WO2001006195A1 - Pastilles stockant la chaleur faites d'une matiere a changement de phase et procede de fabrication - Google Patents

Pastilles stockant la chaleur faites d'une matiere a changement de phase et procede de fabrication Download PDF

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WO2001006195A1
WO2001006195A1 PCT/US2000/019168 US0019168W WO0106195A1 WO 2001006195 A1 WO2001006195 A1 WO 2001006195A1 US 0019168 W US0019168 W US 0019168W WO 0106195 A1 WO0106195 A1 WO 0106195A1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D20/00—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00
    • F28D20/02—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00 using latent heat
    • F28D20/023—Heat storage plants or apparatus in general; Regenerative heat-exchange apparatus not covered by groups F28D17/00 or F28D19/00 using latent heat the latent heat storage material being enclosed in granular particles or dispersed in a porous, fibrous or cellular structure
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    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
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    • B01J2/00—Processes or devices for granulating materials, e.g. fertilisers in general; Rendering particulate materials free flowing in general, e.g. making them hydrophobic
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
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  • the present invention relates to heat storage pellets of phase change material and method of making same.
  • Phase change materials may be repeatedly converted between solid and liquid phases, and utilize their latent heat of fusion to absorb, store and release heat or cool during such phase conversions. These latent heats of fusion are greater than the sensible heat capacities of the materials. For example, in phase change materials, the amount of energy absorbed upon melting or released upon freezing is much greater than the amount of energy absorbed or released upon increasing or decreasing the temperature of the material over an increment of 10° C.
  • phase change material Upon melting and freezing, per unit weight, a phase change material absorbs and releases substantially more energy than a sensible heat storage material that is heated or cooled over the same temperature range. In contrast to a sensible heat storage material that absorbs and releases energy essentially uniformly over a broad temperature range, a phase change material absorbs and releases a large quantity of energy in the vicinity of its melting/freezing point.
  • Salyer U.S. Pat. No. 5,053,446 there is disclosed a polyolefin matrix containment system.
  • Salyer U.S. Pat. No. 4,797,160 discloses the use of a cementitious matrix containing alkyl hydrocarbon phase change materials neat or in pellets or granules formed by incorporating the alkyl hydrocarbon phase change material in polymers or rubbers;
  • Salyer U.S. Pat. No. 5,106,520 and 5,282,994 disclose a free flowing, conformable powder-like mix of silica particles and a phase change material.
  • pellets of a phase change material such as a crystalline alkyl hydrocarbon, and a polyolefin, such as cross-linked high density polyethylene (HDPE)
  • a phase change material such as a crystalline alkyl hydrocarbon
  • a polyolefin such as cross-linked high density polyethylene (HDPE)
  • HDPE cross-linked high density polyethylene
  • thermal energy storage devices may be made in the form of a sealed tube-like container such as a tube-like cylinder or other geometrical configuration partially filled with a phase change material such as calcium chloride hexahydrate.
  • a phase change material such as calcium chloride hexahydrate.
  • the present invention solves these needs by providing an easy, low cost method of forming heat storage pellets which can be used in a wide variety of products.
  • One aspect the invention is a method for forming heat storage pellets. The method includes providing a continuous roll of tubing material, filling the tubing material with liquid phase change material, heating the tubing material, compressing the tubing material, crimping the tubing material to form a seal, and cutting the tubing material at the seal to form the pellets.
  • the crimping can be done by heat sealing the tubing material.
  • a second seal can be formed by folding the first seal over and crimping the folded first seal.
  • a coating can be formed on the inside wall of the tubing material. The coating preferably either increases the sealability of the tubing material or increases the resistance of the tubing material to infiltration by the phase change material or both.
  • the phase change material can be preheated to liquify it before filling the tubing material. It can also be heated in the tubing material to reliquify it prior to crimping.
  • the phase change material optionally includes a microwave absorbing material.
  • the tubing material can be made from any suitable material, such as metals, polymers, or glass.
