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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2017
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventor:
Ivan Ermanoski, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/08 (2006.01); C01B 3/04 (2006.01); C01B 32/40 (2017.01); B01J 19/12 (2006.01); C01B 3/06 (2006.01); B65G 33/14 (2006.01); B65G 33/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/087 (2013.01); B01J 19/127 (2013.01); B65G 33/14 (2013.01); B65G 33/20 (2013.01); C01B 3/042 (2013.01); C01B 3/063 (2013.01); C01B 32/40 (2017.08); B01J 2219/0875 (2013.01); B01J 2219/0892 (2013.01); B01J 2219/1203 (2013.01); Y02E 60/364 (2013.01);
Abstract
A thermal swing reactor including a multi-flight auger and methods for solar thermochemical reactions are disclosed. The reactor includes a multi-flight auger having different helix portions having different pitch. Embodiments of reactors include at least two distinct reactor portions between which there is at least a pressure differential. In embodiments, reactive particles are exchanged between portions during a reaction cycle to thermally reduce the particles at first conditions and oxidize the particles at second conditions to produce chemical work from heat.