In a galvanostatic experiment of charging deuterium in a palladium cathode, nuclear and thermal effects were found. A sintered palladium electrode shaped as parallelepiped was used. After 6 days of electolysis at 200 mA/cm2, a simultaneous emission of neutrons, tritium excess in the electrolytic solution, and temperature rapid increase was observed. During the event which lasted 4 minutes, we counted 7.2 x 10(5) neutrons while the electrode temperature reached 150-degrees-C. Electrochemical procedure for charging the palladium electrode by deuterium using galvanostatic pulses as well as the associated electrode temperature trends are shown.
NUCLEAR AND THERMAL EFFECTS DURING ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION OF DEUTERIUM AT PALLADIUM CATHODE / Gozzi, Daniele; P. L., Cignini; L., Petrucci; M., Tomellini; G., Demaria; S., Frullani; F., Garibaldi; F., Ghio; M., Jodice; E., Tabet. - In: JOURNAL OF FUSION ENERGY. - ISSN 0164-0313. - STAMPA. - 9:3(1990), pp. 241-247. [10.1007/bf01059237]
NUCLEAR AND THERMAL EFFECTS DURING ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION OF DEUTERIUM AT PALLADIUM CATHODE
GOZZI, Daniele;
1990
Abstract
In a galvanostatic experiment of charging deuterium in a palladium cathode, nuclear and thermal effects were found. A sintered palladium electrode shaped as parallelepiped was used. After 6 days of electolysis at 200 mA/cm2, a simultaneous emission of neutrons, tritium excess in the electrolytic solution, and temperature rapid increase was observed. During the event which lasted 4 minutes, we counted 7.2 x 10(5) neutrons while the electrode temperature reached 150-degrees-C. Electrochemical procedure for charging the palladium electrode by deuterium using galvanostatic pulses as well as the associated electrode temperature trends are shown.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
