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US 4,102,134 AGranted
Hot water reservoir
AssigneeAktiebolaget Atomenergi
InventorPeter Heinrich Erwin Margen
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Abstract
A hot water reservoir comprises buoys floating on the surface of a lake, and a flexible wall fastened to said buoys hanging down into the water. Weights are fastened to the lower edge of said wall. Cables extend from the buoys to the weights so as to reinforce said flexible wall. The buoys are fastened to anchoring wires extending toward the interior of the reservoir.
Claims8
A hot water reservoir comprising:
- a plurality of buoys floating on the surface of a body of water and enclosing a limited area thereof;
- a substantially vertical wall of at least two sheets of flexible material impervious to water, said sheets fastened at their upper ends to said buoys and having stagnant water therebetween;
- weights fastened to the lower edge of said wall to maintain the wall in its substantially vertical position;
- cables extending between the buoys and the weights to reinforce said wall;
- anchoring wires extending from the buoys toward the interior of the reservoir adapted to neutralize the tension on the wall of the reservoir caused by the difference in level between the hot water inside the reservoir and the cold water outside the reservoir;
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- a floatable sheet operatively disposed on the hot water surface to reduce evaporation and loss of heat from the hot water.
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An apparatus for enclosing a portion of a body of water having components adapted to be assembled in the field for providing a hot water reservoir comprising:
- a plurality of buoy means adapted for floating on the surface of a body of water and for enclosing a limited area thereof;
- a wall adapted to be disposed substantially vertically and having at least two sheets of flexible material impervious to water, said sheets adapted to be fastened at their upper ends to said buoy means and to have stagnant water disposed therebetween;
- weights adapted to be fastened to the lower edge of said wall to maintain the wall in its substantially vertical position;
- cables adapted to extend between the buoy means and the weights to reinforce said wall;
- anchoring wires adapted to be extended from the buoy means toward the interior of the reservoir, adapted to neutralize the tension on the wall of the reservoir caused by the difference in level between the hot water inside the reservoir and the cold water outside the reservoir;
- and,
- a floatable sheet adapted to be disposed on the hot water surface to reduce evaporation and loss of heat from the hot water.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.