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A heat pump utilizing beds of hydride forming materials for absorption and desorption of hydrogen as a working fluid in a sealed system. A bed structure including alternate layers of heat conducting discs and powdered hydride former is disclosed, and the incorporation of the beds into a liquid type

A heat pump utilizing beds of hydride forming materials for absorption and desorption of hydrogen as a working fluid in a sealed system. A bed structure including alternate layers of heat conducting discs and powdered hydride former is disclosed, and the incorporation of the beds into a liquid type heat exchanger-reaction vessel is also set forth.

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A bed of hydride forming material for use in a heat pump, operating by transferring hydrogen between two reaction vessels, each vessel employing at least one bed, said bed containing a higher temperature more stable metal hydride forming material in one reaction vessel, and said bed containing a low

A bed of hydride forming material for use in a heat pump, operating by transferring hydrogen between two reaction vessels, each vessel employing at least one bed, said bed containing a higher temperature more stable metal hydride forming material in one reaction vessel, and said bed containing a lower temperature less stable metal hydride forming material in the other reaction vessel, each of said beds comprising: a heat conducting metal tube closed at one end and open at its other end; a plurality of heat conducting metal discs having an outer periphery conforming to the inside diameter of said tube; a plurality of layers of powdered metal hydride forming material; said metal discs being pressed into said tube with alternate layers of powdered metal hydride forming material sandwiched between the discs; said bed allowing the flow of hydrogen gas into and out of the open end of said tube for absorption and desorption of gas by the layers of metal hydride forming material.