Heat store container with inclined plates for improved temperature distribution
US10168107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 22, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A heat accumulator for storing thermal energy may include a container having a horizontally extending longitudinal axis, and a thermal storage material. The container may have a first opening for inflow and/or outflow of a fluid, a second opening offset vertically opposite the first opening, and at least one fluid-impermeable plate which is inclined against an inflow and/or an outflow direction of the fluid.
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