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7571758 Building conditioning technique using phase change materials in the roof structure  
A method and corresponding structure using phase change materials to control the heat flux into and out of a building through the roof To control the heat flux through the roof, phase change...
7566484 Heat absorbing temperature control devices that include hydroxide  
The increase of temperature of heat sensitive devices during heat generating conditions is prevented through the absorption of heat, by providing a hydroxide, such as Lithium Hydroxide, Sodium...
7556085 Reversible heat transfer element basket assembly with integrated frame for use in a heat exchanger  
A heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly ( 500 ) for receiving heat transfer element plates ( 850 ) therein. The heat exchanger heat transfer element basket assembly ( 500 ) includes...
7533538 Dehumidifier  
A dehumidifier by which the rate of heat recovery by the heat exchanger for recovering heat can be increased, the power consumption of the heater can be decreased, and by which the amount of...
7527777 Zeolite, process for producing the same, adsorbent comprising the zeolite, heat utilization system, adsorption heat pump, cold/heat storage system, and air-conditioning apparatus for humidity regulation  
Subjects for the invention are to provide a zeolite reduced in performance deterioration in repetitions of use or during long-term use and a process for producing the same and to provide an...
7416017 Method and apparatus for cooling with a phase change material and heat pipes  
A cooling apparatus ( 10 ) includes a housing defined by two aluminum parts ( 12, 13 ) which are brazed to each other. A plurality of sector-shaped recesses ( 21 - 28 ) are provided within the...
7406998 Heat storing device  
A heat storing device for exchanging heat energy between a heat storing material and a fluid. The heat storing device has a heat storing module having heat storing material spaces filled with a...
7370689 Thermo chromic heat storing/releasing device  
A thermal chromic heat storing/releasing device includes a bag having an enclosed space for containing a heat storing/releasing material, and the heat storing/releasing material is a material that...
7363965 Onboard hydrogen storage unit with heat transfer system for use in a hydrogen powered vehicle  
An onboard hydrogen storage unit with heat transfer system for a hydrogen powered vehicle. The system includes a hydrogen storage vessel containing a hydrogen storage alloy configured to receive a...
7319814 Heat conducting assembly for a water heater, and method for making the heat conducting assembly  
In a heat conducting assembly for a water heater and a method for making the heat conducting assembly, there is provided a heat-conductive housing which has inner wall surfaces that cooperate to...
7316262 Method and apparatus for absorbing thermal energy  
The subject invention pertains to a method and apparatus for storing thermal energy. The subject thermal energy storage apparatus can function as a heat absorber in a cooling system. A cooling...
7282463 Thermocautery block  
A thermocautery block is formed by mixing alumina, zirconium silicate, feldspar, pottery stone, siliceous limestone, kaolin, Gairome clay (Japan), and black soil with water; evenly stirring the...
7278378 Regenerative air preheater leakage recovery system  
A regenerative air preheater leakage recovery system comprising a coal-fired steam generator in fluid communication with a regenerative air preheater. The regenerative air preheater adapted to...
7240725 Device for climate control of a driver's bed  
A device for climate control of a vehicle is provided which includes a coolant circuit in which coolant flows through a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator; a heat transfer medium circuit in...
7240720 Method and thermally active multi-phase heat transfer apparatus and method for abstracting heat using liquid bi-phase heat exchanging composition  
Apparatus for abstracting heat comprises a container charged with a first liquid and with small auxiliary containers free to circulate in the first liquid. Each of the small auxiliary containers is...
7225860 Compact heat battery  
A compact heat battery (CHB) may comprise a casing, a tube containment sheath, a bundle of hermetically sealed phase change material (PCM) encapsulation tubes, and encapsulation tube inserts. An...
7225859 Heat exchanger element and heat exchanger member for a stirling cycle refrigerator and method of manufacturing such a heat exchanger member  
A heat exchanger element for a Stirling cycle refrigerator is produced by integrally forming an annular corrugate fin that is produced by forming a sheet material, corrugated so as to have a large...
7222659 Heat and cold storage multistage tower with application of PCM  
A heat management system include including application of phase change materials (PCM). A heat or cold storage multistage tower has a housing with a multistage system of flat rigid container. A...
7219712 Reduced shedding regenerator and method  
A reduced shedding regenerator and method are disclosed with regenerator surfaces to minimize shedding of particles from the regenerator thereby alleviating a source of potential damage and...
7195723 Colloidal solutions and nanocomposites of electrides and alkalides and methods of use  
A colloidal solution and/or nanocomposite having enhanced energy transfer between thermal, electron, phonons, and photons energy states. The composition comprises a synergistic blend of electrides...
7191820 Phase-change heat reservoir device for transient thermal management  
A heat transfer system is presented for managing thermal transients, thus providing engineers greater flexibility in designing thermal solutions for applications subject to transient...
7189065 Compressor heat regenerative system  
A regenerative source of heat is provided for the oil used to lubricate a compressor within a heating, cooling or refrigeration system. The regenerative source absorbs heat from the oil when it is...
7159643 Heat storing element and method for manufacturing heat storage apparatus using the element  
Appropriate amount of brazing material is put on each of inner and outer recessed portions of a first heat storing element. Then, the first heat storing element is placed close to and substantially...
7156156 Heat exchanger with thermal inertia for a heat transfer fluid circuit, particularly of a motor vehicle  
A heat exchanger for a heat transfer fluid circuit comprising ducts for the circulation of the heat transfer fluid, which are inserted between an inlet and an outlet, is described. Cavities...
