SOLAR STATION AND METHOD OF ITS OPERATION Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC F24J2/34 F24J2/42 

FIELD: heating.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to heating engineering, in particular, to solar stations to convert solar energy into heat energy and can be used, for example, for heating any premises as well as in agriculture. Solar station comprises a solar collector, an accumulating tank with branch pipes for feeding and withdrawing heat transfer medium included into the flow circuit, a heat consumer and a control system as well. According to the invention the intake and outlet parts of the accumulating tank are connected to the branch pipes for feeding and withdrawing heat transfer medium; the connection is made in the direction of heat transfer medium flow and by a diffuser and a confuser to provide for flowing of the heat transfer medium through the accumulating tank without its mixing. The solar station operation involves heating the heat transfer medium by converting solar energy into heat, circulation of the heat transfer medium in the flow circuit, accumulation of heat energy in the accumulating tank, transfer of the heat to the consumer; a laminar flow of the heat transfer medium is provided in the accumulating tank by gradual expansion of the heat transfer medium flow at the tank intake and its gradual narrowing at the outlet, temperature fields in the accumulating tank are aligned according to the flow cross section by providing a running flow of the heat transfer medium.

EFFECT: ensuring alignment of temperature fields in the accumulating tank according to the cross section and excluding formation of stagnate zones.

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