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Energy storage possibilities of atomic hydrogenSeveral recent experiments designed to produce and store macroscopic quantities of atomic hydrogen are discussed. The bulk, ground state properties of atomic hydrogen, deuterium, and tritium systems are calculated assuming that all pair interactions occur via the atomic triplet potential. The conditions required to obtain this system, including inhibition of recombination through the energetically favorable singlet interaction, are discussed. The internal energy, pressure, and compressibility are calculated applying the Monte Carlo technique with a quantum mechanical variational wavefunction. The system studied consisted of 32 atoms in a box with periodic boundary conditions. Results show that atomic triplet hydrogen and deuterium remain gaseous at 0 K; i.e., the internal energy is positive at all molar volumes considered.
Document ID
19770014699
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Etters, R. D.
(Colorado State Univ. Ft. Collins, United States)
Dugan, J. V., Jr.
(Science and Tech. Comm. Washington, D. C., United States)
Palmer, R.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1976
Publication Information
Publication: Miami Univ. First World Hydrogen Energy Conf. Proc., Vol. 3
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
77N21643
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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