Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110108020 | BALLAST MEMBER FOR REDUCING ACTIVE VOLUME OF A VESSEL - A ballast member may be disposed within a vessel to reduce an active volume of the vessel through which the working fluid can circulate. For instance, a solar power system may include a solar receiver through which a working fluid can be circulated and at least one solar collector that is operative to direct solar energy toward the solar receiver to heat the working fluid. A tank is fluidly connected with the solar receivers such that the working fluid can be circulated through the tank. The tank includes an internal chamber and at least one ballast member within the internal chamber that reduces the active volume of the internal chamber. | 05-12-2011 |
20120202003 | COMPOSITE ARTICLE, METHOD AND EQUIPMENT THEREFOR - A method for use in the manufacturing of a composite article includes wrapping a first fiber sheet around a mandrel that includes a plurality of needles that extends therefrom such that the plurality of needles pass through the first fiber sheet. The first fiber sheet includes a plurality of fibers and a plurality of interstitial areas and all of the plurality of fibers in the first sheet is intact. A second fiber sheet is wrapped around the mandrel such that the plurality of needles passes through the second fiber sheet. The second fiber sheet includes a plurality of fibers and a plurality of interstitial areas and all of the plurality of fibers in the second sheet is intact. | 08-09-2012 |
20130001321 | HYBRID EXHAUST COMPONENT - An exhaust includes a wall that has a first composite material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion and a second composite material having a second coefficient of the thermal expansion that is less than the first coefficient of thermal expansion. | 01-03-2013 |
20130307201 | CERAMIC ARTICLE AND ADDITIVE PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - An additive manufacturing process includes providing a powder mixture having a ceramic constituent and a reactive metal constituent, and reacting and fusing the powder mixture with a directed energy source to form a geometry. | 11-21-2013 |
20140026569 | SOLAR RECEIVER - A solar receiver includes a cavity that is operable to receive concentrated solar energy and a heat exchanger in thermal-receiving communication with the cavity. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of thermal capacitors. Each of the plurality of thermal capacitors has a regular geometry. The plurality of thermal capacitors defines open flow passages there between and at least two of the plurality of thermal capacitors have a different size. The plurality of thermal capacitors has a packing factor of greater than 74% with regard to the volume of the heat exchanger. | 01-30-2014 |