Device for the protection against freezing of installations for the storage or the supply of a freezing liquid, in particular water
US4798239A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 6, 1984 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/6579
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device for protecting installations for the storage or supply of a freezing liquid, in particular water, against freezing, comprising at least one heat tube or heat pipe having one end placed in the ground at a distance from the surface sufficient so that the temperature at this location is always above 0.degree. C., the end being equipped on the outside with a fin type heat recovery system or the like, and on the inside with a system for the distribution of the condensate drip, while the other end of the heat pipe is laid out and arranged so that it is located in the immediate vicinity of the part of the installation exposed to the risk of freezing, and the application of the device to installations for the storage and distribution of water.
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