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CONTENTS 



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INTRODUCTION 1 



COMPARISON OF ALTERNATE FUELS AND HYDROGEN STORAGE METHODS .... 1 



CLASSIFICATION OF HYDRIDES 4 



CovaJent or Volatile Hydrides 6 



Saline Hydrides 6 



Metal Hydrides 6 



LITERATURE SURVEY 7 



General 7 



Desirable Properties of Metals for Hydrogen Storage 



Applications 8 



Properties of Hydrides 10 



Hydrides of Pure Metals 13 



Hydrides of Intermetallie Compounds 19 



USES OF METAL-HYDRIDE STORAGE SYSTEMS 27 



Remote-Base Energy Storage 27 



Combat Zone Energy Storage 27 



Underwater Fuel Storage 33 



Heat and Fuel Storage for a Closed-Cycle Kngine 33 



Mobile Heat and Fuel Storage 33 



Heat Pump 33 



PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS 34 



Heating Systems ..... 35 



Cooling Systems 37 



CONCLUSIONS 38 



RECOMMENDATIONS ' 39 



REFERENCES 40 



BIBLIOGRAPHY 46 



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