7156155 Heat storage unit and manufacturing method therefor  
As a heat storage unit wherein, the volume variation of a heat storage material can be absorbed without an accompanying decrease in heat capacity, decrease in heat transfer coefficient, and...
7147036 Heat exchanger, a method for producing the same and a dehumidifier containing the same  
Two passages adjacent to each other via walls are formed spirally, and heat is exchanged between fluids passing through the passages via the walls. Upper and lower end faces of the spiral passages...
7134483 Refrigeration-type dryer apparatus and method  
A heat exchanger having an air/air heat exchanger, an air/refrigerant heat exchanger coupled to the air/air heat exchanger by a connecting tube, and a phase change material. The air/refrigerant...
7096929 PCM (phase change material) system and method for shifting peak electrical load  
A PCM system and method of shifting peak electrical load is provided with a PCM system including a heat exchanger, a storage tank coupled to the heat exchanger for storing PCM slurry, a pump...
7085483 Heat accumulating method and device  
It is not possible to store heat of a domestic hot water supply level at a high density. If thermal storage temperature is T, variation in enthalpy in a chemical reaction is ΔH, variation in...
7082987 Rotary regenerative heat exchanger and rotor therefor  
A rotary regenerative heat exchanger includes a rotor having primary vanes 14 extending between the hub and the periphery of the rotor, and additional secondary vanes 15 between said primary...
7080505 Vehicular atmosphere cleansing method  
A vehicular atmosphere cleansing system utilizes a regenerative wheel having flow channels extending through the wheel coated with an adsorbant. An atmosphere stream passes through a first position...
7077888 Device for separating dust from flue gases from combustion plants, especially solid fuel combustion plants  
The invention relates to a device for separating dust from flue gases from combustion plants, especially solid fuel combustion plants, comprising at least one dust filter via which the flue gases...
7077187 Apparatus for exchanging energy and/or mass  
A regenerative energy and/or mass exchange assembly has: an exchange media; a first flow path to pass a fluid stream through the exchange media; at least a second flow path to pass a further fluid...
7069979 Phase change heat sink for use in electrical solenoids and motors  
A method, and a system for reducing the internal temperature of an electrical solenoid or motor device involves placing a heat absorbing phase change material (PCM) in intimate contact with the...
7069975 Method and apparatus for cooling with a phase change material and heat pipes  
A cooling apparatus ( 10 ) includes a housing defined by two aluminum parts ( 12, 13 ) which are brazed to each other. A plurality of sector-shaped recesses ( 21–28 ) are provided within the...
7063138 Automotive HVAC system and method of operating same utilizing trapped coolant  
The present invention concerns a method for cooling a passenger compartment in a hybrid vehicle that operates an engine intermittently during vehicle operation. The hybrid vehicle includes an HVAC...
7059387 Thermal receptacle with phase change material  
A liquid receptacle for rapidly lowering the temperature of a liquid contained therein to a warm range suitable for human contact and maintaining the liquid in the warm range for an extended period...
7058292 Heat storage type heater and method of controlling input and output of heat of the same  
A method of controlling the input and output of heat to and from a heat-storing material. The method includes the step of externally supplying thermal energy to the heat-storing material capable of...
7055575 Thermally active convection apparatus  
Apparatus for abstracting heat comprises a container charged with a first liquid and with small auxiliary containers free to circulate in the first liquid. Each of the small auxiliary containers is...
7035532 Heat storage apparatus with spiral electrically heated phase change material  
A heat storage apparatus comprises a heat storage material accommodation cell for accommodating therein a heat storage material having an electricity conductive characteristic and configured to be...
7025119 Heat exchanger, a method for producing the same and a dehumidifier containing the same  
Two passages adjacent to each other via walls are formed spirally, and heat is exchanged between fluids passing through the passages via the walls. Upper and lower end faces of the spiral passages...
7007491 Thermal management system for a vehicle  
A thermal management system for a vehicle includes an engine operable to generate energy. An energy storage unit may be associated with the engine and adapted to receive and store the energy...
7000390 Stirling cycle engine or heat pump with improved heat exchanger  
A Stirling cycle machine heat exchanger and a method for making the heat exchanger including, forming an annular ring of a solid heat conductive mass, the annular ring having a central axis and...
6994268 Heat accumulator for vehicle use  
A heat accumulator for vehicle use, attached to a vehicle, has a double tank structure composed of an outer tank and an inner tank, a space formed between the outer tank and the inner tank being...
6991023 Involute foil regenerator  
A regenerator having a plurality of involute foils disposed in an annular gap between an inner cylindrical tube and an outer cylindrical tube. The involute shape of the foils provides uniform...
6990830 System and method for supplying consumers with heat energy or with cooling energy  
A system and method supplies users with heat energy or cooling energy via a carrier medium. At least one source of heat energy or chilling energy has an output line that is connected to the input...
6986871 Device for catalytic treatment of fluids  
A device for catalytic treatment of a first fluid medium and for changing heat between the first fluid medium and a second fluid prior to or after the catalytic treatment comprises a plate heat...
6983787 Recuperative exhaust-gas heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine  
A recuperative exhaust-gas heat exchanger for a gas turbine engine is provided which has a crossflow/counterflow matrix around which the hot turbine exhaust gas flows, a distributing tube for...
6974318 Online bakeout of regenerative oxidizers  
A method of burning off accumulated contaminants from heat sink media of a regenerative oxidizer having a plurality of segments containing media arranged around a central axis and a rotary valve...
6971443 Thermal module with temporary heat storage  
A thermal module with temporary heat storage. The thermal module includes a heat storage, a heat absorber, a heat dissipater, and a heat pipe for rapidly transferring heat from the heat absorber to...