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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2023
Filed:
May. 16, 2018
Systems and methods for shielding falling particles within a solar thermal falling particle receiver
Applicant:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, Llc, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventor:
Clifford K. Ho, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 40/10 (2018.01); F24S 20/20 (2018.01); F24S 80/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24S 40/10 (2018.05); F24S 20/20 (2018.05); F24S 80/20 (2018.05);
Abstract
Systems and methods for falling particle receivers are disclosed that include shield or deflector structures around the receiver aperture to reduce wind effects and/or heat losses from the falling particles. External and internal structures are disclosed that can be tailored to reduce particle, thermal, and radiative losses from within the cavity receiver due to external wind and the falling particles that are irradiated within the receiver. Structures of varying shapes, sizes, and composition (transparent, reflective) are described.