167results about "Heat transfer optimization" patented technology

A building air conditioning system using geothermal energy comprising an underground pipe being buried underground for transmitting geothermal energy from the underground to air from the outdoors and for controlling humidity of said air and cleaning said air, a cobble stone layer constituted by filling numerous cobble stones in a space under the floor of a building for introducing air from said underground pipe to heat-exchange this introduced air with geothermal energy stored therein and to control humidity of said air and to clean said air, and air supply means for supply air from said cobble stone layer to an inside of a room of the building.

A supplemental solar energy collection system. A photovoltaic panel converts incident radiation into electricity. A housing includes a top thermally conductive surface mated with the photovoltaic panel and serving as a thermal collector. Open channels behind the thermally conductive surface carry fluid in contact with the top thermally conductive surface for removing heat from the photovoltaic panel.

The invention discloses a high-efficiency solar phase-change heat-accumulation heat-collection wall system, which belongs to the technical field of a heat-accumulation heat-collection building utilizing solar energy. A phase-change material plate is attached to the surface of the wall body of a building in a passage of the solar heat-collection heat-accumulation wall, various vortex generators are arranged at the surface of the phase-change material plate at a certain attack angle of incident flow by an array mode, and vortex is induced to thin and destroy a boundary layer clinging to the wall surface or increase the turbulence intensity so as to reinforce the heat exchange of air at the surface and the phase-change material plate and enhance the heat-accumulation / heat-release rate of the phase-change material, thereby enhancing the efficacy of the solar phase-change heat-accumulation heat-collection wall system. Openings at the top end and the bottom of the passage are respectively communicated with a room of the building and an outdoor space, different operation strategies are respectively adopted in winter and summer, and heat is supplied to an indoor space in winter; and hot air in the passage is exhausted in summer, and the comfort level of the indoor space is enhanced. The solar heat-collection heat-accumulation wall has the characteristics of simple manufacture and convenient installation and has extensive application prospect and popularization value in a solar building.

A supplemental solar energy collection system including a photovoltaic panel which converts incident radiation into electricity. A housing includes a top thermally conductive surface mated with the photovoltaic panel and serving as a thermal collector. Open channels behind the thermally conductive surface carry fluid in contact with the top thermally conductive surface for removing heat from the photovoltaic panel.

A system for configuring earth probes (1) for receiving thermal energy from the earth and / or for discharging thermal energy into the earth, including a conductor system having a feed and a return line, which are connected to each other at the lower end of the earth probe (1), the system including probe modules (11, 12), which each form a section (15, 16) of the feed and / or return line of the earth probe (1) and which can be connected to each other at least by a positive and / or non-positive connection, preferably a plug-in connection, and a base piece (13), which forms a section of the conductor system of the earth probe (1). The section connects the feed line to the return line, and can be connected to the probe modules (11, 12) via at least one positive and / or non-positive connection, preferably a plug-in connection.

A temperature fluctuation suppressing device for a heating medium is provided which is capable of sufficiently suppressing temperature fluctuations of the heating medium at the time of supplying collected solar heat for steam generation. The temperature fluctuation suppressing device includes a heating medium mixer provided on a heating medium supply passage configured to supply a liquid heating medium to a heat exchanging device, the heating medium mixer including: a heating medium passage forming member having plural heating medium passages; an inlet member and an outlet member provided separately from the inlet member, whereby the heating medium continuously flowing into the heating medium passage forming member through the inlet member passes through the plural heating medium passages with time-lags to form respective streams, which are then joined together before flowing out through the outlet member.

The invention discloses a flat-plate micro heat pipe array type solar air heat collection and storage integrated device and relates to the technical field of heat exchange technologies and solar heating. A flat-plate micro heat pipe array assembly adopts a flat-plate type structure formed by multiple sealed micro heat pipes, and the micro heat pipes are filled with heat exchange media; the outside part of the flat-plate micro heat pipe array assembly is divided into a heat collection section, a heat storage section and a heat taking section respectively; the heat taking section is inserted into a heat taking air channel; the heat storage section of the flat-plate micro heat pipe array assembly is located in a heat accumulator box; a phase-change heat storage material is further sealed in the heat accumulator box; a black heat absorbing film is attached to the upper surface of the heat collection section and covered with a glass cover plate, a heat insulation material is attached to the lower surface of the heat collection section, a heat collector back plate is arranged below the heat insulation material, and a heat collector border frame frames side edges to prevent the side edges from being scattered. By means of the device, space can be saved, the system is simplified, the use time is prolonged, heat efficiency is improved, and heat loss is reduced.

