Heat-storing apparatus
US4561493A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 9, 1982 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat-storing vessel filled with a heat-storing material of latent heat type is provided with a fluid flow passage in thermal contact with the heat-storing material for passing a fluid for storing and releasing heat. By passing a hot fluid through the fluid flow passage, the heat-storing material in the heat-storing vessel is melted to store heat. By passing a cold fluid through the fluid flow passage, the heat-storing material in the heat-storing vessel is solidified to release heat. The heat-storing material contains a gelling agent to suppress a phase separation phenomenon. A low temperature part is provided at a part of the heat-storing vessel and the heat-storing material containing the gelling agent is retained in a solid state at the low temperature part to prevent supercooling of the heat-storing material.
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