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US 5,314,005 AGranted
Particulate heating/cooling agents
OwnerReuven Dobryinventor
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Abstract
This invention discloses novel compositions of matter, in particulate forms, which function as heat transfer agents for heating or cooling applications. The particulates comprise solid carriers containing microwave responsive substances which are liquid at a predetermined elevated operating temperature. These particulate agents, preheated by microwave energy, serve as sources of dry heat or moist heat, depending on their composition. They also serve as sources of cold, when prechilled in a freezer.
Claims4
Particulate heating/cooling agents comprising:
- (a) a solid carrier material which is porous, liquid absorbent and centrally hollow;
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- (b) a substance disposed in said carrier material which is liquid at a predetermined elevated operating temperature and which is retained in the carrier material by physical containment and capillary forces, said substance including a relatively non-volatile component.
Particulate heating/cooling agents comprising:
- (a) a solid carrier material which is porous, liquid absorbent and which consists of a mixture of uniformly porous and centrally hollow, porous particles;
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- (b) a substance disposed in said carrier material which is liquid at a predetermined elevated operating temperature and which is retained in the carrier material by a combination of physical containment and capillary forces, said substance including a relatively non-volatile component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.