Plugging micro-leaks in multi-component, ceramic tubesheets with material leached therefrom
Abstract
Cracks, in ceramic wall members, on the order of 1 micron or less in width are plugged helium-tight by selectively leaching a component of the wall member with a solvent, letting the resultant leach form a liquid bridge within the crack, removing the solvent and sintering the resultant residue. This method is of particular value for remedying microcracks or channels in a cell member constituting a tubesheet in a hollow fiber type, high temperature battery cell, such as a sodium/sulfur cell, for example.
- Inventors:
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- Walnut Creek, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- GULF & WESTERN MFG CO
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865379
- Patent Number(s):
- 4505995
- Application Number:
- 06/312,588
- Assignee:
- Dow Chemical Company (Midland, MI)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76ET25103
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- plugging; micro-leaks; multi-component; ceramic; tubesheets; material; leached; therefrom; cracks; wall; micron; width; plugged; helium-tight; selectively; leaching; component; solvent; letting; resultant; leach; form; liquid; bridge; crack; removing; sintering; residue; method; particular; value; remedying; microcracks; channels; cell; constituting; tubesheet; hollow; fiber; type; temperature; battery; sodium; sulfur; example; battery cell; particular value; ceramic tube; sulfur cell; hollow fiber; ceramic tubes; temperature battery; /429/29/
Citation Formats
Bieler, Barrie H, and Tsang, Floris Y. Plugging micro-leaks in multi-component, ceramic tubesheets with material leached therefrom. United States: N. p., 1985.
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@article{osti_865379,
title = {Plugging micro-leaks in multi-component, ceramic tubesheets with material leached therefrom},
author = {Bieler, Barrie H and Tsang, Floris Y},
abstractNote = {Cracks, in ceramic wall members, on the order of 1 micron or less in width are plugged helium-tight by selectively leaching a component of the wall member with a solvent, letting the resultant leach form a liquid bridge within the crack, removing the solvent and sintering the resultant residue. This method is of particular value for remedying microcracks or channels in a cell member constituting a tubesheet in a hollow fiber type, high temperature battery cell, such as a sodium/sulfur cell, for example.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1985},
month = {3}
}