Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method, system and apparatus for extracting heat energy from geothermal briny fluid
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Application No.: US16447256Application Date: 2019-06-20
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Publication No.: US10914293B2Publication Date: 2021-02-09
- Inventor: David Alan McBay
- Applicant: David Alan McBay
- Applicant Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Assignee: David Alan McBay
- Current Assignee: David Alan McBay
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Palo Alto
- Agency: Perkins Coie LLP
- Agent Brian Coleman
- Main IPC: F03G7/04
- IPC: F03G7/04

Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to techniques for extracting heat energy from geothermal briny fluid. A briny fluid can be extracted from a geothermal production well and delivered to a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger can receive the briny fluid and transfer heat energy from the briny fluid to a molten salt. The molten salt can be pumped to a molten salt storage tank that can serve as energy storage. The briny fluid can be returned to a geothermal source via the production well. The briny fluid can remain in a closed-loop system, apart from the molten salt, from extraction through return to the geothermal production well.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190390660A1 METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING HEAT ENERGY FROM GEOTHERMAL BRINY FLUID Public/Granted day:2019-12-26
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