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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 1999
Filed:
Jan. 06, 1997
Salvatore Albert Celeste, Peabody, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An electrochemical radial cell engine comprising an engine block, a motor supported by the engine block, at least one electrochemical reaction cell including a rotatable enclosure containing a source of anode material, preferably in the form of a multiplicity of anode particles, a fluid electrolyte, a cathode surrounding and radially spaced from the rotatable enclosure and means for rotating the rotatable enclosure in response to rotation of the motor. The enclosure should preferably be represented by a perforated cage having a mesh size large enough to pass fluid electrolyte. Rotation of the cage causes the anode particles to be compressed by centripetal forces which act upon the particles as the cage spins. This maximizes the operating efficiency of the electrochemical reaction cell(s) providing enhanced power for driving the engine.