Fabrication of pcm integrated insulation
AssigneeUniversity of North Texas
InventorsSheldon Q. SHI, Weihuan ZHAO, Liping CAI
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Abstract
A method of making an insulated material comprises melting a phase change material to form liquid phase change material, combining the liquid phase change material with an insulating material, and forming a composite insulation material in response to the combining. The insulating material can be a porous material that comprises a plurality of pores, and the liquid phase change material is disposed in the plurality of pores. The phase change material can also be stored in a container and used as layer in an insulation system.
Claims20
A method of making an insulated material, the method comprising:
- melting a phase change material to form liquid phase change material;
- combining the liquid phase change material with an insulating material;
- and
- forming a composite insulation material in response to the combining.
An insulated panel comprising:
- an insulation layer;
- a composite insulation material disposed on at least one surface of the insulation layer, wherein the composite insulation material comprises a phase change material.
A method of providing insulation, the method comprising:
- heating a first side of a composite insulation material, wherein the composite insulation material comprises the first side and a second side, wherein the composite insulation material comprises:
- a phase change material;
- melting at least a portion of the phase change material in response to the heating;
- and
- reducing heat transmission through the composite insulation material from the first side to the second side based on the melting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.