Closure device for lead-acid batteries
Abstract
A closure device for lead-acid batteries includes a filter of granulated activated carbon treated to be hydrophobic combined with means for preventing explosion of emitted hydrogen and oxygen gas. The explosion prevention means includes a vertical open-end tube within the closure housing for maintaining a liquid level above side wall openings in an adjacent closed end tube. Gases vent from the battery through a nozzle directed inside the closed end tube against an impingement surface to remove acid droplets. The gases then flow through the side wall openings and the liquid level to quench any possible ignition prior to entering the activated carbon filter. A wick in the activated carbon filter conducts condensed liquid back to the closure housing to replenish the liquid level limited by the open-end tube.
- Inventors:
-
- (Schwalbach, DE)
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864627
- Patent Number(s):
- 4394423
- Assignee:
- Ledjeff, Konstantin (Schwalbach, DE) ANL
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- closure; device; lead-acid; batteries; filter; granulated; activated; carbon; treated; hydrophobic; combined; means; preventing; explosion; emitted; hydrogen; oxygen; gas; prevention; vertical; open-end; tube; housing; maintaining; liquid; level; wall; openings; adjacent; closed; gases; battery; nozzle; directed; inside; impingement; surface; remove; acid; droplets; flow; quench; ignition; prior; entering; wick; conducts; condensed; replenish; limited; oxygen gas; activated carbon; liquid level; condensed liquid; remove acid; carbon filter; closure device; acid batteries; lead-acid batteries; /429/
Citation Formats
Ledjeff, Konstantin. Closure device for lead-acid batteries. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Ledjeff, Konstantin. Closure device for lead-acid batteries. United States.
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"Closure device for lead-acid batteries". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864627.
@article{osti_864627,
title = {Closure device for lead-acid batteries},
author = {Ledjeff, Konstantin},
abstractNote = {A closure device for lead-acid batteries includes a filter of granulated activated carbon treated to be hydrophobic combined with means for preventing explosion of emitted hydrogen and oxygen gas. The explosion prevention means includes a vertical open-end tube within the closure housing for maintaining a liquid level above side wall openings in an adjacent closed end tube. Gases vent from the battery through a nozzle directed inside the closed end tube against an impingement surface to remove acid droplets. The gases then flow through the side wall openings and the liquid level to quench any possible ignition prior to entering the activated carbon filter. A wick in the activated carbon filter conducts condensed liquid back to the closure housing to replenish the liquid level limited by the open-end tube.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1983},
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