Abstract:
A magneto-caloric assembly is provided. The assembly includes a first region comprising a first magneto-caloric material, a second region disposed on the first region and comprising a second magneto-caloric material and a first matrix material, and a third region disposed on the second region and comprising a thermally conductive material.
Abstract:
The present disclosure generally relates to methods of using active braze techniques in high temperature rechargeable batteries. In some specific embodiments, the present disclosure relates to a method of sealing a portion of an insulated alpha alumina or spinel collar and a metal ring of a sodium metal halide battery.
Abstract:
A method of protecting an article having a complex shape is provided. A silicone bond coat composition having a viscosity of less than 1,600 centistokes is applied to substantially all external surfaces of the article and then cured. A liquid silicone elastomer outer coat composition comprising a high viscosity first liquid silicone elastomer formulation and a low viscosity second liquid silicone elastomer formulation is then applied and cured to provide a protected article having a complex shape. Optimal coatings result from a careful balancing of component viscosities. Optimally, the first formulation has a viscosity greater than 300,000 centistokes, and the second formulation has a viscosity less than 6,000 centistokes, and the liquid silicone elastomer outer coat composition comprises from about 60 to about 40 percent by weight of the first formulation and from about 40 to about 60 percent by weight of the second liquid silicone elastomer formulation.