Gas hydrate cool storage system

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In view of the above, it is an object of this invention to develop an improved heat pump/thermal energy storage (TES) system.
It is another object of this invention to develop a process for formation of a gas hydrate to be used as storage material in a TES system.
It is another object of this invention to develop a process for formation of a gas hydrate that can be incorporated in a TES system within a heat pump cycle system.
It is another object of this invention to develop a direct contact heat transfer process for formation of a cool storage medium in a TES system.
It is another object of this invention to develop a gas hydrate formation process that provides a storage temperature in a range compatible with standard HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air conditioning) practice in a TES system.
It is another object of this invention to develop a gas hydrate formation process that minimizes the size of the containment vessel required for the cool storage medium in a TES system.
It is another object of this invention to present a gas hydrate formation process that eliminates the need for an internal heat exchanger to form the cool storage medium in a TES system.
It is another object of this invention to present a gas hydrate formation process that enables the cool storage unit to be charged and discharged at a constant temperature in a TES system.
It is another object of this invention to provide a composition of matter to be used as a cool storage medium.
It is another object of this invention to provide a composition of matter to be used as a cool storage medium that freezes at a temperature that is compatible with standard HVAC practice in a TES system.
Additional objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will be set forth, in part in the description which follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned by practice of the invention.
The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims