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Heat exchange apparatus with use of hydrogen storing material
Assignee: Kobe Steel Ltd
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Filing: 1981-06-16
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Granted: 1983-07-19
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Expires: 2001-06-16
Abstract
Abstract A regenerative heat exchange apparatus for use with a hydrogen storing material is presented. The apparatus includes a regenerator chamber packed with a heat storing material, and the regenerator chamber is disposed in between a high temperature fluid pathway and a low temperature fluid pathway of a heat exchanger. The high temperature fluid pathway is connected to a heat source and the low temperature fluid pathway is connected to a heat utilizing system. The regenerator chamber is connected via a pressure controlling mechanism to a hydrogen reservoir. Excess heat of the high temperature fluid can be stored by a decomposition reaction (endothermic reaction) of the hydrogen storing material to discharge hydrogen, and a deficiency in the quantity of heat required for the low temperature fluid can be supplemented by a hydrogenation reaction (exothermic reaction) of the hydrogen storing material to absorb the discharged hydrogen.
Inventors
- 👤 Takayoshi Asami
- 👤 Hidekazu Sonoi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-31 18:28
CPC Classifications
F; F28; F28D; F28D20/00; F28D20/003; F17; F17C; F17C11/00; F17C11/005; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/14; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/32; Y02E70/00; Y02E70/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A heat exchange apparatus for use with hydrogen storing material, comprising; a hydrogen reservoir; a heat source; a heat exchanger having a low temperature fluid pathway defined by first closed conduit means in said heat exchanger and a high temperature fluid pathway independent of said low temperature fluid pathway and defined by second closed conduit means in said heat exchanger; pressure controlling means; a heat utilizing system; and a regenerator chamber packed with a heat storing material and disposed only between said high temperature fluid pathway and said low temperature fluid pathway of said heat exchanger, wherein the high temperature fluid pathway is connected to said heat source and the low temperature fluid pathway is connected to said heat utilizing system, and said regenerator chamber is connected via said pressure controlling means to said hydrogen reservoir.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A heat exchange apparatus for use with hydrogen storing material, comprising; a hydrogen reservoir; a heat source; a heat exchanger having a low temperature fluid pathway defined by first closed conduit means in said heat exchanger and a high temperature fluid pathway independent of said low temperature fluid pathway and defined by second closed conduit means in said heat exchanger; pressure controlling means; a heat utilizing system; and a regenerator chamber packed with a heat storing material and disposed only between said high temperature fluid pathway and said low temperature fluid pathway of said heat exchanger, wherein the high temperature fluid pathway is connected to said heat source and the low temperature fluid pathway is connected to said heat utilizing system, and said regenerator chamber is connected via said pressure controlling means to said hydrogen reservoir.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The heat exchanger apparatus for use with hydrogen storing material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said heat exchanger further comprises a plate fin heat exchanger having a plurality of metal plates and corrugated fins alternatively laminated to form a plurality of layers, and wherein a regenerator chamber is formed in every second layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
The heat exchange apparatus for use with hydrogen storing material as claimed in claim 1, wherein said heat exchanger further comprises a triple pipe assembly and an intermediate pipe thereof comprises said regenerator chamber.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
49 words
The heat exchange apparatus for use with hydrogen storing material as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat exchanger further comprises a shell tube type heat exchanger having an inner and outer pipe assembly and the space between the outer pipe and the inner pipe comprises said regenerator chamber.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
50 words
The heat exchange apparatus for use with hydrogen storing material as claimed in claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the hydrogen storing material packed in the generator chamber comprises a baked material solidified into a powder mixture of a metal hydride powder and a porous carrier into predetermined shape.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The heat exchange apparatus of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4 wherein said pressure controlling means comprises means for maintaining a predetermined hydrogen pressure in said regenerator chamber, whereby the rate of reaction of said heat storing material is controlled.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
The heat exchange apparatus of claims 1 or 6 wherein said pressure controlling means comprises an adjustable compressor.
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