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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 04, 2010
Applicants:
Joseph G. Cordaro, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert W. Bradshaw, Livermore, CA (US);
Inventors:
Joseph G. Cordaro, Oakland, CA (US);
Robert W. Bradshaw, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Livermore, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 5/00 (2006.01); C09K 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A low-melting point, heat transfer fluid comprising a mixture of LiNO, NaNO, KNO, NaNOand KNOsalts where the Li, Na and K cations are present in amounts of about 20-33.5 mol % Li, about 18.6-40 mol % Na, and about 40-50.3 mol % K and where the nitrate and nitrite anions are present in amounts of about 36-50 mol % NO, and about 50-62.5 mol % NO. These compositions can have liquidus temperatures between 70° C. and 80° C. for some compositions.