The invention relates to a panel-based solar receiver for a thermal solar tower power plant (4), which comprises: a front panel (8), the external surface of which receives solar radiation (2) from the field of heliostats (3), a back panel (9), sealing elements (10) between the panels (8, 9), arranged at the lateral ends of both, an intake collector (5), located in the upper part of the panels (8,9), where the heat transfer fluid enters the receiver (1) and an evacuation collector (6), located in the lower part of the panels (8, 9), where the heat transfer fluid leaves the receiver (1); wherein the front panel (8), back panel (9) and the two sealing elements (10) form the receiver body (16), which constitutes a passage for the heat transfer fluid (7) to travel through. Each solar tower can contain one or several panel-based receivers (1) and be arranged in series or in parallel, with the same or a different fluid (7) circulating there through.

An air-to-air heat exchanging solar heater consists of at least one panel having a frame surrounding a mounting plate. At least one column of recycled aluminum cans consisting of about 17 cans stacked end to end. Each respective can has its top removed (thus having an open top) and the bottom wall having a plurality of holes, preferably four to eight holes ¾″ in diameter. A baffled air column is therefore defined by the end-to-end stacked cans. A low power fan draws air through the column. Preferably, the at least one panel includes 17 columns of 17 cans and the entire assembly (except for the clear panel) is painted black with a high-temperature paint. The at least one panel includes hardware to create an air passage to an existing heating system and draws fresh air from outside.

The invention discloses a glass tube bundle and porous medium composite structure solar absorber which comprises a solar absorber shell, wherein a quartz glass window is formed in one end of the solar absorber shell, and a medium outlet is formed in the other end of the solar absorber shell; the solar absorber shell and the quartz glass window are connected into a whole, and a cavity is formed between the solar absorber shell and the quartz glass window; glass tube bundles and porous media are sequentially arranged inside the cavity along the solar incident direction; a preheating channel is formed among the solar absorber shell, the glass tube bundles and the porous media; a first medium inlet is formed in one end of the preheating channel; and after preheated in the preheating channel, the media converge sunlight at the second medium inlet so as to enter the glass tube bundles. Because the glass tube bundles are small in solar absorption and small in external radiation energy, the thermal efficiency of the system is improved. Meanwhile, the incident sunlight is transmitted to the porous medium by the glass tube bundles, so that medium distribution is matched with sunlight flow density, while the porous medium is mainly capable of converting solar radiation energy into internal energy of working media; and therefore, the problem that the existing porous medium solar absorber is low in thermal efficiency and reliability is effectively solved.

An absorber for a solar receiver with a casing of lengthways axis including at a first lengthways end, a collector to supply a heat transfer fluid; and at a second lengthways end, a collector for evacuating the heat transfer fluid. The casing includes a first wall having a face intended to be subjected to a luminous flux, a second wall facing the first wall, and side walls connecting said the first and second walls. The casing is formed by at least one rib extending lengthways, and attached to the first and to the second wall. The at least one rib includes windows, and deflectors associated with the windows. The deflectors cause a portion of the heat transfer fluid to flow through the windows, causing reblending of the heat transfer fluid.

A device for transferring heat between a panel heated by solar radiation and a wall surface, including an insulating plate mounted parallel between the panel and the wall surface, to define a closed external space between the panel and the insulating plate, and a closed internal space between the insulating plate and the wall. An air circulator is interposed between the external space and the internal space and can be put selectively in an open state allowing circulation of air between the external space and the internal space, and thus allowing thermal transfer between the panel and the wall, and a closed state preventing circulation of air between the external space and the internal space, and thus preventing thermal transfer between the panel and the wall.

The invention concerns a heat transfer device comprising an insulating module (12) designed to be inserted between a first wall (14) and a second wall (16) to define a closed loop wherein flows a heating medium (FC) which comprises a first channel (28) extending substantially vertically along the first wall (14) and a second channel (30) extending substantially vertically along the second wall (16), the first channel and the second channel being mutually offset in the vertical direction to define a low channel and a high channel, as well as an upper channel (32) and a lower channel (34) linking the first channel and the second channel, such that heating medium (FC) flows freely or is blocked naturally in the loop when on the basis of the respective temperatures of the high channel and the low channel. The invention is particularly useful for heating or cooling buildings.

The invention provides a solid-particle air heat absorber used for a solar thermal power plant; the side of an absorber cavity (1) facing the projection of light-concentrated radiation energy flow (14) is provided with a light-transmitting window (3); sold particles (9) flow in the absorber cavity (1); and the connections respectively between a main shaft (7) and the two ends of the absorber cavity (1) are sealed; a stirring blade (2) is arranged on the main shaft (7) and is rigidly connected with the main shaft (7); an air inlet (13) is arranged on the bottom part of the side surface of the absorber cavity (1), and the connection between the air inlet and the absorber cavity (1) is sealed. An air outlet (6) is arranged on the top part of the absorber cavity (1), and the connection between the air outlet (6) and the absorber cavity (1) is sealed. A feed port (4) is arranged on the top part or the side surface of the heat absorber, and the connection between the feed port and the absorber cavity (1) is sealed. A discharge port (10) is arranged on the bottom part of the heat absorber, and the connection between the discharge port and the absorber cavity (1) is sealed. The solid-particle air heat absorber can obtain the air whose temperature is from 700 DEG C to 1600 DEG C and whose normal pressure or the pressure is higher than 1MPa.

