Pumps – Electrical or getter type
Patent
1990-01-23
1992-01-14
Bertsch, Richard A.
Pumps
Electrical or getter type
417 50, H02K 4404
Patent
active
050805592
ABSTRACT:
An electrical pump for pumping liquid metals to high pressures in high temperature environments without the use of magnets or moving mechanical parts. The pump employs a non-porous solid electrolyte membrane, typically ceramic, specific to the liquid metal to be pumped. A DC voltage is applied across the thickness of the membrane causing ions to form and enter the membrane on the electrically positive surface, with the ions being neutralized on the opposite surface. This action provides pumping of the liquid metal from one side of the non-porous solid electrolyte membrane to the other.
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Abbin Joseph P.
Andraka Charles E.
Lukens Laurance L.
Moreno James B.
Bertsch Richard A.
Chafin James H.
Daniel Anne D.
Moser William R.
Scheuermann David W.
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