Eutectic salts are mixtures of salts that melt at low tempuratures absorbing a lot of heat. The energy absorbed (and released when they freeze) is due to
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Eutectic Salts — Salt mixtures with potential applications as solar thermal energy storage materials … Energy terms
eutectic — eu•tec•tic [[t]yuˈtɛk tɪk[/t]] adj. 1) chem. of greatest fusibility: said of an alloy or mixture whose melting point is lower than that of any other alloy or mixture of the same ingredients 2) chem. of or pertaining to such a mixture or its… … From formal English to slang
Deep eutectic solvent — A deep eutectic solvent or DES is a type of ionic solvent with special properties composed of a mixture which forms a eutectic with a melting point much lower than either of the individual components. The first generation eutectic solvents were… … Wikipedia
At-Bristol — Infobox Museum name = At Bristol established = 2000 location = Canon s Wharf, Bristol, England map type = Bristol latitude = 51.45085 longitude = 2.59861 website = [http://www.at bristol.org.uk/ Official At Bristol Site] At Bristol is a public… … Wikipedia
Phase Change Material — A phase change material (PCM) is a substance with a high heat of fusion which, melting and solidifying at a certain temperature, is capable of storing and releasing large amounts of energy. Heat is absorbed or released when the material changes… … Wikipedia
Melting tank — A melting tank is a tank used by manufacturing companies to manufacture a variety of products. Contents 1 Melting tank uses 2 Different types of tanks 2.1 Heating variations 3 … Wikipedia
Molten salt reactor — scheme. A molten salt reactor (MSR) is a type of nuclear fission reactor in which the primary coolant, or even the fuel itself is a molten salt mixture. MSRs run at higher temperatures than water cooled reactors for higher thermodynamic… … Wikipedia
Nuclear reactor — Core of CROCUS, a small nuclear reactor used for research at the EPFL in Switzerland This article is a subarticle of Nuclear power. A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are… … Wikipedia
Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment — MSRE plant diagram The Molten Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) was an experimental molten salt reactor at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) researching this technology through the 1960s; constructed by 1964, it went critical in 1965 and was… … Wikipedia
alkali metal — Chem. any of the group of univalent metals including potassium, sodium, lithium, rubidium, cesium, and francium, whose hydroxides are alkalis. [1880 85] * * * Any of the six chemical elements in the leftmost group of the periodic table (lithium,… … Universalium
