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Reversible phase change compositions of calcium chloride hexahydrate with potassium chloride
Assignee: Dow Chemical Co
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Filing: 1982-03-31
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Granted: 1986-09-23
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Expires: 2002-03-31
Abstract
Abstract A reversible liquid/solid phase change composition comprising a mixture of hydrated CaCl 2 and KCl in which the KCl modifies the semi-congruently melting behavior of CaCl 2 .6H 2 O to the extent that the mixture approaches congruent melting behavior. The composition preferably includes nucleating additives to modify and suppress the supercooling properties of the liquid phase of the composition. The composition most preferably comprises an admixture of hydrated CaCl 2 and KCl having an amount of NaCl and/or SrCl 2 .6H 2 O as an additive sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture.
Inventors
- 👤 George A. Lane
- 👤 Harold E. Rossow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 21:18
CPC Classifications
C; C09; C09K; C09K5/00; C09K5/02; C09K5/06; C09K5/063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 48
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A reversible liquid/solid phase change composition comprising an admixture of hydrated CaCl 2 and KCl, wherein KCl is added to the hydrated CaCl 2 in an amount sufficient to modify the semi-congruent melting behavior of CaCl 2 .6H 2 O to the extent that the mixture approaches the congruent melting behavior of a congruently melting mixture and to reduce, during retrieval of the stored heat by crystallization of the mixture, the formation of crystalline CaCl 2 hydrate phases other than CaCl 2 .6H 2 O.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A reversible liquid/solid phase change composition comprising an admixture of hydrated CaCl 2 and KCl, wherein KCl is added to the hydrated CaCl 2 in an amount sufficient to modify the semi-congruent melting behavior of CaCl 2 .6H 2 O to the extent that the mixture approaches the congruent melting behavior of a congruently melting mixture and to reduce, during retrieval of the stored heat by crystallization of the mixture, the formation of crystalline CaCl 2 hydrate phases other than CaCl 2 .6H 2 O.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
The composition of claim 1, comprising from about 46 to about 52 weight percent CaCl 2 having KCl added to the CaCl 2 such that the KCl is present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 8 weight percent, with the balance being H 2 O (up to 100 weight percent).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
56 words
The composition of claim 1 or 2, comprising from about 48.0 to about 48.5 weight percent CaCl 2 , having KCl added to the CaCl 2 such that the KCl is present in an amount of from about 4.0 to about 4.7 weight percent with the balance being H 2 O (up to 100 weight percent).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
41 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein the weight ratio of KCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:50 to 1:5 and wherein the mole ratio of the H 2 O to CaCl 2 in the composition is about 6:1.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 4, wherein the weight ratio of KCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:15 to 1:10.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The composition of claim 1, including an amount of NaCl added to the hydrated CaCl 2 sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 6, wherein the weight ratio of NaCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:40 to 1:70.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The composition of claim 7, wherein the weight ratio of NaCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:45 to 1:65.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The composition of claim 1 or 6, including an amount of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O added to the hydrated CaCl 2 sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The composition of claim 9, wherein the mole ratio of H 2 O to CaCl 2 plus SrCl 2 in the composition is about 6:1.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 9, wherein the weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:50 to 1:110.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composition of claim 11, wherein the weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:75 to 1:100.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
28 words
The composition of claim 9, wherein the weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O plus NaCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:40 to 1:70.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
45 words
The composition of claim 1, including the addition of one or more nucleating agents in said composition in an amount of from about 0.005 to about 2.0 weight percent to reduce supercooling to 5° C. or less during retrieval of the stored heat by crystallization.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
