Patent Application

App. No. 13/430,794

Abstract

Claims (11)

1 . A passive thermally regulated shipping container, comprising:

a. an outer shell defining a retention chamber,

b. a layer of thermal insulation lining the retention chamber so as to define an insulated retention chamber, and

c. a removable phase change material panel positioned within the insulated retention chamber, wherein the phase change material panel contains dual immiscible phase change materials having different freezing points.

2 . The passive thermally regulated shipping container of claim 1 , wherein the thermal insulation is vacuum insulated panels.

3 . The passive thermally regulated shipping container of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of the removable phase change material panels lining the insulated retention chamber.

4 . The passive thermally regulated shipping container of claim 1 , wherein one of the immiscible phase change materials is water.

5 . The passive thermally regulated shipping container of claim 1 , wherein one of the immiscible phase change materials is ethylene glycol.

6 . A passive thermally regulated shipping container of claim 1 , wherein one of the immiscible phase change materials is a paraffin which is liquid at room temperature.

7 . A passive thermally regulated shipping container of claim 1 , wherein one of the immiscible phase change materials is a paraffin which is solid at room temperature.

8 . The passive thermally regulated shipping container of claim 1 , wherein one of the immiscible phase change materials is salt water.

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