Gas-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation with gas gate
- Golden, CO
- Denver, CO
Disclosed is a dynamic vacuum insulation comprising sidewalls enclosing an evacuated chamber and gas control means for releasing hydrogen gas into a chamber to increase gas molecule conduction of heat across the chamber and retrieving hydrogen gas from the chamber. The gas control means includes a metal hydride that absorbs and retains hydrogen gas at cooler temperatures and releases hydrogen gas at hotter temperatures; a hydride heating means for selectively heating the metal hydride to temperatures high enough to release hydrogen gas from the metal hydride; and gate means positioned between the metal hydride and the chamber for selectively allowing hydrogen to flow or not to flow between said metal hydride and said chamber.
- Research Organization:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Number(s):
- US 5318108
- Application Number:
- 07/960,885
- OSTI ID:
- 869338
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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