Heat exchanging unit with a hydrogen adsorption alloy
US4819717A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1986 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49345
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
This invention relates to a novel heat exchanging unit with a hydrogen adsorption alloy of which thermal conductivity is kept high over a long period of use. Particularly in order to solve problems occurring at the time of forming a heat exchanging unit, by forming a compact of a hydrogen adsorption alloy and inserting a heat transfer element in the compact, such as insufficient heat transfer due to a small spacing produced between the compact and the heat transfer element, surface irregularities, decline in function due to micronization and scattering of the compact, difficulty in build-up, etc., there is disclosed a heat exchanging unit comprising a heat transfer element and a hydrogen adsorption alloy fitted to an outer periphery of the heat transfer element and solidly molded.
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