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Title: Lih thermal energy storage device

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OSTI ID:869365
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  1. Knoxville, TN
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A thermal energy storage device for use in a pulsed power supply to store waste heat produced in a high-power burst operation utilizes lithium hydride as the phase change thermal energy storage material. The device includes an outer container encapsulating the lithium hydride and an inner container supporting a hydrogen sorbing sponge material such as activated carbon. The inner container is in communication with the interior of the outer container to receive hydrogen dissociated from the lithium hydride at elevated temperatures.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400
Assignee:
Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
US 5323843
OSTI ID:
869365
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Development of encapsulated lithium hydride thermal energy storage conference January 1989
Assessment of Energy Storage Concepts for Use in Pulsed Space Power Systems conference August 1987
Development of encapsulated lithium hydride sink-side thermal energystorage for pulsed space power systems conference August 1988
Encapsulated Sink-Side Thermal Energy Storage for Pulsed Space Power Systems conference August 1987

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