Heat exchange process with heat accumulation
US4237964A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 5, 1979 |
| Grant date | Dec 9, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 5, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S126/908
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
System for storing thermal energy obtained from a heat source operable in a discontinuous manner, such as a solar collector, comprising the successive steps of using this thermal energy to raise the temperature of a solid substance, dispersed in a liquid, above its melting point so as to obtain an emulsion of said substance in said liquid and of using a cold source in thermal exchange with said emulsion to decrease the temperature of said emulsion so as to obtain a dispersion of solid substance in the liquid and further comprising means for storing the obtained emulsion or dispersion under adiabatic conditions before proceeding to the following step.
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