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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Robert S. Hudson, Austin, TX (US);
David E. Perkins, Austin, TX (US);
Donald M. Hudson, Austin, TX (US);
David J. Beatty, Austin, TX (US);
Donald L. Stamets, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Joseph F. Pinkerton, Austin, TX (US);
Robert S. Hudson, Austin, TX (US);
David E. Perkins, Austin, TX (US);
Donald M. Hudson, Austin, TX (US);
David J. Beatty, Austin, TX (US);
Donald L. Stamets, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Joseph F. Pinkerton, Austin, TX (US);
Active Power, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A thermal storage unit having at least one conduit around which a cast is made is provided. The thermal storage unit uses conventional piping or tubing to create conduits that economically maximize the surface area of flow in contact with the thermal mass by proving multiple passes for the fluid through the cast. This enables the thermal storage unit to economically provide heat storage as well as effective heat delivery and pressure containment for a fluid flowing through the conduit.