MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611049882 A) filed by Manav Rachna University, Faridabad, Haryana, on April 20, for 'solar-responsive composite duct system.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Piyush Mahendru; Dr. Smriti Mishra; Dr. Gianender Kajal; and Mr. Mandeep Bhadana.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Disclosed is a solar-responsive composite duct system for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning installation. The system comprises a duct body defining an airflow passage, a wall structure of the duct body comprising a thermo-responsive composite material, a plurality of conductive fillers disposed within the thermo-responsive composite material, and a solar-radiation-absorbing outer layer disposed on the wall structure for receiving incident solar radiation. The thermo-responsive composite material cooperates with the conductive fillers and the solar-radiation-absorbing outer layer such that thermal conductivity of the wall structure changes in response to received solar radiation. As a result, the duct body exhibits variable thermal behavior under changing environmental exposure, thereby supporting thermal regulation of the airflow passage and improved interaction between the duct structure and surrounding solar conditions."
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