Floating separator piston for a thermal energy storage system

Floating separator piston for a thermal energy storage system

A floating piston configured to be disposed in a vessel of a thermal energy storage system to separate a hot working fluid from a cold working fluid. The floating piston includes a piston body having a first end, a second end, and a central region. There is a compressible member which is disposed in...

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Hauptverfasser: McBride, Troy, Lynch, Jonathan, Brambles, Oliver James, Edstrom, Per Erik Kristoffer, Stettenheim, Joel, Johnson, Leif Kilkenny
Format: Patent
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
BLASTING
HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS,IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
HEATING
LIGHTING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:A floating piston configured to be disposed in a vessel of a thermal energy storage system to separate a hot working fluid from a cold working fluid. The floating piston includes a piston body having a first end, a second end, and a central region. There is a compressible member which is disposed in the central region of the piston and which is configured to engage with an inner surface of the vessel when the piston is disposed in the vessel.