Claims
- 1. A metal hydride heat storage system, comprising:
- a plurality of metal hydride containers, each comprising a heat pipe of annular cross-section, a metal hydride in a central cavity of said heat pipe, closure members closing opposite ends of the central cavity, a heat exchange unit, and a hydrogen passage tube fitted into an aperture defined in one of said closure members and communicating with the central cavity of said heat pipe through a partition member pervious to hydrogen gas and impervious to said metal hydride;
- an insulating body adapted to support said metal hydride container;
- a heat exchanger containing a heat medium in contact with said heat exchange units of said metal hydride containers;
- a hydrogen gas distributor; and
- a hydrogen storage tank;
- said hydrogen passage tubes of said metal hydride containers being disposed in communication with said hydrogen gas distributor and hydrogen storage tank and having at least a shut-off valve therein.
Priority Claims (2)
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56-145602 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 418,029, filed Sept. 14, 1982 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,510,759.
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Divisions (1)
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