Cold accumulating material and cold accumulation refrigerator using the same
US6363727B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A cold accumulating material comprises a set of particulate cold accumulating substances, pores formed between the particulate cold accumulating substances, and a binder for mutually binding the particulate cold accumulating substances, wherein a porosity of the cold accumulating material is 15-70 vol %. A median diameter of the pores existing in the cold accumulating material is preferably set to 10-300 &mgr;m. An oxygen concentration at an area ranging from a surface of the particulate cold accumulating substance to a portion having a depth of 100 angstroms (A) from the surface is preferably set to 5-80 at %. According to the above structure, there can be provided a cold accumulating material and a refrigerator using the cold accumulating material which is free from being finely pulverized, and has a high mechanical strength, and capable of exhibiting a significant refrigerating performance at low temperature range for a long period of time in a stable condition, and which can be mass-produced with a high production yield and low cost.
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