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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2019
Applicant:
Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/02 (2005.12); F28D 7/16 (2005.12); F28D 15/00 (2005.12); F28D 21/00 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F28D 20/023 (2012.12); F28D 7/16 (2012.12); F28D 15/00 (2012.12); F28D 20/021 (2012.12); F28D 21/0001 (2012.12); F28D 21/0003 (2012.12);
Abstract
The invention provides a method for reclaiming heat from a fluid, the method having the steps of contacting the fluid to a phase change material for a time sufficient to increase the temperature of the material and or liquefy some of it; and contacting the material to a second fluid for a time sufficient to increase the temperature of the second fluid and to decrease the temperature of the material or to solidify some of it.