Solar boiler or energy storage apparatus
US4598695A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 30, 1985 |
| Grant date | Jul 8, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2005 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/44
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Catastrophic failure of a solar boiler or energy storage device adapted for use in space is avoided in a structure including a housing having a generally cylindrical interior wall with a solar energy admitting aperture at one end. A plurality of elongated, axially extending individual heat pipes are disposed in proximity to the wall and are disposed about the periphery thereof while a plurality of circumferentially extending, individual second heat pipes are wrapped about the radially outer surfaces of the axial heat pipes. Heat exchangers are interposed between ones of the circumferential heat pipes. The failure of any single one of the heat pipes is insufficient to cause total failure of the system.
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