Table 1: Characteristics of metal fuels and oxides in water reaction.
|
Metal fuel |
Metallic oxide |
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|
N |
ρ/g·cm-3 |
MP/K |
BP/K |
MCV/MJ·kg-1 |
VCV/MJ·m-3 |
N |
MP/K |
BP/K |
|
Al |
2.70 |
933 |
2767 |
15.15 |
40.91 × 103 |
Al2O3 |
2315 |
3250-3280 |
|
Mg |
1.74 |
923 |
1366 |
13.34 |
23.21 × 103 |
MgO |
3098 |
3850 |
|
B |
2.34 |
2450 |
3931 |
18.81 |
44.02 × 103 |
B2O3 |
723 |
2320 |
|
Be |
1.85 |
1560 |
2744 |
36.03 |
66.67 × 103 |
BeO |
2720 |
3000-4170 |
|
Li |
0.53 |
454 |
1620 |
28.61 |
15.16 × 103 |
Li2O |
1843 |
2836 |
Note: N: Name; MW: Molecular Weight; ρ: Density; MP: Melting Point; BP: Boiling Point; MCV: Mass Calorific Value; VCV: Volumetric Calorific Value.