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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2019
Applicants:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Csiro, Canberra, AU;
Inventors:
Assignees:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Acton, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 70/16 (2018.01); F24S 60/00 (2018.01); F24S 30/00 (2018.01); F24S 25/40 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 70/16 (2018.05); F24S 25/40 (2018.05); F24S 30/00 (2018.05); F24S 60/00 (2018.05);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to multi-stage falling particle receivers and methods of falling particle heating. As the particles fall through the receiver, the particles are periodically collected and released by flow retarding devices. The periodic catch-and-release of the particles falling through the receiver reduces particle flow dispersion, increases particle opacity and solar absorption, and reduces erosion and damage to surfaces caused by direct particle impingement.