A solar collector for heating and transferring fluids, having an inlet manifold and an outlet manifold through which fluid is respectively transferred into and out of the solar collector; and a plurality of polymer tubes each connected between the inlet and outlet manifolds, the polymer tubes having co-extruded concentric inner and outer tube layers, wherein the outer tube layer is composed of a harder polymer than the inner tube layer.

The invention relates to the technical field of heat absorption and heat storage, and particularly provides a particle heat absorber for photo-thermal power generation. The particle heat absorber comprises a feeding bin used for temporarily storing heat absorption particles to be heated, and a multi-stage plate type heat absorption channel allowing the particles to flow along a preset path under the action of gravity; and the multi-stage plate type heat absorption channel is composed of a plurality of plate type structures, and the flowing direction of the particles changes when the particles flow from one plate type structure to the next adjacent plate type structure. According to the particle heat absorber, the temperature of the heat absorption particles can be increased through a simple structure, and the function of converting solar energy into heat energy at the high temperature level is achieved.

A solar thermal receiver with concentric tube modules is disclosed. The outer two tubes (101, 102) of each module form an annular gap (104) for the inlet flow (109) of a heat transfer fluid (HTF). A third inner tube (103) allows for the outlet flow (108) of the HTF. Each of the concentric tube modules is bottom-supported so as to allow for thermal expansion. Embodiments may include a structural element (750) to mitigate oscillation of the concentric tube modules and / or a top-mounted bell-shaped cap (534).

Disclosed is a system and method for harvesting solar energy, and more particularly an energy-positive sky lighting system that may provide an integrated energy solution to a variety of commercial buildings. A plurality of skylight modules are provided, each having a plurality of louvers configured to reflect incoming sunlight onto a thermal receiver area on an adjacent louver to heat a working fluid in communication with the louvers (i.e., such that heat transfer is carried out between the thermal receiver and the working fluid), all while allowing control of the amount of daylight that passes through the module. The modules are constructed such that the balance of the solar energy not going into day lighting is captured in the form of thermal heat, which in turn may be applied to building system cooling and heating applications.

A heat receiver, a reactor, and a heater utilize the heat of concentrated solar light for thermal decomposition and / or chemical reaction of coals, etc. The heat receiver includes: a side portion forming a substantially cylindrical side surface; a substantially circular bottom portion connected to the lower edge of the side portion; and a ceiling connected to the upper edge of the side portion. A substantially circular aperture is formed in the center of the ceiling. The heat receiver has a substantially cylindrical cavity and the opening portion is open. When the cavity has a diameter of D and a length of L, and the aperture has a diameter of d, d=D / 2 or less and L=2D or more. Concentrated solar light entering the heat receiver is to be contained in the heat receiver to effectively utilize the solar light.

The invention provides a vacuum tube solar water heater. The vacuum tube solar water heater is characterized in that multiple vacuum tubes are aslant arranged at the lower part of the left side of a water storage bin; outer pipes are arranged at the externals of the vacuum tubes; closed inner pipes are arranged in the vacuum tubes; convex spheres are arranged at the upper ends of the inner pipes; a handle is arranged at the outer end of a rotating roller; a stop frame is arranged on the left side in the water storage bin; a water tank is arranged at the top end of the water storage bin; a filter screen is arranged at the middle part of the water tank; a water outlet is formed in the bottom end of the right side of the water storage bin; an insulation layer is arranged on the outer surface of the water storage bin; and a self-cleaning coating layer is arranged on the outer surface of the insulation layer. The equipment is reasonable and standard in structure; the internals of the vacuum tubes are transformed; the inner pipes of the vacuum tubes are closed; de-ionized water is filled in the inner pipes; the water is heated to become water vapor through heat collection by heat collecting pipes; the water vapor ascends to the water storage bin for heat exchange; and the operation is recycled to heat the water storage bin, so that the scale enrichment phenomenon on the inner surfaces of the vacuum tubes can be effectively solved.

