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20090155671 | SUPERPLASTIC SEALING SYSTEM, PREFERENTIALY FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL SYSTEM - The invention relates to a seal ( | 06-18-2009 |
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20110176911 | ASSEMBLING TITANIUM AND STEEL PARTS BY DIFFUSION WELDING - A method of assembling together titanium parts and steel parts by diffusion welding, the method interposing two thin layers of niobium or vanadium and copper respectively between a titanium part and a steel part, evacuating the assembly of parts and interposed metal layers, and subjecting the assembly to hot isostatic compression at a temperature lying in a range 900° C. to 950° C. and at a pressure lying in a range 1000 bars to 1500 bars for about two hours. The method can be applied to fabricating turbine shafts for turbomachines. | 07-21-2011 |
20120168078 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MODULE WITH A HOLLOW AREA BY HOT ISOSTATIC COMPRESSION - A method for manufacturing a module with a hollow area by hot isostatic compression, including: making an assembly including superposed elements defining the hollow area, the assembly forming a sealed casing containing the hollow area, including at least one meltable obturation member separating the hollow area from the outside of the assembly; followed by hot isostatic compression of the assembly, to obtain diffusion-welding of its elements, by letting temperature and pressure conditions change over time to cause a rupture of the meltable obturation member allowing pressurization gas to penetrate into the hollow area. | 07-05-2012 |
20120292003 | DEVICE FORMING A CHEMICAL REACTOR WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCY, INCORPORATING A HEAT EXCHANGING CIRCUIT - A device forming a chemical reactor including a first circuit configured to form a chemical reactor, wherein the first circuit includes plural channels, wherein flow at least two chemicals intended to react with one another, wherein the channels have a three-dimensional structure including bends and junctions forcing the fluid to change direction, and a second heat exchange circuit including multiple channels, wherein a heat transfer fluid flows, positioned as close as possible to the channels wherein the reaction occurs. | 11-22-2012 |
20130118479 | MODULE FOR A THERMAL ABSORBER OF A SOLAR RECEIVER, ABSORBER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH MODULE AND RECEIVER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH ABSORBER - An absorber for a solar receiver with a casing of lengthways axis including at a first lengthways end, a collector to supply a heat transfer fluid; and at a second lengthways end, a collector for evacuating the heat transfer fluid. The casing includes a first wall having a face intended to be subjected to a luminous flux, a second wall facing the first wall, and side walls connecting said the first and second walls. The casing is formed by at least one rib extending lengthways, and attached to the first and to the second wall. The at least one rib includes windows, and deflectors associated with the windows. The deflectors cause a portion of the heat transfer fluid to flow through the windows, causing reblending of the heat transfer fluid. | 05-16-2013 |
20130125873 | MODULAR SOLAR RECEIVER AND SOLAR POWER PLANT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH RECEIVER - A solar receiver for a thermal power plant including a plurality of absorber modules, each absorber module including at least one face configured to be illuminated by a solar flux, wherein the modules are arranged side by side forming a paving. Each absorber module further includes its own fluid circuit in which a fluid to be heated by the solar flux can flow, the fluid circuits of the absorber modules being connected to one another. | 05-23-2013 |
20130152917 | SOLAR RECEIVER ABSORBER AND SOLAR RECEIVER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH ABSORBER - A solar power tower solar receiver absorber including: an enclosure; at least one panel configured to be illuminated by solar flux; a core made of at least one material with heat conductivity at least partially encompassed by the enclosure; and a plurality of tubes passing through the core and extending substantially in a parallel direction with respect to the panel configured to be illuminated. The tube is configured for circulation of a fluid to be heated, for example a gas for operating a gas turbine. | 06-20-2013 |
20130314813 | Method for Manufacturing a Reflector, Preferably for the Solar Energy Field - The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a reflector ( | 11-28-2013 |
20140000581 | RECEIVER MODULE FOR SOLAR POWER STATION WITH IN-BUILT THERMAL MONITORING | 01-02-2014 |
20140090639 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AN ELEMENT FOR ABSORBING SOLAR RADIATION FOR A THERMAL CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER PLANT - A solar radiation absorber element for a thermal concentrating solar power plant is achieved by forming a selective coating on an outer surface of a substrate made from stainless steel, chosen from stainless steels presenting an aluminium content of more than 0.5% by weight. Formation of the selective coating includes a surface treatment step of the substrate, by polishing, and a heat treatment step of the substrate, in an oxidizing atmosphere, in a temperature range included between 550° C. and 650° C. The heat treatment in particular enables at least one intrinsically selective superficial thin layer to be formed on the outer surface of the substrate. | 04-03-2014 |
20140109893 | LONGER-LIFE SOLAR POWER PLANT RECEIVER - A solar receiver with a longitudinal axis, including an absorber, a beam extending over an entire length of the solar receiver and configured to suspend the receiver in the power plant, a protective envelope mounted around the beam and including a thermal insulator surrounding the beam, the protective envelope configured to protect the beam from heating due to solar flux, the beam and the protective envelope configured to slide one with respect to the other along the longitudinal axis. | 04-24-2014 |