Baffled thermoclines in thermodynamic cycle systems
US11053847B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Solid-state thermoclines with internal baffle structures are used in place of heat exchangers in a closed thermodynamic cycle power generation or energy storage system, such as a closed Brayton cycle system. The baffles limit the conductive and/or radiative transfer of heat between a solid thermal medium within different zones defined by the baffle structures.
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