Maximize Enhancement and Augmentation for Ultra-High Heat Flux Heat Exchange
This invention provides a series of special designs to apply multiple jets for impingement heat exchange to have dramatically enhanced heat transfer and augmented heat transfer surface. Both high heat transfer coefficient and large heat transfer surface contribute to high heat transfer rate. Particularly for concentrating solar thermal receivers that...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Peiwen Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy
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Heat Recovery System from High Temperature Slag from Metal Refinery Process
This invention is a heat recovery system to obtain both the sensible and latent heat from the solidification and cooling process in refining copper. The invention will use a hot composition conveyor and a heat recovery apparatus to recover the heat from the metal refinery process. The heat recovery apparatus flushes the slag which will take the thermal...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Peiwen Li, Abraham Jalbout, Dominic Gervasio
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing
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Concentrated Solar Receiver and Reaction Chambers for Hydrogen Production using Solar Energy
This technology is a solar receiver tower that has a set of reciprocally rotatable chambers that receive different amounts of solar energy at the tower. This differentiates the temperatures of each chamber to house different stages of thermochemical reactions for hydrogen production. Using solar energy to produce hydrogen for fuel is a solution for...
Published: 8/20/2024
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Inventor(s): Peiwen Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy > Solar/Photovoltaic, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Low Carbon
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Algae Raceway Integrated Design
Algae Raceway Integrated Design (ARID) is a patented University of Arizona technology designed to maximize the production of algal biomass for fuel, feed, food, pharmaceuticals and bio-plastics. The ARID system incorporates numerous design innovations that allows for maximal algae production in low capital expense (CAPEX), low operating expense (OPEX)...
Published: 4/3/2023
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Inventor(s): Randy Ryan, Peter Waller, Murat Kacira, Peiwen Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy
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High Temperature Thermal and Electrical Heating for Copper Extraction Pot
This technology uses molten salts, which are electrically conductive and can be used as an electrolyte for the electrodeposition of copper, and extracts pure copper from impure copper inputs in a single step, therefore reducing the extraction time without requiring or producing any toxic products.
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It is expected that around 6,000 metric...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Peiwen Li, Dominic Gervasio, Abraham Jalbout
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Mining, Technology Classifications > Materials > Processing, Technology Classifications > Materials > Metals
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Heat Exchange System using Solid Particles and Fluid
This invention is a heat exchanger designed for heat transfer from solid particles to liquid inside of tubes. It consists of (1) slide particle flow and discharge belt, (2) solid particle flow distributor for particles to reach tube banks uniformly, and (3) tube bank arrangement for heat exchange. Particles fall and flow outside of the liquid tube bank...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Peiwen Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Energy Collection, Storage & Battery, Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Manufacturing
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Making the Heat Generated in Hypersonic Flight being Critically Utilized
This technology is a method of designing a wing for a hypersonic plane that is able to carry water in the leading edge. The carried water is expected to be heated during supersonic flight allowing for the wing to cool. This capability allows for the water to act as a steam propulsion fluid, saving on high temperature material costs.
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Hypersonic...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Peiwen Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Aerospace Engineering
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High Temperature Fuel Cell System
This invention contains three main separate components that are combined to create a novel, more efficient and less costly high temperature PEM fuel cell. The invention is comprised of a polymer membrane, an electrochemical hydrogen compressor, a bi-metal plate and cooling systems. Individually, each compound is novel and has advanced capabilities....
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Dominic Gervasio, Peiwen Li
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Fuel Cells, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Transportation & Automotive, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Transportation & Automotive > Propulsion & Powertrain
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Chemical Storage of Methanol or Ethanol in Polymers
This technology allows methanol or ethanol for fuel cells to be chemically stored as part of solid polymers of polymeric gels without evaporation. Additionally, it permits controlled delivery of the alcohols to fuel cells with acid catalyzed hydrolysis.
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Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) are attractive as high-energy power supplies for...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Douglas Loy, Peiwen Li, Ethan Kral
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Materials, Technology Classifications > Materials > Polymers
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Geopolymer Fly Ash Brick With Phase Change Material added for Energy Savings in Buildings
This invention is a method of reducing energy consumption related to space cooling and heating in a building by incorporating phase change material in geopolymer concrete wall. The results are very promising and indicate that the geopolymer concrete with incorporated PCM shows only little decrease of the compressive strength and is very effective in...
Published: 8/1/2024
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Inventor(s): Lianyang Zhang, Peiwen Li, Rasoul Shadnia
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Category(s): Technology Classifications > Energy, Cleantech & Environmental > Renewable Energy, Technology Classifications > Materials > Composites, Technology Classifications > Engineering & Physical Sciences > Industrial & Manufacturing > Construction
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