US4537695A
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Thermal energy storage compositions
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-06-18
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Granted: 1985-08-27
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Expires: 2004-06-18
Abstract
Abstract Thermal energy storage compositions comprise a thermal energy storage material, for instance an inorganic hydrate that can undergo a change of hydration with accompanying release or storage of latent heat of hydration at a temperature of 10° to 100° C., held in a matrix of polymeric material, generally acrylic polymer. In one aspect of the invention the composition is in particulate form and so can, for instance, be poured into the heat exchanger in which it is to be used. In another aspect of the invention the storage material includes polyvalent metal ions and the polymeric material is a cationic polymer. In another aspect of the invention the composition is made by forming a solution, generally in water, of all the polymerizable material and most or all of the storage material and then polymerizing the polymerizable material in this solution. The solution is generally a low viscosity fluid and polymerization may be conducted in the heat exchanger vessel in which the composition is to be used.
Inventors
- 👤 Malcolm Hawe
- 👤 David Marshall
- 👤 John R. Walker
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 09:14
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K5/00; C09K5/02; C09K5/06; C09K5/063; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S525/00; Y10S525/916; Y10S525/936; Y10S526/00; Y10S526/909; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/29; Y10T428/2982
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
34 words
A thermal energy storage composition comprising a thermal energy storage hydrate material that includes polyvalent metal ions and that is held in a thermally conducting matrix of cationic polymeric material that is water absorbent.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
A thermal energy storage composition comprising a thermal energy storage hydrate material that includes polyvalent metal ions and that is held in a thermally conducting matrix of cationic polymeric material that is water absorbent.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
42 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the thermal energy storage material comprises an inorganic hydrate that will undergo a change of hydration, with accompanying release or storage of latent heat of hydration, at a temperature of 10° to 100° C.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the polymeric material is a cationic acrylic polymer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A composition according to claim 1 in which the polymeric material is selected from optionally quaternised polymers and copolymers of dialkylaminoalkyl(meth) acrylate, and optionally quaternised polymers and copolymers of dialkylaminoalkyl(meth) acrylamide.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
63 words
In a method of making a thermal energy storage composition comprising a thermal energy storage material that includes polyvalent metal ions and that is held in a thermally conducting matrix of polymeric material by a method comprising blending the storage material with ionic polymeric material to form the matrix and water, the improvement consisting of using cationic polymeric material as the ionic material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
63 words
In a method of making a thermal energy storage composition comprising a thermal energy storage material that includes polyvalent metal ions and that is held in a thermally conducting matrix of polymeric material by a method comprising blending the storage material with ionic polymeric material to form the matrix and water, the improvement consisting of using cationic polymeric material as the ionic material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
43 words
In the method according to claim 5 in which the thermal energy storage material comprises an inorganic hydrate that will undergo a change of hydration, with accompanying release or storage of latent heat of hydration, at a temperature of 10° to 100° C.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
In the method according to claim 5 in which the polymeric material is a cationic acrylic polymer.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
32 words
In the method according to claim 5 in which the polymeric material is selected from optionally quaternised polymers and copolymers of dialkylamino-alkyl(meth) acrylate and optionally quaternised polymers and copolymers of dialkylaminoalkyl(meth) acrylamide.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
In the method according to claim 5 in which the polymeric material in the resulting blend is cross-linked.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
In the method according to claim 5 in which said blending is carried out by blending the storage material with an aqueous solution of the polymeric material.
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