Hydride heat pump

Patent · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977

OSTI ID:862909

Cottingham, James G.

Method and apparatus for the use of hydrides to exhaust heat from one temperature source and deliver the thermal energy extracted for use at a higher temperature, thereby acting as a heat pump. For this purpose there are employed a pair of hydridable metal compounds having different characteristics working together in a closed pressure system employing a high temperature source to upgrade the heat supplied from a low temperature source.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: US Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(30-1)-16
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States Energy (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): 4,044,819
• Application Number: 05/657519
• OSTI ID: 862909
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1076 Feb 12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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