HEAT CAPTURE, TRANSFER AND RELEASE FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for heat transfer at temperatures in the range of −40° C. to 1,300° C. over long distances with minimal heat losses. The systems consist of advanced heat pipes configured such that they fit inside drilling holes or in horizontal distance over industrial plants, and effectively transfer heat requiring minimal water, CO2, or steam injection, and that operate without user intervention for many years.
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30. A heat management system comprising one or more heat transfer devices selected from the group consisting of conventional heat pipes, advanced heat pipes, thermosyphons, heat spreaders, pulsating or loop heat pipes, steam pipes or combinations thereof assembled into an entity providing continuous thermal communication adapted to capture, transfer, and release heat at temperatures in the range of −
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C. to 1,300°
C. at a distance of from 0.1 m to 14 km with a temperature loss from capture to release between 0% and 40% of a temperature at a source of the heat to be transferred, wherein the heat thus transported is from one or more heat sources, and wherein the heat transfer devices capture or provide heat for at least one application. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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31. A heat management system comprising a plurality of heat transfer devices selected from the group consisting of conventional heat pipes, advanced heat pipes, thermosyphons, heat spreaders, pulsating or loop heat pipes, steam pipes, or combinations thereof assembled into an entity providing continuous thermal communication, adapted to capture, transfer, and release heat at temperatures in the range of −
- 40°
C. to 1,300°
C. at a distances of from 0.1 m to 14 km, with a temperature loss from capture to release between 0% and 40% of a temperature at a source of the heat to be transferred, wherein the heat thus transferred is from one or more heat sources, and wherein the heat transfer devices capture or provide heat for at least one application.
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