摘要 |
Disclosed is a heat-storage device provided with a supply pipe, a discharge pipe, and a heat-storage container that contains a heat-storage material. A heat-storage material layer comprising said heat-storage material is formed in the bottom of the heat-storage container. The supply pipe supplies a heat-carrying oil, which has a lower specific gravity than the heat-storage material, from outside the heat-storage container to the inside of the heat-storage material layer. The discharge pipe discharges the heat-carrying oil, which had been supplied to the inside of the heat-storage material layer, to the outside of the heat-storage container. The heat-storage device is also provided with a plurality of metal plates (members inside the heat-storage material layer) arranged vertically inside the heat-storage material layer. A metal plate is also disposed such that the upper end thereof is at a height greater than or equal to the vicinity of the upper surface level (L) of the heat-storage material layer. The disclosed heat-storage device is better than conventional heat-storage devices at preventing the heat-storage material from escaping the heat-storage container. |