High temperature synthesis for power production and storage

Lovegrove, Keith; Lavine, Adrienne Gail; Wirz, Richard Edward; Aryafar, Hamarz; Chen, Chen

Title: High temperature synthesis for power production and storage

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A reservoir for containing a fluid includes a cylindrical wall sized to engage a shaft bored into ground, a bottom end cap fixed to a lower end of the cylindrical wall and a top end cap fixed to an upper end of the cylindrical wall. The top end cap is concave such that the top end cap extends below a top end of the cylindrical wall. The bottom end cap, the top end cap, and the cylindrical wall define a subterranean chamber. A plug made of a composite material is on the top end cap, with a lower face disposed on the concave top end cap and a peripheral face engaging the shaft. At least one pressure port extends downwardly into the shaft and through the plug and the top end cap, defining a fluid path to the subterranean chamber.

Inventors:: Lovegrove, Keith; Lavine, Adrienne Gail; Wirz, Richard Edward; Aryafar, Hamarz; Chen, Chen

Issue Date:: 2021-05-18

Research Org.:: Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1823968

Patent Number(s):: 11009261

Application Number:: 16/862,289

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA)

DOE Contract Number:: EE0006536

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 04/29/2020

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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