Einstein–Szilard refrigerator

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The Einstein–Szilard refrigerator is an early 20th-century absorption refrigerator design that uses no moving parts and was created to provide a safer, more reliable alternative to conventional refrigerators that relied on toxic gases.

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Generate an image of the Einstein–Szilard refrigerator (The Einstein–Szilard refrigerator is an early 20th-century absorption refrigerator design that uses no moving parts and was created to provide a safer, more reliable alternative to conventional refrigerators that relied on toxic gases.)

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instanceOf absorption refrigerator ⓘ
invention ⓘ
refrigeration technology ⓘ
commercialSuccess limited ⓘ
coolingMethod evaporation of butane at low pressure ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Germany ⓘ
designedToAddress dangers of toxic refrigerant gases ⓘ
safety concerns of early mechanical refrigerators ⓘ
developmentMotivation reported fatal accident from leaking refrigerator gas ⓘ
fieldOfUse domestic refrigeration ⓘ
hasAdvantage no mechanical wear in the cooling circuit ⓘ
hasComponent absorber ⓘ
condenser ⓘ
evaporator ⓘ
generator ⓘ
heat exchanger ⓘ
hasDisadvantage higher manufacturing complexity ⓘ
lower efficiency than compressor-based refrigerators ⓘ
hasNameOrigin named after Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd ⓘ
hasPatent DE499830 ⓘ
GB282428 ⓘ
US1781541 ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
inception 1926 ⓘ
influenced later research on safe refrigerants ⓘ
inventor Albert Einstein ⓘ
Leó Szilárd ⓘ
linked to: Leo Szilard
keyFeature designed for increased safety ⓘ
hermetically sealed system ⓘ
no moving parts in the cooling circuit ⓘ
reduced risk of gas leakage ⓘ
notableFor collaboration between a physicist and an engineer ⓘ
early attempt at safer domestic refrigeration ⓘ
operatingPrinciple absorption refrigeration cycle ⓘ
patentDate 1927 ⓘ
powerSource electric heater ⓘ
gas flame ⓘ
heat ⓘ
refrigerantType non-mechanical absorption system ⓘ
relatedTo Einstein–Szilárd collaboration ⓘ
absorption refrigerator ⓘ
replacedBy more efficient mechanical compressor refrigerators ⓘ
safetyRationale avoid use of methyl formate ⓘ
avoid use of toxic sulfur dioxide ⓘ
status historical prototype ⓘ
usesGasLift ammonia vapor to circulate butane ⓘ
usesWorkingFluid ammonia ⓘ
butane ⓘ
water ⓘ

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Leo Szilard → knownFor → Einstein–Szilard refrigerator ⓘ
Leo Szilard → coInvented → Einstein–Szilard refrigerator ⓘ
US1781541 → coInventorRelationship → Einstein–Szilárd refrigerator project ⓘ
linked to: Einstein–Szilard refrigerator
US1781541 → relatedWork → Einstein–Szilárd refrigerator ⓘ
linked to: Einstein–Szilard refrigerator
Einstein–Szilárd collaboration → mainWork → Einstein–Szilárd refrigerator ⓘ
linked to: Einstein–Szilard refrigerator