  • the apparatus includes a feed roll to supply the tubing material containing liquid phase change material, a heater to heat the tubing material, a compression station having a compression head to compress the tubing material, a crimping station having a crimping head to seal the tubing material, and a cutting station having a cutting head to cut the tubing material into pellets.
  • the apparatus can include a preheater to liquify the phase change material before filling the tubing material and a filling station to fill the tubing material with the liquid phase change material. It can also include a heater to liquify the phase change material in the tubing material before crimping.
  • the apparatus can include a first pair of opposing cog wheels having a first set of teeth forming the compression head, a second pair of opposing cog wheels having a second set of teeth forming the crimping head, and a third pair of opposing cog wheels having a third set of teeth forming the cutting head.
  • the first, second, and third pairs of cog wheels are synchronously driven.
  • the compression station, the crimping station, and the cutting station form a single station.
  • the single station comprises an assembly comprising two outer sections and an interchangeable inner section between the two outer sections.
  • the compression head, the crimping head, and the cutting head can be interchanged in the interchangeable inner section.
  • the crimping station and the cutting station can form a single station, or the compression station and the crimping station can form a single station.
  • these single stations can include heaters or ultrasonic welding heads.
  • Another aspect of the invention is the heat storage pellets themselves. They can be used in a wide variety of products.
  • heat storage pellets can be used in a temperature-sensitive, non-airtight container.
  • the container is formed from a non-airtight covering and surrounds the heat storage pellets.
  • the non-airtight covering can be made of materials such as breathable fabric or polymeric material.
  • Another product is a temperature-sensitive composite which includes heat storage pellets and a matrix material surrounding the heat storage pellets.
  • the matrix material can be materials such as polymeric material, or cementitious material.
  • the composite is preferably rigid.
  • Still another aspect of the invention involves a method of using heat storage pellets.
  • the method includes placing the heat storage pellets containing phase change material into void spaces for insulation, and charging the phase change material by heating or cooling.
  • the void space can be the space in a building between a ceiling and floor joists, the core space in cement blocks, the space in a building between wall studs, or the space in a building between two walls. It can also be the space between two walls of a container, such as picnic chests, refrigerated trucks and railroad cars, or shipping containers.
  • Fig. 1 is a view of an apparatus for radially compressing the tubing material.
  • Fig. 2 shows examples of various crimping tool dies.
  • Fig. 3 is a diagram of a filling apparatus.
  • Fig. 4 is diagram of a preferred apparatus for making heat storage pellets.
  • Fig. 5 is a side view of another preferred apparatus for making heat storage pellets.
  • the tubing material can be any suitable material, including polymers (e.g., polyethylene, polypropylene, nylon, and polyvinyl chloride), metals (e.g., copper, aluminum, and stainless steel), or glass.
  • the tubing material can have any desired diameter and wall thickness; although, when a low heat conductive material is used, the thinner the wall thickness the better the heat transfer into and out of the phase change material.
  • the choice ofthe tubing material (e.g., type, diameter, wall thickness) will depend in part on the specific mechanical requirements of the particular application. Generally, however, the tubing outside the diameter should be .05 in. to 1.0 in. and preferably 0.1 in.
  • the wall thickness should be 1 mil to 40 mil and preferably 3 mil to 10 mil.
  • Various cross-sectional shapes of the tube material may be used. Some cross-sections may be more advantageous than others in particular applications. For example, maximum heat transfer from and to the phase change material may be obtained with a flattened or oval shaped tube.
  • the tubing material is filled with an appropriate phase change material in the liquid phase. If the phase change material is solid at room temperature, it should be preheated to convert it to the liquid phase. Any desired phase change material can be used.
  • the phase change material is preferably in neat form, i.e., without any additives.
  • neat phase change material is desirable because it results in the largest ratio of volume of phase change material to total volume of the pellet.
  • various fillers and other additives were used to prevent oozing of the phase change material.
  • the inclusion of additives in the phase change material reduces the useful phase change material volume ratio, and, that can be avoided with the present invention.
