Layered load device for storage container of thermal storage, has supply pipes with fluid outlets, where height difference between pipe section and outlets is varied at different levels and is smaller in flow direction of fluids in pipes

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The invention is a layered load device for a thermal storage container, where specially designed supply pipes with multiple fluid outlets deliver fluids at different heights within the storage container. The outlets and pipe connectors are arranged such that the height difference along the flow direction is minimized and varied at different levels, leading to more efficient fluid distribution.

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• Thermal energy storage systems for heating or cooling applications
• Large-scale water tanks used in district heating or cooling systems
• Industrial heat exchangers requiring layered fluid loading
• Renewable energy storage facilities, such as solar thermal plants

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• Improved efficiency in thermal storage by optimizing fluid stratification and layering
• Uniform and controlled fluid distribution within storage containers
• Enhanced heat exchange performance due to better management of temperature gradients
• Potentially reduced energy loss and greater overall system capacity

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The device (1) has a storage container (2) and a fluid inlet, which comprises supply pipes (3, 4) provided vertically in the storage container. The supply pipes have multiple fluid outlets (5), and outlet connectors (6) are provided with fluid collecting areas (9), whose height is displaced to a height of fluid outlets in flow directions (A, B) of fluids in the supply pipes. The height difference between a pipe section (11) at the outlet connectors and the fluid outlets at the supply pipes is varied at different outlet levels and is smaller in the flow direction of fluids in the supply pipes.