The invention includes a parabolic solar concentrator typified by a highly integrated structure whereby, mirror, aerodynamic elements, a shell structure, cooling elements and other elements have been integrated to form a unibody structure, which is both stiffer and lighter than traditional trough structures. The invention includes; aerodynamic features that greatly limit lift forces induced by high speed winds, a receiver with liquid cooling for better control of PV cell temperatures and which allows for the collection of the heat for beneficial use, accommodations for a solar tracker, and improvements in the focusing and distribution of light using secondary mirrors. The receiver incorporates specific details to improve heat transfer and reduce parasitic pumping loads and incorporates secondary mirrors to increase light acceptance angles. Automated mirror washing is addressed. In applications where the heat is un-utilized the integrated radiator is employed to dissipate the heat using both convection and radiation heat transfer.

A solar heat collector (100) is provided which has a plurality of upper air channels (3) arranged adjacently. A first flow control means (20) is provided at a first end of the upper air channels (3) and a second flow control means (20) is provided at a second end of the air channels (3). Each flow control means (20) is movable between a first position in which flow through the upper air channels (3) is substantially prevented and a second position wherein flow though the upper air channels (3) is permitted. Also described are a heat exchanger (100B), a fan (72), and a variety of flow modes.

The present application discloses a method and an apparatus for solar power generation through gas volumetric heat absorption based on characteristic absorption spectrum. A radiation energy conversion device absorbs concentrated solar radiation and converts radiation energy into thermal energy; the thermal energy is transferred to the other side of the radiation energy conversion device and then is converted into radiation energy; and the energy is transferred in a receiver cavity. The working gas from the outlet of a recuperator flows into the receiver cavity and absorbs the radiation energy. The heated working gas with high temperature flows into a turbine, doing shaft work through expansion. The expanded working gas flows through the recuperator to exchange heat. The working gas flows into a cooler, a compressor and the recuperator in sequence, and then flows into a receiver cavity to be heated volumetrically, completing a thermal power cycle.

A system of passively heating water using solar energy and an absorber formed from two identical halves of molded darkened glass that are fused together. The absorber is essentially a plurality of black glass struts that are sandwiched between two black glass surfaces. The struts act as baffle plates and define cells. Water is carried through the system via the thermosiphoning effect.

Various embodiments of a fluid displacement system are disclosed. The system may include a reservoir containing a fluid in a liquid state and a first chamber hydraulically connected to the reservoir to receive the fluid from the reservoir. The first chamber may be configured to receive solar energy and configured to convert the received solar energy to vaporize the fluid. The system may also include a second chamber hydraulically connected to the first chamber to receive the vaporized fluid from the first chamber. The second chamber may be configured to condense the vaporized fluid, causing depressurization in the second chamber. The system may also include a hydraulic connection between the second chamber and a source of fluid to be displaced. The system may be configured such that the depressurization of the second chamber may cause fluid in the source of fluid to be displaced through the hydraulic connection.

The invention relates to a field of open-flow solar collectors, and specifically to flat solar collectors with wetting the underneath sides of their solar radiation absorbing plates with liquid heat transfer medium. More specifically, the invention proposes the flat solar collector, which operates with relatively low flow rate of the heat transfer medium on the underneath side of the solar radiation absorbing plate, with flow in form of some rivulets. The invention describes some technical solutions, which restrict meandering rivulets' flow.The proposed flat solar collector can be applied for heating water or other liquids and for evaporation and concentration of aqueous solutions.

The invention relates to a nanofluid-based system for improving the solar thermoelectricity generating efficiency. The nanofluid-based system comprises a nanofluid-based direct absorption type vacuum pipe heat collecting system, a nanofluid-based heat storage pool, a nanofluid-based cold end radiator, a thermoelectric device heat end heat exchanger and a thermoelectricity generating system; the nanofluid-based direct absorption type vacuum pipe heat collecting system is connected with the nanofluid-based heat storage pool through a pipeline; the nanofluid-based heat storage pool is connected with the thermoelectric device heat end heat exchanger through a pipeline; the thermoelectric device heat end heat exchanger and the thermoelectricity generating system are directly installed together; the nanofluid-based cold end radiator is a radiator of the thermoelectricity generating system; and the nanofluid-based cold end radiator and the thermoelectricity generating system are connected together through a pipeline. By means of the nanofluid-based system for improving the solar thermoelectricity generating efficiency, integration of heat absorption, transfer and storage is achieved, a heat exchanger is omitted in the solar optothermal absorption, storage and conveying processes, the heat exchange link is simplified, and thermal energy losses are decreased.

A solar absorber body for a concentrating solar power system, said solar absorber body including: a tube, designed to contain a heat transfer medium and including a first part designed to be exposed to the sunlight and a second part designed to be unexposed to the sunlight, an assembly of fins made of thermally conductive material, and a selective coating arranged at least on the outer surface of the first part of the tube, said assembly of fins defining at least two longitudinal passages inside the tube, said passages being adjacent in a sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tube, said assembly of fins being configured to create a continuous thermal bridge inside the tube from at least a portion of the inner surface of first part of the tube to at least a portion of the inner surface of the second part of the tube.