Heat pump comprising an adsorbent or sorbent mass.

摘要

Adsorbents or sorbents suitable for use in a heat pump comprising a mass of metal having open pores or interstices e.g. wire wool, wherein said pores or interstices are occupied by an adsorbent or sorbent comprising for example, alumina, zeolite molecular sieve, activated charcoal, calcium chloride or a mixture thereof, the adsorbent or sorbent mass having 2 to 13% by weight of metal, and the metal having a melting point greater than 400 DEG C.