Heat transfer installation having storage reservoir containing a salt as a heat carrier
US4187904A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 27, 1977 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 27, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The heat transfer apparatus comprises a storage reservoir containing salt as a heat carrier with a heater connected into the reservoir to heat the heat carrier so as to maintain it above the freezing point. The heater may comprise an electric heater or a fluid which is circulated for example from a separate heat exchanger. An intermediate heat exchanger is connected so that the salt is circulated therethrough and in heat transfer relationship to an intermediate heat carrier such as a metal alloy which is circulated from a consumption heat exchanger. The intermediate heat exchanger is in heat exchange relationship with a consumption heat carrier.
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