  • tubing materials and phase change materials The chemical, mechanical, thermal, environmental, and biological parameters of the application will usually suggest particular tubing materials and phase change materials.
  • the tubing material should have good adhesion to the concrete and should not degrade the compressive strength of the concrete.
  • a tubing material which is non-toxic, non-corrosive, and, if required, FDA-approved should be selected.
  • PCM's that can be used, crystalline alkyl hydrocarbons having a chain length of Cj 4 and greater are preferred for most situations.
  • Other PCM's that may be mentioned include water, glycerine, crystalline fatty acids, crystalline fatty acids esters, crystalline alicyclic hydrocarbons, crystalline aromatic compounds, linear crystalline primary alcohols, hydrated salts (Glauber's Salt preferred), the clathrates, semi-clathrates, gas clathrates, polyethylene glycol, and halogen-terminated alkyl hydrocarbons.
  • Suitable clathrates include those which consist of either a noble gas (i.e., the gas clathrates) or a non-polar halocarbon which forms hydrates in as little as 10% concentration.
  • the chlorofluorocarbons clathrates tend to be relatively expensive and are, therefore, not preferred. Additionally, some specific chlorofluorocarbons (e.g., Freon 11, 12, etc.) are also suspected to contribute to depletion of the earth's ozone shield and are undesirable for this reason as well.
  • Promising clathrates also include the quaternary amine salts with halogen or other acids (clathrates or semi-clathrates). These hydrates are pseudo compounds, wherein the crystals of "ice” are able to host organic molecules (of specific composition) in nearly spherical cages of two different sizes. If only the larger of the two cages is occupied by the guest molecules, the pcm may contain 33 or more molecules of water. If both cages are occupied by guest molecules, the PCM will contain about 17 molecules of water. In either case, the water content in these clathrate and semi-clathrate pcms is much higher than in some of the salt hydrates such as sodium sulfate decahydrate.
  • the preferred hydrated salts are those which are formed primarily from the combination of positive ions of sodium, potassium, calcium, ammonium and iron with negative ions of acetate, silicate, chloride, nitrate, mono, di, and tri basic phosphate, mono and di basic carbonate and mono and di basic sulphate.
  • Other ions may be added to the above combinations in small quantities, (although they are more expensive) in order to adjust melting point or to obtain other desired properties.
  • the specific melting point desired is obtained by varying the degree of hydration and be alloying it to form binary or trinary eutectics.
  • alkyl hydrocarbons having a carbon chain of about 14 °C. atoms or greater are preferred.
  • These waxes are commercially available under a host of trademarks.
  • these commercially available waxes include : Shellwax ® 100 (MP 42°- 44 °C), , Shellwax ® 120 (MP44-47°), Shellwax 200® (MP52-55 °C).
  • Shellwax ® 300 (MP 60°- 65 °C.) all of which are products of Shell Oil Co.; Boron R-152 (MP 65 °C.) a product of B.P.
  • One group of waxes for use are in the present invention includes commercially available mixtures of crystalline alkyl hydrocarbons. These mixtures of alkyl hydrocarbons are obtained at low cost as by-products of petroleum refining. Typically, these are blends of alkyl hydrocarbons which differ by no more than 4 or 5 carbon atoms.
  • a typical example is Witco 45 A which contains about 21% C-18, 33% C-19, 26% C-20, 11% C-21 hydrocarbon, and the balance higher and lower hydrocarbons. Because they are inexpensive, they can be incorporated into the PCM composite at minimal additional expense and, at the same time, provide high savings in terms of reduced energy costs.
  • Some blends for passive heating and cooling have a melting and freezing point in the range of 24° to 33 °C.
  • Some blends for passive cool storage have a melting and a freezing point in the range of 0° to 33°C.
  • the blends will be relied upon for both heating and cooling and will be characterized by having both the melting and a freezing point in the range of 20° to 25 °C.
  • certain primary alcohols, salt water, and a variety of organic solvents such as ethanol and acetone maybe used.
