摘要 |
Machine for washing items of various kind, comprising a washing tub containing the washing liquor, and provided with a reactor performing a twofold function, i.e. generating heat for heating up said washing liquor and a stream of gaseous hydrogen supplying a fuel cell that generates a source of electric power. In the interior thereof, said reactor contains a mass of metals, preferably comprising magnesium, and produces a stream of gaseous hydrogen. The machine further comprises a source of water that is let into said reactor to trigger the reaction process producing said hydrogen, a fuel cell that receives said stream of hydrogen and converts it into electric power, electric connection means adapted to transfer the electric power generated by said fuel cell to control and actuation means comprised in said machine, and means for transferring the heat generated by said reactor to said washing liquor. In the interior thereof, said reactor comprises a first heat exchanger adapted to transfer the heat being generated thereinside to the washing liquor contained in said washing tub of the machine.
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