公开(公告)号：US20230296290A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-21

申请号：US18017359

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: GOOD WATER ENERGY LTD.

Inventor： Warren Ross STRANGE

IPC: F24T10/40 ,  F24T10/17

CPC classification number: F24T10/40 ,  F24T10/17 ,  F24T2010/56

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an enhanced thermal syphoning system, comprising a first well and a second well extending though a permeable geological layer, each well having: an inlet channel to introduce a fluid into the well and an inlet valve to control an inlet fluid flow rate into the inlet channel; an outlet channel to draw geologically heated fluid from the well and an outlet valve to control an outlet fluid flow rate from the outlet channel; and an opening in the inlet channel adjacent the permeable geological layer wherein fluid in the inlet channel of the first well and the inlet channel of the second well is communicated therebetween via the permeable geological layer, the fluid entering and exiting the inlet channels through the openings therein, such that each inlet and each outlet valve can be adjusted to vary a flow volume of the fluid between the first well and the second well to thereby control a temperature of the heated fluid drawn from each well. The plurality of wells within the system generates fluid movement along and around outer casings of the plurality of wells to improve a heating effect of the wells and to control fluid flow through the wells. The plurality of wells may be configured in a series of adjacent wells or in a series of patterned or nested wells.

公开(公告)号：US20230288099A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-14

申请号：US18019645

申请日：2021-08-05

Applicant: Matthew TOEWS ,  Bailey SCHWARZ ,  John REDFERN ,  Paul CAIRNS ,  Vsevolod ZATONSKI ,  Eavor Technologies Inc.

Inventor： Matthew Toews ,  Bailey Schwarz ,  John Redfern ,  Paul Cairns ,  Vsevolod Zatonski

IPC: F24T10/10 ,  F24T10/40 ,  F24T50/00

CPC classification number: F24T10/10 ,  F24T10/40 ,  F24T50/00

Abstract: A method includes flowing, in a closed loop geothermal well residing in a target subterranean zone, a first heat transfer working fluid and flowing, in the geothermal well, a second working fluid from the surface inlet to the downhole location of the geothermal well. The second working fluid resides upstream of the first heat transfer working fluid. The second working fluid includes a fluid density greater than a fluid density of the first heat transfer working fluid. The method also includes circulating, in the geothermal well, the second working fluid pushing, with the second working fluid, the first heat transfer working fluid toward a surface outlet of the geothermal well. The method also includes collecting energy from the mobilized first heat transfer working fluid received at the surface outlet of the geothermal well.

公开(公告)号：US11732929B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17588267

申请日：2022-01-29

Applicant: William James Hughes

Inventor： William James Hughes

IPC: F24T10/40 ,  E21B41/00 ,  E21B10/00 ,  E21B43/12 ,  F24T10/00

CPC classification number: F24T10/40 ,  E21B10/00 ,  E21B41/0064 ,  E21B43/124 ,  F24T2010/53

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of systems for drilling and operating a well which may have dual uses. The well may be drilled and operated as a geothermal well using a hybrid approach where a heat transfer fluid is injected into a hot rock formation but is not removed, and heat is extracted using a closed loop method. The geothermal well is then evaluated for use as a carbon dioxide sequestration well. In other embodiments, the well is drilled as a carbon dioxide sequestration well and then evaluated for its potential for generating geothermal energy using a hybrid approach where supercritical carbon dioxide is injected into a hot rock formation but is not removed, and heat is extracted using a closed loop method. Both horizontal and vertical wells are disclosed, in sedimentary rocks and in basement granite.

公开(公告)号：US20230168045A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-01

申请号：US17801116

申请日：2021-07-23

Applicant: SHENZHEN FLUENTROP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yonggang ZHU ,  Yongyao LI ,  Huizhu YANG ,  Chuanwen LV

IPC: F28D15/02 ,  F24T10/17 ,  F24T10/40

CPC classification number: F28D15/0275 ,  F24T10/17 ,  F24T10/40 ,  F28D15/0266

Abstract: A heat pipe and a geothermal energy collecting device. The heat pipe includes a sealing member which is provided with channels; a first pipe body, one end of the first pipe body has an opening, and an other end of the first pipe body is sealed by the sealing member, which has a first chamber, first heat transfer members which are connected to the sealing member and located at one side of the sealing member, each of the first heat transfer members has a first cavity; and second heat transfer members which are connected to the sealing member and located at an other side of the sealing member, each of second heat transfer members has a second cavity configured to communicate with the first cavity of a corresponding one of the first heat transfer members via a respective one of the channels.

公开(公告)号：US11359338B2

公开(公告)日：2022-06-14

申请号：US15756732

申请日：2016-09-01

Applicant: EXOTEX, INC.

Inventor： Michael J. Parrella ,  Nevil R. Ede

IPC: E01C11/26 ,  F24D3/14 ,  F24D3/12 ,  E04D13/03 ,  F24T10/30 ,  F24T10/40 ,  E04D13/10 ,  F28D15/02

Abstract: A geothermal heat delivery system supplies geothermal heat for various residential, surface heating applications, including heating driveways, paths, sidewalks, homes, roofs, swimming pools, and commercial applications, including heating roadways, parkways, highways, airport runways, parking lots and sidewalks. The geothermal heat delivery system includes a series of heat pipes that are used to provide geothermal heat from a borehole to a structure or a surface, which can for example, melt precipitation on a road, driveway or roof, without the use of a ground source heat pump.

公开(公告)号：US10295205B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15751485

申请日：2016-07-01

Applicant: NANJING CANATAL DATA-CENTRE ENVIRONMENTAL TECH. CO., LTD.

Inventor： Weixing Zhang ,  Zongqin Zhang ,  Yi Yuan ,  Lingyun Wang

IPC: F24F5/00 ,  F24T10/13 ,  F24T10/40 ,  F25B23/00 ,  F24T10/00

Abstract: A gravity-assisted heat pipe cooling source cold storage system and chiller set. The cold storage system includes a gravity-assisted heat pipe, a cold storage pool, a heat exchanging and cold condensing device, and a heat exchanger pipe. A lower end of the gravity-assisted heat pipe is arranged in the cold storage pool, and an upper end of the gravity-assisted heat pipe is arranged in the heat exchanging and cold condensing device. The heat exchanger pipe is buried underground, and includes a central pipe and a side pipe. Upper ends of the central pipe and the side pipes are communicated with an inlet and outlet of the heat exchanging and cold condensing device, respectively. Lower ends of the central pipe and the side pipes are communicated with each other. The system employs the heat exchanger pipe to provide a cooling source for the gravity-assisted heat pipe.