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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2014
Applicant:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
Hadi Ghasemi, Houston, TX (US);
Amy Marie Marconnet, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Gang Chen, Carlisle, MA (US);
George Wei Ni, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/51 (2006.01); B32B 5/18 (2006.01); B32B 5/32 (2006.01); C08J 3/075 (2006.01); C08L 83/02 (2006.01); B23P 19/00 (2006.01); F24J 2/48 (2006.01); F24J 2/28 (2006.01); F24J 2/42 (2006.01); F24J 2/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/515 (2013.01); B23P 19/00 (2013.01); B32B 5/18 (2013.01); B32B 5/32 (2013.01); C08J 3/075 (2013.01); C08L 83/02 (2013.01); F24J 2/28 (2013.01); F24J 2/42 (2013.01); F24J 2/48 (2013.01); B32B 2266/06 (2013.01); C08J 2205/026 (2013.01); C08J 2383/02 (2013.01); F24J 2002/469 (2013.01); Y02E 10/44 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49826 (2015.01); Y10T 428/249967 (2015.04); Y10T 428/249969 (2015.04);
Abstract
A localized heating structure, and method of forming same, for use in solar systems includes a thermally insulating layer having interconnected pores, a density of less than about 3000 kg/m, and a hydrophilic surface, and an expanded carbon structure adjacent to the thermally insulating layer. The expanded carbon structure has a porosity of greater than about 80% and a hydrophilic surface.