Heat Storage Device Rigid Layer Insulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current heat storage devices are not robust, limiting their transportability and flexibility in heat reuse, with low storage and release capacities and slow heat exchange rates.
Innovation Solution
A heat/cold storage device comprising a rigid container, a main storage assembly, a rigid storage layer for enhanced mechanical strength, and an insulating layer, along with a means for circulating fluids, allowing for increased storage capacity and faster heat transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current heat storage devices are used, then heat storage function is provided, but they are not robust and cannot be transported
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into modular components: a transportable container holding separate storage elements. This segmentation allows the device to be disassembled and transported easily while maintaining robustness through the structured arrangement of components upon assembly.
Solution Approach 2:
The container acts as a protective shell that encloses the storage elements, providing mechanical protection and enabling transport. The container can be made from flexible or rigid materials depending on transport requirements, while the internal storage elements maintain structural integrity.
2Quantity of substance
If current heat storage devices are used, then heat storage is provided, but they have low storage capacity
Solution Approach 1:
The storage elements utilize porous thermal inertia materials that provide high surface area to volume ratio, enabling both high storage capacity and fast heat exchange. The porous structure increases the effective surface area for heat transfer while maintaining the thermal mass needed for storage.
Solution Approach 2:
The device employs composite construction combining different materials with complementary properties: thermal inertia materials for storage capacity, conductive materials for heat transfer, and insulating materials for efficiency. This composite approach optimizes both storage capacity and heat exchange speed simultaneously.
3Productivity
If current heat storage devices are used, then heat storage is provided, but they are slow during heat exchanges
Solution Approach 1:
The storage elements are arranged to facilitate fluid flow through natural convection or forced convection mechanisms, creating dynamic heat exchange conditions that accelerate heat transfer. The geometric arrangement promotes turbulent flow patterns that enhance heat transfer coefficients.
Solution Approach 2:
Conductive materials are introduced as intermediaries between the thermal inertia storage elements and the fluid flow, enhancing heat transfer efficiency. These intermediary materials with high thermal conductivity bridge the gap between slow thermal diffusion and fast fluid convection.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device is transportable, offers greater flexibility in heat reuse, and achieves faster and more efficient heat exchange, with improved storage capacity and mechanical strength.
Implementation Method 1
a rigid storage layer, placed between said container and said main storage assembly, and designed to store calories/colds provided by an external source
Implementation Method 2
an insulating layer disposed between said container and said rigid storage layer
Implementation Method 3
A heat exchange then takes place between the material with thermal inertia, loaded with calories, and the cold fluid, which is then heated
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device (100) for storing heat/cold, with a view to subsequently reusing said heat/cold by transfer to a fluid referred to as a target fluid, said device (100) including: a container (102); a storage assembly (104) that is referred to as the main storage assembly, is arranged in said container (102) and is provided for storing calories/frigories supplied by an external source; a rigid storage layer (106) that is provided for storing calories/frigories supplied by an external source and is arranged between said container (102) and said main storage assembly (104); an insulating layer (108) arranged between said container (102) and said rigid storage layer (106); and at least one means (100) for circulating a target fluid in said device (100). The invention also relates to a system implementing devices of this kind.