Central solar receiver
US5323764A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 15, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 28, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 15, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/40
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A central solar receiver comprising a housing with a window for the admission of incident concentrated solar radiation, a volumetric solar absorber within the housing comprising a base body holding an array of absorber members spaced from each other and projecting from one face thereof with their free ends facing said window, means for the injection of working fluid into the volumetric solar absorber in flow directions which intersect the absorber members and means for the withdrawal of heated working fluid. The window of the central solar receiver is a tubular frusto-conical body coaxial with the housing, whereby the receiver is adapted for operation at elevated pressure.
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