Battery Hazards and Accident Prevention

Name: Battery Hazards and Accident Prevention
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ISBN: 9780306447587

ISBN-10: 0306447584

ISBN-13: 9780306447587

Edition: 1994

Authors: S. C. Levy, P. Bro

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Description:

This first-of-its-kind handbook systematically addresses the issue of battery hazards and accident prevention. Chapters discuss the physical and chemical processes that contribute to battery hazards and provide detailed information on appropriate battery selection. The authors discuss primary and rechargeable batteries, new types of high-energy density batteries now entering the consumer market, and battery systems in electric vehicles. Practical and easily accessible, this reference meets the needs of battery engineers, environmentalists, medical personnel, and consumers.

Book details

List price: $199.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 4/1/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 351
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English




Introduction to Batteries and Safety



Batteries and Battery Processes



The Nature of Battery Hazards and Accidents



Fundamental Aspects of Battery Safety



Battery Leakage



Ruptures



Explosions



Thermal Runaway



Aqueous Electrolyte Batteries



Primary Batteries



Rechargeable Batteries



Lithium Batteries



Solid Cathode Lithium Systems



Lithium/Thionyl Chloride Batteries



Lithium/Sulfur Dioxide Batteries



Other Soluble Depolarizer Lithium Systems



Rechargeable Lithium Systems



High-Temperature Systems



Accident Prevention



Safety Evaluation



Aqueous Electrolyte Batteries



Ambient Temperature Lithium Systems



Storage, Transportation, and Disposal of Lithium Cells


Definitions and Abbreviations


Appendix: Specialty Batteries


Index