Gas-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation with gas gate
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
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- Golden, CO
- Denver, CO
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Midwest Research Institute, Kansas City, MO (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 869338
- Patent Number(s):
- 5318108
- Application Number:
- 07/960,885
- Assignee:
- Midwest Research Institute (Kansas City, MO)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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A - HUMAN NECESSITIES A47 - FURNITURE A47J - KITCHEN EQUIPMENT
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-83CH10093
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- gas-controlled; dynamic; vacuum; insulation; gas; gate; disclosed; comprising; sidewalls; enclosing; evacuated; chamber; control; means; releasing; hydrogen; increase; molecule; conduction; heat; retrieving; metal; hydride; absorbs; retains; cooler; temperatures; releases; hotter; heating; selectively; release; positioned; allowing; flow; releasing hydrogen; dynamic vacuum; means positioned; gas gate; vacuum insulation; heating means; hydrogen gas; metal hydride; control means; evacuated chamber; gas control; /165/52/
Citation Formats
Benson, David K, and Potter, Thomas F. Gas-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation with gas gate. United States: N. p., 1994.
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Benson, David K, & Potter, Thomas F. Gas-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation with gas gate. United States.
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"Gas-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation with gas gate". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869338.
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title = {Gas-controlled dynamic vacuum insulation with gas gate},
author = {Benson, David K and Potter, Thomas F},
abstractNote = {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.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 1994},
month = {Tue Jun 07 00:00:00 EDT 1994}
}
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