ATMOSPHERIC LAPSE RATE COOLING SYSTEM
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1. A method for cooling a heat transfer fluid, comprising:
- a) ascending a heat transfer fluid to predetermined altitude above a ground level where a temperature of the atmosphere is lower than a temperature at the ground level;
b) cooling the heat transfer fluid to a predetermined temperature that is lower than a temperature at the ground level by exchange of heat between the heat transfer fluid and the atmosphere; and
c) descending the cooled heat transfer fluid to the ground level while inhibiting heat transfer with the atmosphere tending to warm the cooled fluid.
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Abstract
A heat transfer fluid can be cooled using the atmospheric thermal lapse rate. The heat transfer fluid can be ascended to a predetermined altitude above ground level where a temperature of the atmosphere is less than a temperature at the ground level. The heat transfer fluid can be cooled to a predetermined temperature by heat exchange between the heat transfer fluid and the atmosphere. The heat transfer fluid can then be descended to ground level while inhibiting heat transfer with the atmosphere tending to warm the cooled fluid.
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44 Claims
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1. A method for cooling a heat transfer fluid, comprising:
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a) ascending a heat transfer fluid to predetermined altitude above a ground level where a temperature of the atmosphere is lower than a temperature at the ground level; b) cooling the heat transfer fluid to a predetermined temperature that is lower than a temperature at the ground level by exchange of heat between the heat transfer fluid and the atmosphere; and c) descending the cooled heat transfer fluid to the ground level while inhibiting heat transfer with the atmosphere tending to warm the cooled fluid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A cooling system comprising:
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means for ascending a heat transfer fluid to a to predetermined altitude above a ground level where a temperature of the atmosphere is less than a temperature at the ground level; means for descending the heat transfer fluid back to the ground level while inhibiting heat transfer with the atmosphere tending to warm the cooled fluid; a heat exchanger unit coupled to the means for ascending and descending the heat transfer fluid, wherein the heat exchanger configured to cool the heat transfer fluid by heat exchange with the atmosphere; and a thermal storage container configured to receive the cooled heat transfer fluid. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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