Method for buffering latent heat thermal energy
US12287155B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 2019 |
| Grant date | Apr 29, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a method for reclaiming heat from a fluid, the method having the steps of contacting the fluid to a phase change material for a time sufficient to increase the temperature of the material and or liquefy some of it; and contacting the material to a second fluid for a time sufficient to increase the temperature of the second fluid and to decrease the temperature of the material or to solidify some of it.
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