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HEATING FIBER [1 record]

Record 1 1994-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Heat (Physics)
DEF

[A fiber which] store and generate heat at will.

CONT

Heating fibers ... fall into two categories: the application of chemicals having exothermic phase change and the application of ceramics which absorb ultra-violet radiations and emit infrared radiations ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Génie chimique
  • Chaleur (Physique)
DEF

fibres chauffantes : [Fibres qui] stockent et génèrent la chaleur à volonté.

CONT

On voit apparaître [...] des fibres ou des textiles chauffants qui peuvent stocker ou même générer de la chaleur [...]. Deux principes sont retenus : l'utilisation de produits chimiques à changement de phase exothermique [...]; l'emploi de céramiques qui absorbent des rayonnements ultra-violets pour restituer des rayonnements infra-rouges.

Spanish

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