cathode couple is typically operated at 1 to 1.3 V with current densities in the range of 50 to 500+mA/sq cm. The battery has unique features which make it especially practical for marine use. Its electrolyte can be predominantly seawater, and the system is, in principle, insensitive to deep ocean pressures. The paper examines lithium/water systems for a wide range of marine applications, including deep submergence vehicles, deep ocean habitats, electric outboard motors, submarine emergency batteries, torpedoes, and sonobuoys.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Presented at the Intersocial Energy Convers. Engineering Conference, 9th Proceedings, San Francisco, California, August 26-30, 1974.
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Corporate Authors:
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
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Authors:
- Littauer, E L
- Redlien, J J
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1974-8
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 615-619
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Electric batteries; Electrochemical processes; Energy resources; Lithium batteries
- Old TRIS Terms: Power sources
- Subject Areas: Energy; Marine Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00072904
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Engineering Index
- Report/Paper Numbers: Paper #749050 Proceeding
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 16 1975 12:00AM