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A flower-growth cooling system using hydrogen absorbing alloys.

[In Japanese. / En japonais.]

Author(s) : AKASHI K., NASAKO K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The authors developed a flower-growth cooling system which uses hydrogen absorbing alloys. This system produces the most suitable temperature to grow and keep flowers. A prototype uses an electric heat source and air (instead of water) cooling. Thus, there are no restrictions on where it can be set up. It is capable of maintaining a temperature of 15 deg C in the 2.1 m3 flower showcase by using a 150 deg C heat source and 26 deg C cooling air. The performance of this prototype cooling unit was achieved by: advances in metal hydride properties, development of an air-cooled heat exchanger, and development of a cooling cycle using a thermal storage heat exchanger.

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  • Original title: [In Japanese. / En japonais.]
  • Record ID : 1994-0901
  • Languages: Japanese
  • Source: Refrigeration - vol. 68 - n. 787
  • Publication date: 1993/05
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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