Solar thermochemical reactor, methods of manufacture and use thereof and thermogravimeter
AssigneeUniversity of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsJames F. Klausner, Joerg Petrasch, Renwei Mei, Ayyoub Mehdizadeh Momen, Kyle Allen, Fotouh A. Al-Raqom
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Abstract
A solar thermochemical reactor includes an outer member, an inner member disposed within an outer member, wherein the outer member surrounds the inner member and wherein the outer member has an aperture for receiving solar radiation and wherein an inner cavity and an outer cavity are formed by the inner member and outer member and a reactive material capable of being magnetically stabilized wherein the reactive material is disposed in the outer cavity between the inner member and the outer member.
Claims13
A solar reactor comprising:
- an outer member;
- an inner member disposed within an outer member, wherein the outer member surrounds the inner member, wherein the outer member has an aperture for receiving solar radiation and wherein an inner cavity and an outer cavity are formed by the inner member and the outer member;
- and
- a reactive material disposed in the outer cavity between the inner member and the outer member;
- wherein the reactive material is one of:
- a) a composite particle comprising:
- a first non-metallic particle in which is dispersed a second non-metallic particle;
- where the first non-metallic particle and the second non-metallic particle comprise inorganic materials;
- or
- b) a monolithic solid comprising:
- a plurality of particles fused together in the form of aligned chains;
- the monolithic solid being porous;
- where the fused particles are oriented in a magnetic or electrical field while being fused together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.