application of heat insulants to thermal storage vessels,

摘要

The thermal insulation is distributed, to achieve minimal total heat loss for a given total volume of insulant, than those of greater curvature, or those curved over a greater distance. The edges of the cover (1) and/or base (3) insulation, are rounded or chamfered. The storage medium is a fluid. Where the temperatures, averaged over time, are greater near the top, the wall thickness of the insulation (2) decreases from top to bottom.