Self supporting heat transfer element
Abstract
The present invention provides an improved internal heat exchange element arranged so as to traverse the inside diameter of a container vessel such that it makes good mechanical contact with the interior wall of that vessel. The mechanical element is fabricated from a material having a coefficient of thermal conductivity above about 0.8 W cm.sup.-1.degree. K.sup.-1 and is designed to function as a simple spring member when that member has been cooled to reduce its diameter to just below that of a cylindrical container or vessel into which it is placed and then allowed to warm to room temperature. A particularly important application of this invention is directed to a providing a simple compartmented storage container for accommodating a hydrogen absorbing alloy.
- Inventors:
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- Livermore, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874866
- Patent Number(s):
- 6478077
- Assignee:
- Sandia National Laboratories (Livermore, CA)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01B - NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS
F - MECHANICAL ENGINEERING F17 - STORING OR DISTRIBUTING GASES OR LIQUIDS F17C - VESSELS FOR CONTAINING OR STORING COMPRESSED, LIQUEFIED OR SOLIDIFIED GASES
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-94AL85000
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- supporting; heat; transfer; element; provides; improved; internal; exchange; arranged; traverse; inside; diameter; container; vessel; makes; mechanical; contact; interior; wall; fabricated; material; coefficient; thermal; conductivity; 08; cmsup-1degree; ksup-1; designed; function; simple; spring; cooled; reduce; below; cylindrical; placed; allowed; warm; temperature; application; directed; providing; compartmented; storage; accommodating; hydrogen; absorbing; alloy; heat transfer; heat exchange; thermal conductivity; inside diameter; mechanical contact; internal heat; exchange element; /165/62/
Citation Formats
Story, Grosvenor Cook, and Baldonado, Ray Orico. Self supporting heat transfer element. United States: N. p., 2002.
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@article{osti_874866,
title = {Self supporting heat transfer element},
author = {Story, Grosvenor Cook and Baldonado, Ray Orico},
abstractNote = {The present invention provides an improved internal heat exchange element arranged so as to traverse the inside diameter of a container vessel such that it makes good mechanical contact with the interior wall of that vessel. The mechanical element is fabricated from a material having a coefficient of thermal conductivity above about 0.8 W cm.sup.-1.degree. K.sup.-1 and is designed to function as a simple spring member when that member has been cooled to reduce its diameter to just below that of a cylindrical container or vessel into which it is placed and then allowed to warm to room temperature. A particularly important application of this invention is directed to a providing a simple compartmented storage container for accommodating a hydrogen absorbing alloy.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2002},
month = {1}
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