Method for Performing a Phase Conversion

A method for performing a phase transition, in particular a melting process, by heating a carrier medium containing or constituting a phase change material in a reactor, the carrier medium being brought into contact with a solid heating medium that can be heated by electromagnetic induction and that...

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Main Authors FRIESE CARSTEN, KASPER DIRK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 09.08.2012
Subjects
BLASTING
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
ELECTRIC HEATING
ELECTRIC LIGHTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:A method for performing a phase transition, in particular a melting process, by heating a carrier medium containing or constituting a phase change material in a reactor, the carrier medium being brought into contact with a solid heating medium that can be heated by electromagnetic induction and that is contained in the reactor and is surrounded by the carrier medium, and heating the heating medium by electromagnetic induction by means of an inductor, the phase change material undergoing a phase transition and the carrier medium being separated from the heating medium after the phase transition. This preferably takes place in a continuous-flow reactor. The inductor preferably generates an alternating field having a frequency in the range from 1 to 100 kHz.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201213451955