SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REACTOR AND RECEIVER CONTROL OF FLUX PROFILE

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12795989

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A method, apparatus, and system for a solar-driven chemical reactor are disclosed, including a solar thermal receiver aligned to absorb concentrated solar energy. Some embodiments include a solar driven chemical reactor that has multiple reactor tubes. Some embodiments include one of 1) one or more apertures open to an atmosphere of the Earth or 2) one or more windows, to pass the concentrated solar energy into the solar thermal receiver. This energy impinges on the multiple reactor tubes and cavity walls of the receiver and transfer energy by solar radiation absorption and heat radiation, convection, and conduction. In this way, the energy causes reacting particles to drive the endothermic chemical reaction flowing in the reactor tubes. The design of the multiple reactor tubes and solar thermal receiver can be adapted per a solar flux profile to take advantage of variations in the concentrations of solar flux in the profile.

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SUNDROP FUELS INC19 INDUSTRIAL PARK ROAD SUITE 1 POJOAQUE NM 87506

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hilton, Courtland Broomfield, US 8 189
Hilton, Joseph Provo, US 1 30
Jovanovic, Zoran Louisville, US 13 269
Kelley, Donna Louisville, US 39 124
Minden, Andrew Boulder, US 4 91
Perkins, Christopher Boulder, US 35 538
Simmons, Wayne Dublin, US 15 252
Strand, Steven Midland, US 5 69

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