Hydride compressor

Patent · Sun Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1978

OSTI ID:863061

Powell, James R ^[1]; Salzano, Francis J ^[2]

---

1. Wading River, NY
2. Patchogue, NY

Method of producing high energy pressurized gas working fluid power from a low energy, low temperature heat source, wherein the compression energy is gained by using the low energy heat source to desorb hydrogen gas from a metal hydride bed and the desorbed hydrogen for producing power is recycled to the bed, where it is re-adsorbed, with the recycling being powered by the low energy heat source. In one embodiment, the adsorption-desorption cycle provides a chemical compressor that is powered by the low energy heat source, and the compressor is connected to a regenerative gas turbine having a high energy, high temperature heat source with the recycling being powered by the low energy heat source.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4085590
• OSTI ID: 863061
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

/60/34/
adsorption-desorption
bed
chemical
compression
compressor
connected
cycle
desorb
desorbed
embodiment
energy
energy heat
fluid
gained
gas
gas turbine
heat
heat source
hydride
hydride bed
hydrogen
hydrogen gas
metal
metal hydride
method
power
powered
pressurized
pressurized gas
producing
provides
re-adsorbed
recycled
recycling
regenerative
source
temperature
temperature heat
turbine