Phase change thermal energy storage material

Patent · Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:5855471

Benson, D K; Burrows, R W

A thermal energy storage tank is described comprising a containment vessel arranged for exposure to thermal energy, and a thermal energy storage composition disposed within the vessel and comprising a non-chloride hydrate having a phase change transition temperature in the range of 70/sup 0/-95/sup 0/F and a latent heat of transformation of greater than about 35 calories/gram. The non-chloride hydrate comprises trimethyol ethane hydrate.

• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC
• Patent Number(s): US 4702853
• OSTI ID: 5855471
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 6 Oct 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS
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HEAT STORAGE
CHLORIDES
ETHANE
HYDRATES
MEDIUM TEMPERATURE
TANKS
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION TEMPERATURE
ALKANES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CONTAINERS
ENERGY STORAGE
EQUIPMENT
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
MATERIALS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STORAGE
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