Power Sources
Research and Development in Non-Mechanical Electrical Power Sources
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Power Sources: Research and Development in Non-Mechanical Electrical Power Sources presents the developments in the production of batteries and other power sources. This book discusses the technological advances and limitless possibilities in the production of various types of batteries. Organized into 40 chapters, this book starts with an overview of the maximum steady potential for the fully oxidized pyrolytic graphite. This text then explores the competition between zincate and surfactants for absorption sites. Other chapters consider the main factors influencing the discharge of alkaline manganese dioxide cells. This book discusses as well the significance of the porous nature of manganese dioxides in relation to their battery activity. The final chapter deals with thermoelectric power, which is being used for cathodic corrosion protection, instrumentation, communication, and navigational aids. This book is a valuable resource for scientists, technologists, and researchers. Electrical and electronic engineers will also find this book extremely useful.
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- Front Cover
- Power Sources: Research and Development in Non-Mechanical Electrical Power Sources
- Copyright Page
- SYMPOSIUM COMMITTEE
- FOREWORD
- Table of Contents
- OPENING ADDRESS
- CHAPTER 1. PYROLYTIC GRAPHITE ELECTRODES: THE ELECTRICAL AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF GRAPHITE BISULPHATE INTERCALATES
- CHAPTER 2. ABSORPTION AND DIFFUSION OF ZINCATE IONS IN CELLULOSE MEMBRANES
- CHAPTER 3. SOME RESULTS OF STUDIES CONCERNING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF THE DIOXIDES OF MANGANESE
- CHAPTER 4. VARIATION OF PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN AN ALKALINE Mn02-Zn CELL DURING DISCHARGE
- CHAPTER 5. THE SURFACE CHARACTER AND PORE STRUCTURE OF AN ELECTROLYTIC MANGANESE DIOXIDE
- CHAPTER 6. INVESTIGATION ON WIDENING THE TEMPERATURE RANGE OF THE LECLANCHE CELL BY MEANS OF ELECTROLYTES CONTAINING SALTS OF RARE EARTH METALS
- CHAPTER 7. OPERATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL TEST PROGRAMME ON SILVER CHLORIDE-ZINC CELLS
- CHAPTER 8. THE MAGNESIUM-AIR CELL
- CHAPTER 9. A STUDY OF LEAD DIOXIDE ELECTRO-DEPOSITS BY TRANSMITTED LIGHT MICROSCOPY
- CHAPTER 10. ANODIC OXIDATION OF PbS04, Pb304, 2PbC03 . Pb(OH)2 and PbO
- CHAPTER 11. PHASE CHANGES DURING THE MANUFACTURE OF LEAD-ACID BATTERY PLATES
- CHAPTER 12. DIFFERENTIAL THERMAL ANALYSIS OF THE POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF THE LEAD-ACID BATTERY
- CHAPTER 13. SYNTHETIC SILVER OXIDE IN THE PREPARATION OF BATTERY ELECTRODES
- CHAPTER 14. THE FABRICATION OF BATTERY PLATES DIRECT FROM METAL POWDERS
- CHAPTER 15. MODERN IDEAS ON TEST SCHEDULES FOR AUTOMOTIVE BATTERIES
- CHAPTER 16. STRUCTURE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF NICKEL HYDROXIDES
- CHAPTER 17. ON THE STRUCTURE OF ELECTROCHEMICALLY ACTIVE HYDRATED NICKEL-OXIDE ELECTRODES
- CHAPTER 18. THE MECHANISM OF THE CADMIUM NEGATIVE ELECTRODE
- CHAPTER 19. ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPREGNATION OF POROUS SINTERED NICKEL GRIDS ACCORDING TO THE " KANDLER-PROCESS''
- CHAPTER 20. THE EFFECT OF LITHIUM AND THE FORMATION OF ACTIVE MATERIAL FROM THE NICKEL PLAQUE ON THE POSITIVE PLATES OF SINTERED-TYPE ALKALINE STORAGE BATTERIES
- CHAPTER 21. THE ANODIC OXIDATION O FPOROUS NICKEL BODIES
- CHAPTER 22. THE MIGRATION OF IRON IN ALKALINE NICKEL-CADMIUM CELLS WITH POCKET ELECTRODES
- CHAPTER 23. DEVELOPMENTS TOWARD AN IMPROVED SEALED Ni-Cd BATTERY
- CHAPTER 24. SEALED CELLS OF SPECIAL DESIGN: STABILIZER CELLS, CONTROL CELLS, CELLS WITH CONTROL ELECTRODES SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATING PRINCIPLES
- CHAPTER 25. SOME PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS OF "SEALED" NICKEL CADMIUM BATTERIES WITH CHARGING ARRANGEMENTS ADOPTED FOR VARIOUS OPERATIONAL REGIMES
- CHAPTER 26. SPECIALIZED DEVELOPMENT OF SEALED SILVER---CADMIUM BATTERIES FOR USE IN SPACE
- CHAPTER 27. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE KINETICS OF OXYGEN-REDUCTION AT A HYDROPHILIC OXYGEN-GAS DIFFUSION-ELECTRODE WITH A Ag/Ni CATALYST IN ALKALINE SOLUTIONS
- CHAPTER 28. SOME ASPECTS OF THE OXYGEN REDUCTION MECHANISM
- CHAPTER 29. INFLUENCE OF THE OXYGEN PARTIAL PRESSURE ON THE POTENTIAL ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARCOAL DIFFUSION-ELECTRODES AND CONCLUSIONS ON THE MECHANISM
- CHAPTER 30. THE SOLUBILITY OF OXYGEN IN FUSED CARBONATES AND THE CORROSION BEHAVIOUR OF SILVER AND COPPER OXIDE AIR-C02 CATHODES IN MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS
- CHAPTER 31. THE PERFORMANCE OF SILVER ALLOYS AS OXYGEN ELECTRODES
- CHAPTER 32. A CONTRIBUTION TO THE PRODUCTION OF RANEY-NICKEL ANODES FOR FUEL CELLS
- CHAPTER 33. ELECTRODE REACTIONS OF CARBON MONOXIDE AT NOBLE METALEL ECTRODES IN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
- CHAPTER 34. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MORE ECONOMIC HYDROGEN DIFFUSION ANODE
- CHAPTER 35. THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN REFORMING METHANOL-AIR CELL
- CHAPTER 36. 36A 1 kW HYDROGEN FUEL BATTERY
- CHAPTER 37. APPLICATIONS AND COSTS OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY SOURCES
- CHAPTER 38. DEVELOPMENT OF THE SOLAR CELL SYSTEM FOR THE U.K.3 SATELLITE
- CHAPTER 39. 39DESIGN OF THERMO-ELECTRIC GENERATOR MODULES USING SILICON-GERMANIUM ALLOY
- CHAPTER 40. ECONOMICS AND APPLICATIONS OF THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS