A multi-hydride thermal wave device for simultaneous heating and cooling

Citation
E. Willers et al., A multi-hydride thermal wave device for simultaneous heating and cooling, J ALLOY COM, 295, 1999, pp. 915-918
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
ISSN journal
09258388 → ACNP
Volume
295
Year of publication
1999
Pages
915 - 918
Database
ISI
SICI code
0925-8388(199912)295:<915:AMTWDF>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A multi-hydride thermal wave device for simultaneous heating and cooling ha s been built and investigated. Seven different metal hydrides have been imp lemented on the high temperature side and two on the low temperature side. First experimental results with a hydrogen load of about 60% of the maximum hydrogen inventory showed the feasibility of the concept. The performance values are in the range of the predicted data, i.e. during the cooling peri od, a coefficient of performance (COP) of 0.60 has been obtained at cooling temperatures between 0 degrees C and 10 degrees C, while the average cooli ng power was about 360 W. With nominal hydrogen load, higher values can be expected. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.