Patent ID: 11971197
Assignee: KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  Y | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A solid particle receiver configured to receive solid particles in a solar central receiver system, the solid particle receiver comprising:
an inlet portion having a first cross-sectional opening, the inlet portion forming a passageway sized to transmit a stream of solid particles;
an outlet portion forming a passageway sized to transmit the stream of solid particles;
a solid particle passageway disposed between the inlet portion and the outlet portion; and
a porous structure disposed in the solid particle passageway between the inlet portion and the outlet portion, wherein the inlet portion is positioned above the outlet portion so that the stream of solid particles falls down, under the force of gravity, through the porous structure, the porous structure having a porosity that impedes movement of the stream of solid particles during downward travel from the inlet portion to the outlet portion, and wherein the porous structure has ligaments that facilitate dispersion of the solid particles through the porous structure between the inlet portion and the outlet portion.