  • Ultra pure alkyl hydrocarbons C-14 to C-22 and higher are also available at a premium cost. These may have higher heats of fusion and crystallization (e.g., 55-60 cal/g) than the low-cost mixtures described above. These ultra pure alkyl hydrocarbons are also useful in the present invention for critical applications requiring maximum storage capacity in the minimum volume of space.
  • the alkyl hydrocarbons are self- nucleating and thus melt and freeze congruently. Thus, when heated or cooled at rates of 2° C./min. or less the melting and freezing temperatures substantially coincide.
  • a non-polar pcm such as the crystalline long chain (C 14 and greater) alkylhydrocarbons, crystalline fatty acids, crystalline fatty acid esters, crystalline primary alcohols, crystalline alicyclic hydrocarbons, crystalline aromatic hydrocarbons can be used provided they are used conjointly with polar compounds such as water, ethylene glycol, glycerine, polyethylene glycol, and ivory liquid, etc.
  • polar compounds such as water, ethylene glycol, glycerine, polyethylene glycol, and ivory liquid, etc.
  • Such polar compounds should be added to the PCM composite in an amount of from .1 to 10 wt.%, preferable 2 to 5 wt.% (based upon the total weight of the PCM/polar compound combination).
  • a microwave absorbing ingredient such as carbon black may be added to any of the above-mentioned PCM's in order to render it microwavable.
  • the combination of the tubing material and the phase change material should be chosen so there is not excessive migration of the phase change material through the tube wall over the operating temperature range.
  • the coil of tubing material is filled with phase change material, it is placed in an appropriate feeding assembly, such as a feed roll.
  • the feed roll is normally at room temperature during the pellet manufacturing process.
  • the phase change material may be in a solid or a liquid state after filling, depending on the particular phase change material selected.
  • the tubing material is sealed off at the feed end to prevent the phase change material from flowing out of the tube.
  • the feed end is then introduced into the pellet forming machine using an appropriate feed mechanism.
  • the tubing material is heated to aid in compressing and crimping it. If the tubing material is a polymer, it can be heated to a temperature which allows plastic flow. The softened polymer can then be compressed and sealed easily. If the tubing material is glass, it should be heated above its melt temperature. In this case, the glass and the phase change material should be chosen so that the melting point of the glass is sufficiently low that heating the glass to the melting point does not decompose the phase change material.
  • phase change material may be in the liquid state in order to crimp the tubing material. If the phase change material is solid at this point in the process, the phase change material must be heated to liquify it. This should be done prior to crimping the tubing material, and is preferably done before compressing the tubing material. Compression of the tubing material in the area of crimping helps to force the phase change material out of the seal area so that an effective seal can be formed. The compression can be accomplished by tooling that results in a flat compressed region. For some applications, it may be advantageous to perform the compression so that the tubing material is compressed radially, comparable to the end of a sausage casing.
  • This radial compression can be accomplished using a compression tool having an appropriate design, such as is shown in Fig. 1.
  • Radial compression has the advantage of forming a seal area which is physically smaller than will result from flat compression, which allows tighter compaction of the pellets.
  • Crimping the tubing material can be accomplished in many ways. In some cases, simple mechanical crimping may suffice, while in others, some form of welding or thermal sealing may be desired. Examples of crimping dies which could be used are shown in Fig. 2.
  • the crimping die surfaces can be designed to form a variety of surfaces and configurations.
  • the crimp area can be a single flat area, an area with a series of ridges and valleys, or a cross-hatched pattern.
  • crimping can be accomplished by mechanically crimping the tubing material with an appropriate crimping die.
  • crimping is preferably accomplished by thermal welding or heat sealing.
  • Heat sealing can be performed, for example, by direct thermal conduction from a mechanical heat sealing tool, ultrasonic heat sealing, microwave heat sealing, or optical radiation heat sealing using focused conventional light or a laser.
  • the tubing material After the tubing material is crimped, it is fed to the cutting station where the tubing is cut in the middle of the crimp area, forming individual pellets.
