Apparatus and method for transporting buoyant particulate matter such as ice to a submerged location in a fluid
US5195850A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 23, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/14
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Buoyant particles entrained in a transport water are delivered to the bottom of a flooded vessel, overcoming the buoyant force of the particles and other fluid dynamics problems associated with entrained fluid flow. In a preferred embodiment, ice particles are delivered through a conduit to the bottom of a flooded thermal storage tank by entraining the ice particles in a swirling transport water.
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