Crosslinked crystalline polymer and methods for cooling and heating

Patent · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1980

OSTI ID:863483

Salyer, Ival O ^[1]; Botham, Ruth A ^[1]

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1. Dayton, OH

The invention relates to crystalline polyethylene pieces having optimum crosslinking for use in storage and recovery of heat, and it further relates to methods for storage and recovery of heat using crystalline polymer pieces having optimum crosslinking for these uses. Crystalline polymer pieces are described which retain at least 70% of the heat of fusion of the uncrosslinked crystalline polymer and yet are sufficiently crosslinked for the pieces not to stick together upon being cycled above and below the melting point of said polymer, preferably at least 80% of the heat of fusion with no substantial sticking together.

• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): US 4182398
• OSTI ID: 863483
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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