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Heat transfer and thus temperature control of an environment is achieved by a method and apparatus which comprises withdrawing hydrogen from a first hydride reaction system in a two phase equilibrium at a certain temperature and pressure thereby causing a decomposition of a portion of the hydride, a

Heat transfer and thus temperature control of an environment is achieved by a method and apparatus which comprises withdrawing hydrogen from a first hydride reaction system in a two phase equilibrium at a certain temperature and pressure thereby causing a decomposition of a portion of the hydride, adding heat to the reaction system to compensate for the loss of heat caused by the endothermic hydride decomposition reaction, transferring the withdrawn hydrogen to a second hydride reaction system in a two phase equilibrium at a higher temperature and pressure thereby causing a formation of hydride and release of heat, and removing the heat created by the exothermic hydride formation reaction.

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A method of transfering heat which comprises: a. establishing a two phase equilibrium at a certain pressure and temperature for a first metal-hydrogen system; b. establishing a two phase equilibrium at a pressure and temperature higher than said first equilibrium pressure and temperature for a secoN

A method of transfering heat which comprises: a. establishing a two phase equilibrium at a certain pressure and temperature for a first metal-hydrogen system; b. establishing a two phase equilibrium at a pressure and temperature higher than said first equilibrium pressure and temperature for a secoNd metal-hydrogen system having the same metal as said first metal-hydrogen system; c. removing hydrogen from said first metal-hydrogen system thereby causing a portion of said hydride to decompose and the heat content of said system to decrease; d. adding an amount of heat equal to the amount of lost heat to said first system, thereby returning said system to equilibrium; e. introducing said hydrogen into said second metal-hydrogen system thereby causing the formation of a hydride and the generation of heat; f. removing said heat from said second metal-hydrogen system, thereby returning said system to equilibrium; An apparatus for transfering heat which comprises: two containers, each of which comprises a core located inside each container; a mixture of a metal, the hydride of said metal, and hydrogen contained in each core; an inlet in each container; an outlet in each container; and an opening in each core whereby hydrogen passes; a gas compressing means; a means connecting said gas compressing means with said opening in each core of each container.