System for agitating the acid in a lead-acid battery

Patent · 31 December 1986

OSTI ID:866363

Weintraub, Alvin ^[1]; MacCormack, Robert S ^[2]

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1. Schenectady, NY
2. Glenville, NY

A system and method for agitating the acid in a large lead-sulfuric acid storage battery of the calcium type. An air-lift is utilized to provide the agitation. The air fed to the air-lift is humidified prior to being delivered to the air-lift.

• Research Organization: Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL), Niskayuna, NY
• DOE Contract Number: AC12-76SN00052
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4693947
• OSTI ID: 866363
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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