Patent ID: 9470369
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: F17D,F24S,Y02E,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A pipeline system for conveying a salt melt in a parabolic trough solar plant or a Fresnel power plant, comprising at least one pipeline ( 5 ) through which the salt melt flows, at least one inlet and at least one outlet, wherein at least one receiver is placed in the pipeline ( 5 ) through which the salt melt flows and the pipeline ( 5 ) has at least one gradient inclined with respect to the horizontal in the range from 0.1 to 1% and is respectively connected at the lowest positions via a drainage valve ( 25 ) to a drainage line ( 27 ) and at the highest positions to a venting valve ( 23 ), wherein the drainage line ( 27 ) opens into a drainage container ( 17 ), and the drainage container ( 17 ) comprises a dip tube ( 41 ) via which the salt melt is drained from the pipeline ( 5 ) into the drainage container ( 17 ).