  • the tubing material can be cut using any suitable cutting device.
  • the heat storage pellets can be made in various lengths and sizes, preferably from less than a millimeter to several centimeters in length. The crimping and cutting operations can be combined into one step, if desired.
  • the compression and crimping can be performed in a single step.
  • the compression and crimping steps are preferably performed in a single operation, with the seal being formed by the compression of the molten glass in the seal area.
  • the compression and crimping can be performed in a single step with an appropriate ultrasonic tube sealer unit.
  • the crimp area can be folded over and crimped again to obtain a more durable and reliable seal. This second seal is preferably used with metal tubing material.
  • the inner wall of the tubing material is coated before the tubing material is filled with the phase change material.
  • the tubing material can be coated with a substance which will, for example, enhance the sealing operation, or make the tubing material more impervious to the phase change material, or both.
  • the inner wall of metallic tubing might be coated with an epoxy material to enhance the seal reliability of a mechanical crimp seal.
  • the inner wall of a polymeric material, such as polyethylene or polypropylene might be coated with a material, a rubber compound for example, to make the tubing wall more impervious to the phase change material and prevent migration of the phase change material through the wall.
  • the inner wall of a high barrier polymeric material such as polyvinylidane chloride or polytetrafluoroethyene
  • a better heat sealable material such as polyethylene or polypropylene.
  • One way to coat the inner wall is to pump the coating material through the tubing.
  • any excess coating material can be blown out of the tubing.
  • a thin layer of coating material remains on the inner wall of the tubing.
  • the coating material is allowed to dry or cure prior to filling the tubing material with the phase change material.
  • Fig. 3 shows an example of a filling operation for the tubing material.
  • the phase change material 2 is transported to a heater 4, which heats the phase change material 2 to liquify it, if necessary.
  • the liquified phase change material is then transferred to a filling station 6 which fills a roll of tubing material 8 with phase change material.
  • the filled tubing material is placed on a feed roll.
  • compression, crimping, and cutting can be performed by a sequential set of cog wheels, as shown in Fig.4.
  • a feed roll 10 of tubing material filled with phase change material The tubing material 12 is fed into a series of three pairs of opposing cog wheels.
  • the tubing material is heated with a heater 14.
  • a second heater 16 may be included to heat the phase change material in the tubing material 12 to liquify it.
  • the two heaters 14 and 16 may be combined into a single heater.
  • the first pair of opposing cog wheels 18 compresses the tubing material 12.
  • the cog wheels 18 have teeth 20 which are compression heads. Typically, the compression heads are flat. However, they could be radial compression heads, as shown in Fig. 1.
  • the teeth 20 of the compression cog wheels 18 may be at a sufficiently low temperature so that after the tubing passes through the compression cog wheels 18, the temperature of the tubing material 12 drops below the plastic flow temperature and the tubing material 12 remains in the compressed state until it reaches the crimping assembly.
  • the tubing material 12 is then crimped by a second pair of opposing cog wheels 22 which have teeth 24 which are crimping heads.
  • the crimping heads can have many designs, including those shown in Fig. 2.
  • the crimping heads can be heated to perform the sealing operation using direct thermal conduction.
  • the tubing material 12 is cut by a third pair of opposing cog wheels 26.
  • the cog wheels 26 have teeth 28 which are cutting heads. After the tubing material has been cut by the cutting heads, the heat storage pellets 30 are collected.
  • the three pairs of cog wheels 18, 22, and 26 are driven synchronously so that the opposing teeth make the proper contact at the proper distance.
  • the size of the pellets can be altered by changing the distance between the teeth, the diameter of the cog wheels, or the speed of the tubing material and the cog wheels for example.
  • the teeth 20, 24, and 28 of the cogwheels are appropriately shaped to perform the desired compression, crimping, and cutting.
  • the compression station, the crimping station, and the cutting station can be combined into a single station as shown in Figs. 5A, 5B, and 5C.
  • the single station 40 includes an upper assembly 42 and a lower assembly 44.
