Solar receiver
AssigneeALSTOM Technology Ltd
InventorsIllias Hischier, Aldo Steinfeld, Marco Simiano
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Abstract
A solar receiver (100) having a radiation capturing element (3) about which is formed a channel (8) through which a working fluid flows such that thermal energy of the radiation capturing element (8) is absorbed by the working fluid, the channel (8) being shaped to provide a uniform cross sectional area along a length thereof between an inlet thereto and an outlet therefrom.
Claims21
A solar receiver comprising:
- a radiation capturing element with a radiation receiving aperture;
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- a flow channel formed about the radiation capturing element and shaped to present a uniform cross sectional area to a flow of working fluid between an inlet of the flow channel and an outlet thereof, through which flow channel a working fluid flows to absorb thermal energy of the radiation capturing element.
A solar receiver according to claim 14, wherein the flow channel is filled with reticulated porous ceramic foam through which the working fluid flows, and which reticulated porous ceramic foam contacts the radiation capturing element for workin fluid absor tion of at least a .ortion of thermal ener via the reticulated porous ceramic foam.
A solar receiver according to claim 14, wherein the flow channel is filled with silicon carbide through which the working fluid flows, and which silicon carbide contacts the radiation capturing element for working fluid absorption of at least a portion of thermal energy via the silicon carbide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.