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US 2007/0175609 A1Published application
Latent heat storage devices
AssigneeSgl Carbon SE
InventorsMartin Christ, Oswin Ottinger, Wolf-Dieter Steinmann
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Abstract
A latent heat storage device including a vessel, a phase change material disposed within the vessel, at least one heat exchange interface in contact with the phase change material, at least one sheet of graphite foil which extends within the bulk of the phase change material.
Claims62
A latent heat storage device comprising
- a vessel;
- a phase change material disposed within the vessel;
- at least one heat exchange interface in contact with the phase change material;
- and
- at least one sheet of graphite foil which extends within a bulk of the phase change material.
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A latent heat storage device comprising:
- a vessel;
- a phase change material disposed in the vessel;
- at least one sheet of graphite foil disposed within the vessel and in thermal communication with the phase change material;
- and
- a heat exchange interface in contact with at least one of the phase change material and the at least one of the sheet of graphite foil.
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A composite comprising at least one sheet of graphite foil and a phase change material.
A capsule comprising
- a capsule wall forming a heat exchange interface facilitating heat exchange with a medium to and from which heat has to be transferred;
- a phase change material within the capsule;
- and
- sheets of graphite foil which extend within the bulk of the phase change material.
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A method of manufacturing a composite comprising at least one sheet of graphite foil and a phase change material, the method comprising:
- providing a phase change material in the liquid state;
- providing a mold which defines the space to be filled by the phase change material;
- disposing at least one sheet of graphite foil within the mold;
- casting the liquid phase change material into the mold;
- and
- allowing the phase change material to solidify.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.