  • the upper assembly 42 has a pair of outer sections 46A, 46A, and interchangeable inner sections 48A, 50A, 52A.
  • the lower assembly has co ⁇ esponding outer sections 46B, 46B, and interchangeable inner sections 48B, 50B, 52B.
  • the upper and lower assemblies 42, 44 move from an unengaged position to an engaged position.
  • the compression heads 48A, 48B together with the outer sections 46A, 46A, 46B, 46B compress the tubing and force the liquid phase change material out of the compression region. After the tubing is compressed, the upper and lower assemblies 42, 44 remain in the unengaged position.
  • the compression heads 48A, 48B are withdrawn and replaced with crimping heads 50A, 50B which then move together to crimp the tube, forming a seal.
  • the crimping heads 50 A, 50B are then withdrawn and replaced with cutting heads 52A, 52B which are brought together to cut the tubing in the middle of the crimped area, forming the heat storage pellet.
  • the upper and lower assemblies 42,44 are then moved to the unengaged position, the cutting heads 52A, 52B are withdrawn and replaced by compression heads 48A, 48B, the tubing is advanced, and the process is repeated.
  • heat storage pellets of the present invention have many uses.
  • heat storage pellets can be used in temperature-sensitive, non-airtight containers.
  • the containers are formed from a non-airtight covering surrounding the heat storage pellets.
  • the covering can be made of materials such as breathable fabric or polymeric material.
  • These containers can be used for such things as hot and cold packs for thermal medical therapy, personal comfort products including ear muffs, hand warmers, and seat cushions, building insulation (e.g., placed into the space between the ceiling and floor joists or suspended between vertical wall studs), and temperature-sensitive product storage and transport.
  • Non-airtight bags are more flexible than airtight bags, and they are flexible right out of the freezer. The presence and amount of air in the bags is not a concern in manufacture. The bags are also easier to seal. In addition, it is not necessary to fill the bag with a precise amount of product. As a result, making bags with the desired amount of conformability is much easier with a non-airtight bag than with an airt
  • the heat storage pellets can also be used in temperature-sensitive composites.
  • the heat storage pellets can be incorporated into a matrix material, such as a polymeric material, or a cementitious material, to make a variety of rigid forms, including blocks, sheets, rods, tubes, and vessels.
  • the polymeric matrix material may be a foam such as polystyrene or polyisocyanurate form.
  • the composite can be used to make products such as drywall, poured concrete and concrete blocks, heat storage panels for greenhouses, insulation and heat storage panels for buildings, heat storage disks for pizza heaters, and food serving and storage containers.
  • the pellets can also be used in non-contained free form. In this form, they can be used as insulation which has not only an insulating ability but also a thermal storage capacity. They can be poured into void spaces in buildings, such as between a ceiling and floor joists, the core space in cement blocks, the space between wall studs, or the space between two walls. They can also be poured into the void space between two walls of a container, in products such as picnic chests, refrigerated trucks and railroad cars, or shipping containers.
  • the free form pellets can also be used in pellet bed heat exchangers. Heat exchangers containing the pellets could be used in hot water heaters to increase the amount of hot water available, or to decrease the size of the hot water heater unit. The heat exchangers could also be used in waste heat storage systems, for example, in systems for storing waste heat from vehicle engines. In addition, the heat exchangers could be used as non-central thermal storage (heat or cold) in buildings for heating and cooling.

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L'invention concerne des pastilles stockant la chaleur, ainsi qu'un procédé et un appareil servant à fabriquer celles-ci. Le procédé consiste à utiliser un rouleau continu de matière d'enrobage, à remplir la matière d'enrobage avec une matière à changement de phase liquide, à chauffer la matière d'enrobage, à comprimer la matière d'enrobage, à sertir la matière d'enrobage afin de la fermer hermétiquement, et à couper la matière d'enrobage au niveau de la fermeture hermétique afin de former les pastilles. Les pastilles stockant la chaleur peuvent être utilisées dans une grande variété de produits.
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