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Zone storage heat exchanger

US4738303A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 23, 1986
Grant dateApr 19, 1988
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Expiry dateApr 23, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/14
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

This invention is a zone storage heat exchanger. In its most basic terms, the heat exchanger is comprised of a main body filled with an energy storage material. There is disposed within the main body a heat transfer fluid annulus for flow of the heat transfer fluid therethrough. The annulus has a hollow inner portion which is filled with an energy storage material.

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