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US 12,337,273 B2Granted
Combined thermal energy storage and contaminant removal
AssigneeCryostone LLC
InventorNicki Stuckert
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Abstract
A gas separation process in which the thermal storage of the heat in the gas is desired as well as the gas separation. This invention outlines a novel process and system whereby the thermal storage efficiency can be vastly increased by matching the gas sorption fronts and the thermal fronts to cause thermal front sharpening. The gas separation process and system include an adsorption vessel having an adsorbent in an amount of 10-40% and a thermal storage component in an amount of 50-90% by volume.
Claims16
A gas separation system comprising:
- at least one electrically driven air compression device capable of pressure less than 5 bar that is capable of expanding air to generate electricity;
- connected via at least one pipe capable of pressure >5 bar to at least one adsorption vessel having a hot side, a middle, and a cold side and capable of pressure less than 5 bar;
- 3-70% by volume of at least one adsorbent;
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- 30-97% by volume of at least one thermal storage component connected via at least one pipe capable of pressure less than 5 bar to at least one air expander device that can operate at cryogenic temperatures capable of pressure less than 5 bar connected via at least one pipe capable of pressure less than 5 bar to at least one vacuum insulated tank capable of pressure less than 5 bar.
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A gas separation system comprising:
- at least one electrically driven air compression device having a hot side, a middle, and a cold side and capable of pressure less than 5 bar and at least one air expander device capable of pressure less than 5 bar that generates electricity;
- connected via at least one pipe capable of pressure less than 5 bar to at least one adsorption vessel capable of pressure less than 5 bar;
- 3-70% by volume of at least one adsorbent;
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- 30-97% by volume of at least one thermal storage component connected via at least one pipe capable of pressure less than 5 bar to at least one air expander device that can operate at cryogenic temperatures capable of pressure less than 5 bar connected via at least one pipe capable of pressure less than 5 bar to at least one vacuum insulated tank (capable of pressure less than 5 bar.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.