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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2000
Xavier Py, Canohes, FR;
Francis Kindbeiter, Perpignan, FR;
Abstract
The invention concerns a method for controlling a thermochemical reaction or a solid-gas adsorption being carried out in a reactor (,) containing an active agent capable of reversibly reacting with a gas, the reactor (,) being connected to an evaporator/condenser assembly (,) for the gas by a connection (,) without control valve, the reactor (,) and the evaporator/condenser assembly (,) each provided with means for selectively exchanging calories with their surroundings. The control method consists in: thermally insulating the reactor (,) and the evaporator/condenser assembly (,) from the surroundings; thermally communicating the reactor (,) with its surroundings so that the active agent reacts with the gas, thereby providing cold to the evaporator (,); thermally communicating the evaporator (,) with its surroundings so as to cool it selectively; and selectively insulating the reactor (,) or the evaporator/condenser assembly (,) from their surroundings so as to stop the reaction at one point of the reversible cycle.