CONCENTRATING CENTRAL SOLAR RECEIVER

摘要

A central solar receiver (1) is provided having a heat exchanger assembly with walls that form an inlet chamber (2) and a generally juxtaposed outlet chamber (3) connected to each other by way of a multitude of tube assemblies (4). Each tube assembly (4) has an inner tube (6) and an outer tube (7) with the tube assemblies (4) extending away from the inlet and outlet chambers (2, 3). A remote end (8) of the outer tube (7) is closed and the inner tube (6) terminates short of that closed end (8). The interior of each inner tube (6) communicates with one of the inlet and outlet chambers (2, 3) and a space between each of the inner and outer tubes (6, 7) communicates with the other of the inlet and outlet chambers (2, 3) to form a passageway connecting the inlet and outlet chambers (2, 3) by way of the inner tube (6) and the space between the inner and outer tubes (6, 7) with a change in direction of flow of about 180°.

主权项

1. A central solar receiver having a heat exchanger assembly with walls that form an inlet chamber and a generally juxtaposed outlet chamber connected to each other by way of a multitude of tube assemblies each of which has an inner tube and an outer tube with the tube assemblies extending away from the inlet and outlet chambers, wherein a remote end of the outer tube is closed and the inner tube terminates short of that closed end, wherein the interior of each inner tube communicates with one of the inlet and outlet chambers and a space between each of the inner and outer tubes communicates with the other of the inlet and outlet chambers so that a passageway is formed to connect the inlet and outlet chambers by way of the interior of the inner tube and a space between the inner and outer tubes with a change in direction of flow of about 180° at or towards the closed end of the outer tube of each tube assembly(.) wherein the solar receiver is characterized in that the tube assemblies have one of a plurality of different lengths that extend in a generally radial direction away from the chambers so that the closed ends of the outer tubes of the tube assemblies are at different distances from the inlet and outlet chambers.