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Energy recovery and storage system
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Inventors: Vandenhoeck, Jean-Paul;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Cohan; Alan
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Lerner, David, Littenberg & Samuel
A waste heat recovery and storage system is provided which utilizes a first reactor, a second reactor, and an insulated storage device disposed between the first and second reactors. In the preferred embodiment, particulate material to be heated is supplied to pass through the first reactor. In addition, hot waste gases are circulated through the first reactor so that the particulate material passing through the first reactor thermally interacts with and receives heat energy from the hot waste gases. The heated particulate material is then transferred from the first reactor to an insulated storage device which operates to store the heated particulate material and to utilize same as it is needed to supply heat energy to a working fluid. When there is a demand for such heat energy, the heated particulate material is transferred from the insulated storage device to a second reactor to pass therethrough. At the same time, a working fluid to be heated is circulated through the second reactor and thermally interacts with and receives heat energy from the heated particulate material. The heated working fluid is then supplied to a utilization point. After the particulate material has passed through the second reactor and has given up its heat energy to the working fluid, the cooled particulate material is returned from the second reactor to the first reactor so that it can be recycled and reused. In an alternative embodiment, the particulate material may be cooled in the first reactor to cool the working fluid in the second reactor. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION Briefly, in accordance with the principles of the present invention, an improved energy recovery and storage system is provided which utilizes a first reactor, a second reactor, and an insulated storage device disposed between the first and second reactors.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, particulate material to be heated is supplied to pass through the first reactor.
In addition, hot waste gases, such as those produced by a cupola, are circulated through the first reactor so that the particulate material passing through the first reactor thermally interacts with and receives heat energy from the hot waste gases.
The heated particulate material is transferred from the first reactor to an insulated storage device which operates to store the heated particulate material and to utilize same as it is needed to supply heat energy to a working fluid.
When there is a demand for such heat energy, the heated particulate material is transferred from the insulated storage device to a second reactor to pass therethrough.
At the same time, a working fluid to be heated is circulated through the second reactor and thermally interacts with and receives heat energy from the heated particulate material.
The heated working fluid is then supplied to a utilization point.
For example, such heated working fluid may be utilized as the combustion air required by the cupola or may be utilized to heat a supply of water in a heat exchanger.
After the particulate material has passed through the second reactor and has given up its heat energy to the working fluid, the cooled particulate material is returned from the second reactor to the first reactor so that it can be recycled and reused.
In accordance with the present invention, only that portion of the hot waste gases which is required to meet the system demands is drawn into the first reactor.
Accordingly, the level of heated particulate material stored in the storage device of the present invention is sensed and operates to control the rate at which the hot waste gases and particulate material are supplied to the first reactor
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