Material Promises Energy Savings

New technology developed by a Chinese scientist promises to cut the price of an air-conditioner in half, according to its inventor, as is reported.

"And the power needed to work the appliance is also half of that for an ordinary one," said Tian Haijin, the scientist.

The technology, named as "TEF heat conduct technology," provides one of the most cost-effective approach in heat conduction process, Tian said.

TEF, the abbreviation of the phonetic spellings of the Chinese term, stands for a kind of chemical combination that is effective in conducting heat.

"Tests have shown that the heat was conducted at the speed of sound within the TEF material, which is about 1,000 times faster than that of cast iron," Tian said.

He said only 2 percent of the heat is lost in the conduction process, which is better than most materials used in the manufacturing industry.

"It is like magic," commented Cheng Andong, governor of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, who is working to introduce the technology into industry.

Cheng listed many applications for TEF technology at the top of the government agenda earlier this year.

So far, a fledging private-owned technology development company, Xi'an Wanhui Business Co Ltd, has applied the technology to household appliances such as ovens and air conditioners.

Later this August, the first of 50,000 products will debut on China's domestic market.

Reports from the State Patent Bureau announced that the TEF technology is first of its kind in the world.

According to Tian, TEF martial produced in other countries has properties that prohibit its use in consumer goods.

Tian said his "magic material" is safe and the possibility of radiation and poison can be wipe out.

Reports from Provincial Environment Protection Bureau of Shaanxi Province in Northwest China, said Tian's material is free of radiation.

Yang Limin, a military researcher who has studied the TEF product, said, such technology will likely be useful not only in the air-conditioning industry but also in medicine refining.



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