Abstract: A thermally conductive composite element is particularly suited for use in a surface heating system or in a surface cooling system. The composite element has at least one main part which contains expanded graphite and at least one flat textile structure disposed on one face of the main part. The textile structure is connected to the face of the main part by an inorganic adhesive.

Abstract: A thermally conductive composite element is particularly suited for use in a surface heating system or in a surface cooling system. The composite element has at least one main part which contains expanded graphite and at least one flat textile structure disposed on one face of the main part. The textile structure is connected to the face of the main part by an inorganic adhesive.

Abstract: A device for tempering a room includes at least one component that forms a thermal accumulator and has a surface oriented towards the room. Tubes that are thermally coupled to the component can be traversed by a heating or cooling medium. The tubes are integrated into a panel that contains expanded graphite or is made of expanded graphite. The panel is in areal thermal contact with the surface of the component that faces towards the room.

Abstract: A ceiling or wall element for fixing to a ceiling or a wall is provided with a frame that has a base plate which can be fixed to the ceiling and/or to the wall. A heating or cooling register is arranged in or on the frame. A non-woven fabric and a perforated graphite film are disposed between the base plate of the frame and the heating or cooling register.

Abstract: A graphite-containing plate contains a solidified mixture of substantially evenly distributed graphite particles and plastic particles. In the method, graphite particles and plastics particles are mixed to form a mixture of substantially uniform distribution. The mixture is subsequently solidified.

Abstract: A gypsum-based building material having increased thermal conductivity and shielding attenuation, a method for producing the building material, a molding containing the building material and a method for producing the molding are provided. The products and methods include adding ground stock formed of compacted expanded graphite to gypsum-based building materials in order to increase the thermal conductivity and the electromagnetic shielding attenuation of the building materials and moldings, for example gypsum cardboards, produced therefrom.

Abstract: A temperature control medium is formed of a liquid and solid particles, the solid particles containing carbon particles. The amount of carbon in the temperature control medium is preferably less than 20% by weight. The carbon particles may contain synthetic graphite, natural graphite, soot, carbon fibers, graphite fibers or expanded graphite or a mixture of at least two of these elements.

Abstract: A process for the production of moldings of compressed expanded graphite includes producing three-dimensional moldings of compressed graphite expandate by bonding together two-dimensional pre-formed pieces of pre-compressed expanded graphite under the influence of pressure to provide single-piece moldings. A process for conducting, exchanging or storing heat using the moldings and a process for producing a heat storage device, are also provided.

Abstract: A joining assembly includes metallic, ceramic, polymeric and/or fiber-reinforced components, which have at least one joining surface with at least one recess and/or raised area with an undercut. The joining assembly also includes a joining element that conforms in size and shape to the recess and/or the raised area of the components to be joined and has at least one flexible rim area. The flexible rim area can be placed in a form-locking and force-locking interconnection with the recesses and/or raised areas of the components to be joined. A method for joining components is also provided.

Abstract: Heat transfer between an absorber and heat carrier tubes is simplified by using heat conducting elements which are made of compressed graphite expandate in vacuum tubes for solar collectors. The heat conducting element which is made of compressed graphite expandate can, for example, be embodied in a form-locking fit as an intermediate layer between an absorber internal wall and the carrier construction which can receive the heat carrier tubes or as a heat transfer component which is fitted into the absorber tube and which receives the heat carrier tubes in a form-locking fit.

Abstract: A gypsum-based building material having increased thermal conductivity and shielding attenuation, a method for producing the building material, a molding containing the building material and a method for producing the molding are provided. The products and methods include adding ground stock formed of compacted expanded graphite to gypsum-based building materials in order to increase the thermal conductivity and the electromagnetic shielding attenuation of the building materials and moldings, for example gypsum cardboards, produced therefrom.

Abstract: Lightweight heat-conducting plates of compressed expanded graphite material have layer planes which are preferably disposed so as to be parallel to the surface so that heat conduction in a lateral direction is preferred to heat conduction perpendicular to the plate plane. The heat-conducting plates are suitable for the transmission of heat of floor-heating, wall-heating, ceiling-heating and other flatly disposed heating systems and air-conditioning ceilings, for the transmission of heat and the dissipation of heat in buildings, automobiles, machines, installations and containers. The heat-conducting plates are dimensionally stable without the addition of binder and aggregates and can be produced in a continuous process. A composite component having at least one heat-conducting plate and a method for production of heat-conducting plates are also provided.

Abstract: A process for the production of moldings of compressed expanded graphite includes producing three-dimensional moldings of compressed graphite expandate by bonding together two-dimensional pre-formed pieces of pre-compressed expanded graphite under the influence of pressure to provide single-piece moldings. A process for conducting, exchanging or storing heat using the moldings and a process for producing a heat storage device, are also provided.

Abstract: Lightweight heat-conducting plates of compressed expanded graphite material have layer planes which are preferably disposed so as to be parallel to the surface so that heat conduction in a lateral direction is preferred to heat conduction perpendicular to the plate plane. The heat-conducting plates are suitable for the transmission of heat of floor-heating, wall-heating, ceiling-heating and other flatly disposed heating systems and air-conditioning ceilings, for the transmission of heat and the dissipation of heat in buildings, automobiles, machines, installations and containers. The heat-conducting plates are dimensionally stable without the addition of binder and aggregates and can be produced in a continuous process. A composite component having at least one heat-conducting plate and a method for production of heat-conducting plates are also provided.

Abstract: A developable structural part, such as a component, includes at least one layer made from a resin-impregnated fabric (prepreg) and at least one layer made from wound threads, yarns, rovings or ribbons. At least one constant thread tension, but preferably a thread tension increasing from layer to layer, is applied during winding of the threads, yarns, rovings or ribbons. An outer ply is always formed of wound threads, yarns, rovings or ribbons. A process for producing the structural parts, a thermal insulation cylinder, a protective tube, a heating element, a stay pipe, a hot-press die and a thermal insulation element are also provided. The developable component or structural part can be obtained due to a combination of the application of fabric prepreg layers and windings made from threads, yarns, rovings or ribbons.

Abstract: A developable structural part, such as a component, includes at least one layer made from a resin-impregnated fabric (prepreg) and at least one layer made from wound threads, yarns, rovings or ribbons. At least one constant thread tension, but preferably a thread tension increasing from layer to layer, is applied during winding of the threads, yarns, rovings or ribbons. An outer ply is always formed of wound threads, yarns, rovings or ribbons. A process for producing the structural parts, a thermal insulation cylinder, a protective tube, a heating element, a stay pipe, a hot-press die and a thermal insulation element are also provided. The developable component or structural part can be obtained due to a combination of the application of fabric prepreg layers and windings made from threads, yarns, rovings or ribbons.