摘要 |
A thermal energy storage and exchanger device includes, a plurality of horizontal, superimposed, spaced plates defining a plurality of clear, horizontal, continuous, uniformly spaced flow passageways between them; and introduction means selectively operable for driving a thermal energy exchanger fluid horizontally through the flow passageways to introduce thermal energy to the plates in one mode and extract thermal energy from the plates in a second mode; the plates being vertically spaced and horizontally oriented for minimizing convection and heat exchange in a third, storage mode when the thermal energy exchanger fluid resides in the flow passageways undriven by the introduction means.
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