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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2009
Matthew Herbek, Gainesville, VA (US);
Matthew B. Ascari, Manassas, VA (US);
John W. Rapp, Manassas, VA (US);
Robert J. Howard, Clifton, VA (US);
Matthew Herbek, Gainesville, VA (US);
Matthew B. Ascari, Manassas, VA (US);
John W. Rapp, Manassas, VA (US);
Robert J. Howard, Clifton, VA (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a housing and a ballast disposed within the housing. The ballast is adapted to receive, store and expel a fluid. A bladder is operatively coupled to the ballast wherein an increase in the volume of the bladder causes a decrease in the free volume of the ballast available for the storage of the fluid therewithin and a decrease in the volume of the bladder causes an increase in the free volume of the ballast available for the storage of the fluid therewithin. A heat exchanger has a heat exchange duct thermally coupled to the bladder and is adapted to receive a fluid from outside the housing. The bladder is configured to receive a clathrate.