Processes and media for high temperature heat transfer, transport and/or storage
AssigneeGas Technology Institute
InventorsHamid ABBASI, David CYGAN, David M. RUE, William E. LISS
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Abstract
A thermal energy conveyance process involving at least one of transferring heat to a first heat transfer fluid and recovering heat from a second heat transfer fluid, wherein the first and the second heat transfer fluids include a gaseous carrier containing a quantity of micron sized solid particles and wherein the at least one of transferring heat and recovering heat is conducted to involve at least one of a) a temperature in excess of 1000° F. and b) a dilute-to-dense phase of the micron sized solid particles. Also provided is a media adapted for such heat conveyance operation.
Claims19
A thermal energy conveyance process, said process comprising at least one of:
- a. transferring heat to a first heat transfer fluid;
- and
- b. recovering heat from a second heat transfer fluid;
- wherein the first and the second heat transfer fluids comprise a gaseous carrier containing a quantity of micron sized solid particles and wherein the at least one of transferring heat and recovering heat is conducted to involve at least one of a) a temperature in excess of 1000° F. and b) a dilute-to-dense phase of the micron sized solid particles.
A thermal energy conveyance process, said process comprising at least one of:
- a. transferring heat to a first heat transfer fluid;
- and
- b. recovering heat from a second heat transfer fluid;
- wherein the first and the second heat transfer fluids comprise a gaseous carrier comprising air and containing a quantity of micron sized solid particles comprising carbon or alumina and wherein the at least one of transferring heat and recovering heat is conducted to involve at least one of a) a temperature in excess of 1050° F. and b) a dilute-to-dense phase of the micron sized solid particles having a solids loading ratio of at least 2.
A media adapted for at least one heat conveyance operation selected from the group consisting of heat transport, heat transfer and heat storage, the media comprising:
- a gaseous carrier fluid containing a quantity of micron sized solid particles and wherein the at least one heat conveyance operation is conducted to involve at least one of a) a temperature in excess of 1000° F. and b) a dilute-to-dense phase of the micron sized solid particles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.