In reply to Eric Walker's message of Sun, 5 Apr 2015 12:25:09 -0700: Hi, [snip] Perhaps more research funding should go into Sodium ion batteries? That would leave Lithium available for LENR. :)
>See http://large.stanford.edu/courses/2010/ph240/eason2/, which provides a >back-of-the-envelope calculation of how much lithium will be needed for >current applications: > [snip] >The numbers in the article refer to the capacity of lithium ion batteries >to *store* energy. If lithium is also a source of energy in LENR, >presumably the energy densities will be much higher than those seen in >batteries, and in this case there will be no need to put energy into the >charge as in the case of batteries. > >Eric If a car uses 20 kW to travel half a million miles (lifetime of car) at 30 mph, then it would use 17.4 gm (0.614 oz) of Lithium in total over the lifetime of the vehicle, assuming 5 MeV / Lithium atom, and assuming that the Li is actually consumed rather than just acting as a catalyst. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
