Generation of hydrogen isotopes with an electricpulse hydride injector

• Published in: International journal of hydrogen energy 1999-03, Vol.24 (2), p.105-109
• Main Authors: Glushkov, I.s, Kareev, Yu.A, Petrov, Yu.V, Savotkin, A.n, Frunze, V.V, Hutter, E, Müller, G, Penzhorn, R.-D, Tamm, U
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 0360-3199; 1879-3487
• DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3199(98)00045-7

An Electric Pulse Hydride Injector (EPHI) designed for safe interim tritium storagehas been developed for the dosed supply of hydrogen isotopes in a time interval ranging fromseveral milliseconds up to hundreds of seconds. The release of gas occurs via current pulsesthrough the active elements of the EPHI, each of which is made of a thin molybdenum foil coatedon both sides with a thin titanium powder layer. The pulses are generated by a twenty sectorcurrent source. With this source the foils can be heated individually or in groups. In this way it ispossible to release a wide spectrum of hydrogen quantities. The shape, height and length of thecurrent pulses can be varied as required to release a predetermined amount of hydrogen. An extensive parametric study on the performance of the injector has been carried out inthe laboratory. The data obtained have been used for the development of a model thatsatisfactorily describes the injector operation. © 1999 International Association for HydrogenEnergy. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.