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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2013
Applicant:
Alstom Technology Ltd., Baden, CH;
Inventors:
Apurba Das, Broad Brook, CT (US);
David McGrane, Chicopee, MA (US);
Marco Simiano, Zürich, CH;
Erik Boschek, Zürich, CH;
Xiao-Peng Gan, Rugby, GB;
Assignee:
General Electric Technology GmbH, Baden, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/46 (2006.01); F24J 2/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24J 2/4647 (2013.01); F24J 2/07 (2013.01); F24J 2002/4601 (2013.01); Y02E 10/41 (2013.01);
Abstract
A solar receiver, designed to use a heat transfer medium, includes a plurality of panels. Each panel is arranged and configured to enable the heat transfer medium to flow in at least one flow direction, one flow direction defining a pass, to obtain unique mass flux in each pass to optimize the heat flux capability of the pass while minimizing pressure drop across the selected passes of the heat transfer surface. A method thereof is also provided.