The composition of claim 14, wherein the nucleating agent is present in an amount of from about 0.10 to about 1.0 weight percent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
57 words
The composition of claim 14 or 15, wherein the nucleating agent is selected from Ba(OH) 2 , BaO, BaI 2 , BaSO 4 , BaS 2 O 3 , BaCO 3 , BaCl 2 , BaF 2 , BaF 2 .HF, Sr(OH) 2 , SrO, SrCO 3 , SrF 2 , SrI 2 , or mixtures thereof.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composition of claim 16, wherein the nucleating agent is selected from Ba(OH) 2 ; BaO; BaI 2 ; BaSO 4 ; BaCO 3 ; BaCl 2 ; Sr(OH) 2 ; or mixtures thereof.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
19 words
The composition of claim 1, wherein said composition includes impurities in an amount of less thaan 3.0 weight percent.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
57 words
In a reversible liquid/solid phase change composition comprising a mixture of CaCl 2 .6H 2 O/KCl/NaCl/SrCl 2 .6H 2 O and impurities in an amount of less than 3 weight percent of the total weight of the composition, the improvement comprising the addition of KCl and NaCl in amounts sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
57 words
In a reversible liquid/solid phase change composition comprising a mixture of CaCl 2 .6H 2 O/KCl/NaCl/SrCl 2 .6H 2 O and impurities in an amount of less than 3 weight percent of the total weight of the composition, the improvement comprising the addition of KCl and NaCl in amounts sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
56 words
The composition of claim 19, the improvement comprising from about 46 to about 52 weight percent CaCl 2 , having KCl added to the CaCl 2 such that the KCl is present in an amount of from about 0.5 to about 8 weight percent with the balance being H 2 O (up to 100 weight percent).
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
57 words
The composition of claim 19, the improvement comprising a weight ratio of KCl and CaCl 2 in the composition of from 1:50 to 1:5, a weight ratio of NaCl to CaCl 2 in the composition of from 1:40 to 1:70, and a mole ratio of H 2 O to CaCl 2 in the composition of about 6:1.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
42 words
The composition of claim 19, the improvement comprising the addition of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O to the composition in an amount sufficient to obtain a weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O to CaCl 2 of from 1:50 to 1:110.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composition of claim 19, the improvement comprising the addition of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O plus NaCl to CaCl 2 in an amount sufficient to obtain a weight ratio of from 1:40 to 1:70.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
47 words
The composition of claim 19, the improvement comprising the addition of one or more nucleating agents to said composition in an amount of from about 0.005 to about 2.0 weight percent to reduce supercooling to 5° C. or less during retrieval of the stored heat by crystallization.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
56 words
The composition of claim 24, the improvement comprising a nucleating agent selected from Ba(OH) 2 , BaO, BaI 2 , BaSO 4 , BaS 2 O 3 , BaCO 3 , BaCl 2 , BaF 2 , BaF 2 .HF, Sr(OH) 2 , SrO, SrCO 3 , SrF 2 , SrI 2 , or mixtures thereof.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
63 words
The composition of claim 19, comprising the improvement of adding a sufficient amount of KCl to CaCl 2 to obtain a mixture of from about 48.0 to about 48.5 weight percent CaCl 2 and from about 4.0 to about 4.7 weight percent KCl, and water in an amount to obtain a mole ratio of H 2 O to CaCl 2 of about 6:1.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
109 words
The composition of claim 19, comprising the improvement of adding SrCl 2 .6H 2 O in an amount such that the weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O plus NaCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:40 to 1:70 and adding one or more nucleating agents in said composition in an amount of from about 0.005 to about 2.0 weight percent to reduce supercooling to 5° C. or less during retrieval of the stored heat by crystallization, said nucleating agents being selected from Ba(OH) 2 ; BaO; BaI 2 ; BaSO 4 ; BaCO 3 ; BaCl 2 ; Sr(OH) 2 ; or mixtures thereof. PG,61
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
87 words
A heat storage device comprising an encapsulating means having a reversible liquid-solid phase change composition hermetically sealed in said encapsulating means to prevent evaporation of water from the composition, said composition comprising an admixture of hydrated CaCl 2 and KCl, wherein KCl is added to the hydrated CaCl 2 in an amount of less than 8.0 weight percent such that the weight ratio of KCl to CaCl 2 is from 1:50 to 1:5, the balance of said composition being H 2 O up to 100 weight percent.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
87 words
A heat storage device comprising an encapsulating means having a reversible liquid-solid phase change composition hermetically sealed in said encapsulating means to prevent evaporation of water from the composition, said composition comprising an admixture of hydrated CaCl 2 and KCl, wherein KCl is added to the hydrated CaCl 2 in an amount of less than 8.0 weight percent such that the weight ratio of KCl to CaCl 2 is from 1:50 to 1:5, the balance of said composition being H 2 O up to 100 weight percent.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
