Patent ID: 9212828
Filing Date: 2015-12-15
Classification: B01J,F24V,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. An epicatalytic thermal diode cell, comprising: a first surface that chemically interacts with a gas such that the gas dissociates at a first rate proximate to the first surface; a second surface that chemically interacts with the gas such that the gas dissociates at a second rate proximate to the second surface, the second surface substantially parallel to the first surface, and the second rate lower than the first rate, wherein the second surface is made from at least one material selected from the group consisting of: polyethylene, polypropylene, paraffin, natural rubber, doped silicon, polyethers, polyvinylfluoride, polyvinylidene fluoride, polytetrafluoroethylene, perfluoroalkoxy polymer, polyethylenechlorotrifluoroethylene, Viton, perfluoropolyether, and perfluorosulfonic acid, graphene, graphite, and carbon nano-tubes; and a plurality of separators located between the first surface and the second surface, the plurality of separators maintaining a separation between the first surface and the second surface of substantially a constant distance; wherein the first and second surfaces define a cavity configured to contain the gas, and the difference between the first rate and the second rate results in a steady-state temperature differential across the cavity between the first surface and the second surface.