Microwavable thermal energy storage material
Abstract
A microwavable thermal energy storage material is provided which includes a mixture of a phase change material and silica, and a carbon black additive in the form of a conformable dry powder of phase change material/silica/carbon black, or solid pellets, films, fibers, moldings or strands of phase change material/high density polyethylene/ethylene-vinyl acetate/silica/carbon black which allows the phase change material to be rapidly heated in a microwave oven. The carbon black additive, which is preferably an electrically conductive carbon black, may be added in low concentrations of from 0.5 to 15% by weight, and may be used to tailor the heating times of the phase change material as desired. The microwavable thermal energy storage material can be used in food serving applications such as tableware items or pizza warmers, and in medical wraps and garments.
- Inventors:
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- Dayton, OH
- Issue Date:
- OSTI Identifier:
- 871821
- Patent Number(s):
- 5804266
- Application Number:
- 08/623,401
- Assignee:
- University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A47 - FURNITURE A47J - KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A61 - MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE A61F - FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS
- DOE Contract Number:
- 19X-SC542C
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- microwavable; thermal; energy; storage; material; provided; mixture; phase; change; silica; carbon; black; additive; form; conformable; dry; powder; solid; pellets; films; fibers; moldings; strands; density; polyethylene; ethylene-vinyl; acetate; allows; rapidly; heated; microwave; oven; preferably; electrically; conductive; added; concentrations; 15; weight; tailor; heating; times; desired; food; serving; applications; tableware; items; pizza; warmers; medical; wraps; garments; vinyl acetate; medical wraps; tableware items; microwave oven; change material; phase change; energy storage; electrically conductive; thermal energy; carbon black; dry powder; storage material; rapidly heated; microwavable thermal; density polyethylene; conductive carbon; ethylene-vinyl acetate; /428/165/252/524/
Citation Formats
Salyer, Ival O. Microwavable thermal energy storage material. United States: N. p., 1998.
Web.
Salyer, Ival O. Microwavable thermal energy storage material. United States.
Salyer, Ival O. Tue .
"Microwavable thermal energy storage material". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/871821.
@article{osti_871821,
title = {Microwavable thermal energy storage material},
author = {Salyer, Ival O},
abstractNote = {A microwavable thermal energy storage material is provided which includes a mixture of a phase change material and silica, and a carbon black additive in the form of a conformable dry powder of phase change material/silica/carbon black, or solid pellets, films, fibers, moldings or strands of phase change material/high density polyethylene/ethylene-vinyl acetate/silica/carbon black which allows the phase change material to be rapidly heated in a microwave oven. The carbon black additive, which is preferably an electrically conductive carbon black, may be added in low concentrations of from 0.5 to 15% by weight, and may be used to tailor the heating times of the phase change material as desired. The microwavable thermal energy storage material can be used in food serving applications such as tableware items or pizza warmers, and in medical wraps and garments.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 1998},
month = {Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 EDT 1998}
}