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FUSING SALTS [2 records]

Record 1 1986-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Effects of Heat (Energy Transfer)
OBS

A family of materials that absorb heat by melting at low temperature; they store the heat energy in the form of latent heat of fusion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Effets de la chaleur (Transfert de l'énergie)
OBS

Les sels fondus; les sels eutectiques (sels minéraux hydratés). Un mélange eutectique de sels fondus. Eutectiques à base de chlorures, de fluorures, de carbonates; des eutectiques de métaux. Sels fusibles. Le stockage thermique sous forme de corps fusibles.

Spanish

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Record 2 1980-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

A family of materials that absorb heat by melting at low temperatures: they store the heat energy in the form of latent heat of fusion (Argue 1978 235).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
CONT

Les accumulateurs de chaleur aux températures envisagées pour un proche avenir semblent devoir être trouvés dans la grande famille des sels fondus.

Spanish

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