26 words
The heat storage device of claim 28, including an amount of NaCl added to the hydrated CaCl 2 sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat storage device of claim 29, wherein the weight ratio of NaCl to CaCl 2 is from 1:40 to 1:70.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
29 words
The heat storage device of claim 28 or 29, including an amount of SrCl 2 added to the hydrated CaCl 2 sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
28 words
The heat storage device of claim 31, wherein the weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:50 to 1:110.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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The heat storage device of claim 31, wherein the weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O plus NaCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:40 to 1:70.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
96 words
The heat storage device of claim 28, including one or more nucleating agents added to the hydrated CaCl 2 in an amount of from about 0.005 to about 2.0 weight percent to reduce supercooling to 5° C. or less during retrieval of the stored heat by crystallization, said nucleating agents being selected from Ba(OH) 2 , BaO, BaI 2 , BaSO 4 , BaS 2 O 3 , BaCO 3 , BaCl 2 , BaF 2 , BaF 2 .HF, Sr(OH) 2 , SrO, SrCO 3 , SrF 2 , SrI 2 , or mixtures thereof.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat storage device of claim 28, wherein said composition includes impurities in an amount of less than 3.0 weight percent.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of storing heat, comprising the steps of preparing a reversible liquid-solid phase change composition by admixing hydrated CaCl 2 and KCl, comprising the steps of adding less than 8 weight percent KCl to the hydrated CaCl 2 such that the weight ratio of KCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:50 to 1:5 and the balance being water up to 100 percent, introducing the composition into an encapsulating means for use as a heat storage device, and hermetically sealing the encapsulating means to prevent evaporation of water from the composition.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
94 words
A method of storing heat, comprising the steps of preparing a reversible liquid-solid phase change composition by admixing hydrated CaCl 2 and KCl, comprising the steps of adding less than 8 weight percent KCl to the hydrated CaCl 2 such that the weight ratio of KCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:50 to 1:5 and the balance being water up to 100 percent, introducing the composition into an encapsulating means for use as a heat storage device, and hermetically sealing the encapsulating means to prevent evaporation of water from the composition.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 36, including the step of adding to the composition in an amount sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture, wherein the weight ratio of NaCl to CaCl 2 is from 1:40 to 1:70.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 36, including the step of adding to the composition in an amount sufficient to obtain an effectively congruently melting mixture, wherein the weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:50 to 1:110.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
43 words
The method of claim 36, including the step of adding NaCl and SrCl 2 to the composition in an amount wherein the weight ratio of SrCl 2 .6H 2 O plus NaCl to CaCl 2 in the composition is from 1:40 to 1:70.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 36, wherein the said composition includes impurities in an amount of less than 3.0 weight percent.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
56 words
A heat storage material which comprises a composition of CaCl 2 .6H 2 O modified for preventing a crystallization of CaCl 2 .4H 2 O and less than about 8.0 weight percent KCl alone or in admixture with a compound selected from the group consisting of NaCl, SrCl 2 .6H 2 O and a mixture thereof.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
56 words
A heat storage material which comprises a composition of CaCl 2 .6H 2 O modified for preventing a crystallization of CaCl 2 .4H 2 O and less than about 8.0 weight percent KCl alone or in admixture with a compound selected from the group consisting of NaCl, SrCl 2 .6H 2 O and a mixture thereof.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
44 words
The heat storage material of claim 41, wherein said composition modified for preventing a crystallization of CaCl 2 .4H 2 O comprises CaCl 2 hydrate having a water content at a molar ratio of about 4.74 to about 7.17, based on CaCl 2 .
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
32 words
The heat storage material of claim 42, wherein the CaCl 2 hydrate has a water content at a molar ratio of from about 5.93 to about 6.16, based on CaCl 2 .
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