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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1983
Oliver W Durrant, Akron, OH (US);
The Babcock & Wilcox Company, New Orleans, LA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus and method for storing excess thermal energy of a fossil fuel-fired vapor generator during low demand periods and for recovering the stored thermal energy for use during high demand periods. A first moving bed heat exchanger is provided for flowing a bed of refractory particles in heat exchange relation with vapor generator flue gases to receive thermal energy therefrom. At least a portion of the bed of heated refractory particles is stored. A second moving bed heat exchanger is provided for flowing at least a portion of the bed of heated refractory particles in heat exchange relation with a fluid to impart thermal energy to the fluid for use.
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