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SUBJECT i TENTH MMP.tt B.JTgtT RESEARCH .'.tD DEVKLOPUEKT COKFESEMCB
To Uoabers of ths'Leod Industries Association!
1 As they havo for tho past tea yoars, tho Signal Corps Brgineoriig
Laboratories aponsorod their annual Battery Rosoarch and Developaont Conforonoe,
May-,23--2ii , 1956, at tho Berkolcy-Cartorot Ibtol, Asbury Pork, N. J. This being
an amlvorscry year a apodal program was prosaritod, consisting of reviews of the aecoapliahmonts and progross In tho battery field during the past 10 years. In addition to prosontation of tho results of tho past yoar?s battery rosoarch and dovolcpudat activities, A list of tho pepors prosontod. their aathors and affiliations is'attached, with sooo additional notos on tbo lead-add battery paper preeented ty Dr. Willihngan*.
In tho post. abstracts of all tho papers wore Bade available to aeobers of the Lead Industries Association. Complete papers wore unobtainable bocouso of security complications. This year, bowovor, tho Signal Corps intends to jwbliah the full proceedings of tho Conferonco, since all popors hare boon doclossifiod. Inasmuch as copies in quantity are cvr.ilable at a loner cost. $5.00 oach as compared with $10.00 for singlo copies, it is suggested that nodbore Interostod in obtaining a copy of tho procoodings of this Conference write to the Load Industries Association to this offoct* Copies ere expoctod to bo available within too months.
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TENTH ANNUAL BATTgtT RESEARCH1 AM) btfELofi'EX? CON'rtREWa
f H 0 OR A H Tonth Annuta. Battory Rosoarch ri Pcnrolopmont Conforonco
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LECLANCiE BATTERIES j
LC*T TEMPERATURE BATTERIES
MAGNESIUM BATTERIES ALKALINE CRT BATTERIES
AIR DEPOARIZED BATTBOE3
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WATER-ACTIVATED BATTERIES
THERMAL CEILS
CHLCRDE DEPOLARIZED BATTER!
ORGANIC DEPOLARIZERS
Oonor<0. Dry Battering, Inc*, . lir* C. 0. Birdsall
Ohio Stato Unirursity Dr* A. B, Garrott
Signal Corps Biginsoring Labs** Ur* J. U. ttrroadon
P. R. flailcry tc Co*, lbs*,
Uf* J. L. Dalfonao
National Carbon Co*, Inc., Ifr* E. A* Schumacher
Signal Corps Enginocring Labs*, Ur. N. T. Wilburn
Tho Eaglo-Pichcr Co*, Ur* E* Koras
Catalyst Rosoarch Corp*, Dr. E. McKoo
Aarojot-Oonoral Corp*, Dr. E. Randolph
RCA Rosoarch Laba.,
Dr* C. K. Vorottmaa
i LEAD-ACID BATTERIES
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Oould National Battorios, Inc*. Dr. E* Willihng*
1 NIClCEX-CADUTUU BATTERIES
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NiclcaL-Cacfailm Battoxy Corp*, Dr* A. Fleischer
ZDRI-SILVER OXIDE B ATTERIES
Tardnqjr Eloctric Corp*, Dr* P, toward
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CANADIAN DEVEL0PEUENT3
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Signals Rosoarch fc Dovolopnant Estoblishacnt,
Adniralty Engiaoaring Labs*, Ur. D. H, Collins Dofonoo Rosoaroh Lab*, Dr. E. J, Caaogr
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SOLID ELECTR0LI7R BATTERIES
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HOCLEAR B .TTSU3S SOUR BATTERIES
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. TENTH .JIHP.a BATTraT RESt'RCH AKD DSytLOPJEMT COKTOEHCT
Sprogoa Electric Co,,
Dr, L, Lohorlo
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Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Oo, Dr, S, Oora
Radiation Rosaarch Carp,, Dr, J. Coliwin
RCA Laboratories Pir.,
Dr, E. 0-. Linder
Signal Corps Engineering Labs,, It. 3. Llntlnn
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LEAD ACID b a t t e r ie s
Dr* Wlllihngans Oould national Battorios, Xno
Dr. Wlllihngans polntod out that slneo 191(6 tho roplnccwont bcttary norkot has roaairad noro or loss constant* vhllo tho numbor of ears in oso has lncroasod Barkodly, tt> concludos that this offers proof that load-acid battorios are hotter than ovor*
Spodfically ho roviowod dovslopaonts oror tho ton yoar period in ooepeniortf acid gravity which is now aaintalnod below 13.00 Sp.Gr. j separators which now incl ude! synthotio and phenolic rosin laprognatod paper; boxes which nro now ofton nado of polystyrono or rubberj grid ratals rhiek constltuto tho najor InproToaont in battary lifo in roducing grid corrosion} nanufacturing nothods which havo rucognirod tho Importance of controlling bariun contoainationj dry ebargo wMwa has rosultod in sholf lifo longor than 6 rantbs*
Discussing alleys in dotoil* he polntod out that tho load-antinoiy alley conaonly usod rosultod in a porous structuro on coollig duo to sogrogatlon* and that this condition is bolng ovorcoao with lnprovorants in casting rathods and bettor alleys. Ha also discussod cdlcltso-lcod alloys for float sorvioo* pointlzy out that battery lifo wa_ lncroasod in tho order of 20 tlnas by roduclng tho solf-disehorgo rato. ftowavor* battorios constructed frea calciua-load alleys havo rat proven suitable for ontocotlvo-typo sarvico.
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