Metalhydride container and metal hydride heat storage system
US4510759A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1982 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S123/12
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A metal hydride container, comprising a heat pipe of annular cross section, a metal hydride filling the central cavity of said heat pipe, closure members serving to close the openings at the opposite ends of said central cavity, a hydrogen passage tube possessed of a shut-off valve and fitted into an aperture formed in one of said closure members and communicated with the cavity of the heat pipe through a partition member pervious to hydrogen gas and impervious to said metal hydride; and a metal hydride heat storage system comprising at least one metal hydride container abovementioned, which is useful for storing solar heat and waste heat.
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