SHEC Labs (Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation) – Files for a Patent on Their Proprietary Heat Valve
A new provisional patent application was filed with the Canadian Patent Office. The company has sought global protection on this technology. This invention is in the field of solar and process heating. The “Heat Valve” has been designed for the efficient transfer of heat from one process to another.
(PRWEB) March 10, 2005 -- Thermo-chemical processing plants require precise
control of heat inputs to various processes. Controlling the fuel flow from a
fuel supply to a burner thermally coupled to a chemical process generally
provides this. In most chemical processing plants, process heat is distributed
according to the process temperature and heat energy required. Excess heat from
one process is utilized by another process in conjunction with heat exchangers
or direct feed. The goal is to minimize the heat input and thus fuel consumption
while maximizing the plant throughput.
Solar reactors such as ones
developed by SHEC labs are now emerging owing to the need for renewable energy
sources. Because these reactors are usually positioned at the focus of solar
collectors, they are by necessity very compact and don’t have space for
complimentary equipment such as heat exchangers. Heat exchangers require large
surface area to be efficient at high flow rates. Another factor in solar reactor
design is a single heat source of a focused solar beam and the difficulties in
driving multiple reactors from one heat source.
This invention serves to
minimize these problems by providing a mechanism to transfer heat in a precisely
controlled manner.
This invention provides a heat transfer mechanism in
which the thermal transfer properties are controlled by setting the system
parameters and thus the rate of heat transfer in response to thermal demand.
The present invention provides a heat transfer mechanism where one end
is thermally coupled to a heat source and the opposite end is thermally coupled
to a heat sink or heat process at a lower temperature than the source. The
thermal conductivity is controlled by changing the input parameters in real time
and therefore the thermal transfer properties of the system.
About
SHEC-Labs – (Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation)
SHEC-Labs a research and
development company, is a world leader in providing solutions for the production
of clean, renewable energy for the emerging hydrogen economy. SHEC-Labs, founded
in 1996, has developed technologies to more economically harness the power of
the sun, reduce the temperatures required for the disassociation of water and
more economically produce hydrogen from fossil fuels.
Additional
information about SHEC-Labs may be found online at www.shec-labs.com
For
additional information, contact:
Ray Fehr, V.P. Marketing
SHEC-Labs -
Solar Hydrogen Energy Corporation
Phone: (306) 244 0122
www.shec-labs.com
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