Falling particle receiver systems with mass flow control
| Patent Number: | 11609026 |
| Issued: | 3/21/2023 |
| Official Filing: | View the Complete Patent |
| Abstract: | The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods to control particle mass flow rate in solar receivers and associated heat exchangers based on feedback from one or more temperatures of particles in the system. |
| Filed: | 5/2/2019 |
| Government Interests: | STATEMENT OF GOVERNMENT INTEREST This invention was made with Government support under Contract No. DE-NA0003525 awarded by the United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration. The Government has certain rights in the invention. |