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US 5,396,694 AGranted
Method of manufacturing a graphite foil coated reservoir
AssigneeSilent Power GmbH fur Energiespeichertechnik
InventorRonald P. Lowton
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a graphite foil coating wherein the coating is prepared prior to location on the components to be coated by isostatic pressing of graphite foil in a molding apparatus. The graphite foil coating may be for use in an alkali metal energy conversion device.
Claims10
A method of manufacturing a graphite foil coated reservoir for holding molten alkali metal in an alkali metal energy conversion device comprising the steps of:
- providing a reservoir having an outer surface to be coated;
- manufacturing a graphite foil coating by isostatically pressing separate coating pieces of graphite foil in a molding apparatus, said separate graphite foil coating comprising upper and lower graphite foil cups each provided with a hole substantially in the center thereof;
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- locating the upper and lower graphite foil cups on upper and lower portions of the reservoir to provide a continuous coating thereon.
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