201 |
VAPOR-LIQUID HEAT AND/OR MASS EXCHANGE DEVICE |
US13814792 |
2011-08-10 |
US20130133346A1 |
2013-05-30 |
Srinivas Garimella; Jared Carpenter Delahanty; Ananda Krishna Nagavarapu |
The invention is directed toward a vapor-liquid heat and/or mass exchange device that can be used in an integrated heat and/or mass transfer system. To achieve high heat and mass transfer rates, optimal temperature profiles, size reduction and performance increases, appropriately sized flow passages with microscale features, and countercurrent flow configurations between working fluid solution, vapor stream, and/or the coupling fluid in one or more functional sections of the desorber are implemented. In one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a desorber section utilizes a heating fluid flowing in a generally upward direction and a concentrated solution flowing in a generally downward direction with gravity countercurrent to the rising desorbed vapor stream. To further increase the efficiency of the system, various types of column configurations can be used. Additionally, the surfaces of the microchannels can be altered to better transfer heat. |
202 |
Permanent magnet fluid heater |
US13606084 |
2012-09-07 |
US08418832B1 |
2013-04-16 |
Robert V. Albertson; David Albertson |
A permanent magnet air heater has a housing with an internal chamber accommodating an electric motor rotating a fan to move air through the housing. A non-ferrous member having bores for cylindrical magnets and a steel member with a copper plate secured to the steel member are rotated relative to each other by the motor whereby the magnetic field between the magnets and copper plate generates heat which is transferred to air in the housing moving through the housing by the fan. |
203 |
METHOD FOR CONVERSION OF LOW TEMPERATURE HEAT TO ELECTRICITY AND COOLING, AND SYSTEM THEREFORE |
US13582369 |
2012-03-22 |
US20130038055A1 |
2013-02-14 |
Thomas Öström; Joachim Karthäuser |
A method for producing electrical energy is disclosed which uses a heat source, such as solar heat, geothermal heat, industrial waste heat or heat from power production processes, providing heat of 150 ° C. or below, further comprising an absorber system in which a working gas, primarily carbon dioxide CO2, is absorbed into an absorbent, typically an amine, further comprising a reactor which receives heat from said heat source and in which the absorbent-CO2 mixture is split into CO2 and absorbent, further comprising an expansion machine, an electricity generator and auxiliary equipment such as pumps, pipes and heat exchangers. The system according to the method allows the cost-efficient production of electrical energy and cooling using low value heat source. |
204 |
Plate-Based Adsorption Chiller Subassembly |
US13180276 |
2011-07-11 |
US20130014538A1 |
2013-01-17 |
Sean Garner |
A subassembly for an adsorption chiller includes an adsorption component that includes a plurality of plates arranged in a stack. Refrigerant passages are defined between refrigerant sides of adjacent pairs of the plates in the stack. An adsorbent material is disposed within the refrigerant passages. |
205 |
EFFICIENTLY COMPRESSING NITROGEN IN A COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT |
US12435340 |
2009-05-04 |
US20100275648A1 |
2010-11-04 |
Indrajit Mazumder; Shinoj Vakkayil Chandrabose; Rajeshkumar Ravikumar; Rajarshi Saha |
A system and method for reduction of diluent gaseous nitrogen (DGAN) compressor power in combined cycle power plant. A vapor absorption chiller (VAC) may be utilized to generate and transmit cooled fluid, such as water, to one or more heat exchangers located upstream and/or downstream of at least one compressor of the DGAN compressor system. Utilization of these heat exchangers may cool the temperature of the nitrogen, which may allow for less energy to be expended by the DGAN in compression of the nitrogen. |
206 |
Absorption cycle utilizing ionic liquids and water as working fluids |
US11637469 |
2006-12-12 |
US20070144186A1 |
2007-06-28 |
Mark Shiflett; Akimichi Yokozeki |
This invention relates to a composition comprising water and at least one ionic liquid, and also to devices capable of executing an absorption cycle using such compositions as a refrigerant pair. This invention also provides a method of cooling using an absorption cycle comprising water as the refrigerant and at least one ionic liquid as the absorbent. The present invention also provides a method of heating using an absorption cycle comprising water as the refrigerant and at least one ionic liquid. |
207 |
Refrigeration system |
US10069733 |
2002-02-28 |
US06672099B1 |
2004-01-06 |
Manabu Yoshimi; Chun-cheng Piao; Ryuichi Sakamoto; Yuji Watanabe; Kazuo Yonemoto |
In a refrigeration system (10), an evaporator (11) and a condenser (15) are each formed of a container-like member (55). The inside of the container-like member (55) is divided into a liquid side space (12, 16) and a gas side space (13, 17) by a moisture permeable membrane (14, 18). Both the gas side spaces (13, 17) are held in a predetermined reduced-pressure condition. Both the liquid side spaces (12, 16) are placed in an atmospheric pressure condition. Water vapor provided by evaporation of water in the liquid side space (12) of the evaporator (11) passes through the moisture permeable membrane (14) and moves to the gas side space (13). The water vapor in the gas side space (13) is sucked by a compressor (21) so as to be pumped to the gas side space (17) of the condenser (15). In the condenser (15), the water vapor in the gas side space (17) moves to the liquid side space (16) and then condensates therein. |
208 |
Ambient temperature control for absorption refrigerator |
US09570352 |
2000-05-12 |
US06318098B1 |
2001-11-20 |
Bruce Boxum |
A ventilation system for an absorption refrigerator having a condenser and an absorber and located in a slide-out room of a recreational vehicle. The ventilation system includes a generally vertical air passage in which the condenser and the absorber are located, a lower vent for the intake of ambient air into the air passage, an upper vent for exhausting heated air from the air passage, and an air assist system for forcing air flow through the air passage only when the temperature of the ambient air is too high for an efficient natural draft. Both the lower and upper vents are in the side wall of the slide-out room. The air assist system includes a blower positioned to promote airflow within the air passage over the condenser and the absorber, a temperature activated thermal switch positioned to sense ambient temperature and adapted to energize the blower only when the ambient temperature is above a predetermined value, and a power switch connected in series to the thermal switch to activate and deactivate the system. The power switch is preferably adapted to automatically activate and deactivate the system when the refrigerator is turned on and off respectively. |
209 |
Ambient temperature control for absorption refrigerator |
US985638 |
1997-12-05 |
US5966965A |
1999-10-19 |
Bruce Boxum |
A ventilation system for an absorption refrigerator having a condenser and an absorber and located in a recreational vehicle. The ventilation system includes a generally vertical air passage in which the condenser and the absorber are located, a lower vent for the intake of ambient air into the air passage, an upper vent for exhausting heated air from the air passage, and an air assist system for forcing air flow through the air passage only when the temperature of the ambient air is too high for an efficient natural draft. The air assist system includes a blower positioned to promote airflow within the air passage over the condenser and the absorber, a temperature activated thermal switch positioned to sense ambient temperature and adapted to energize the blower only when the ambient temperature is above a predetermined value, and a power switch connected in series to the thermal switch to activate and deactivate the system. The power switch is preferably adapted to automatically activate and deactivate the system when the refrigerator is turned on and off respectively. |
210 |
Mount bases for an absorption refrigerator |
US735429 |
1996-10-22 |
US5836663A |
1998-11-17 |
Masahiro Furukawa; Sumio Ikeda; Hisao Miyazaki |
A mount base for use with an absorption refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a plurality of pairs of legs spaced by a distance from each other and mounted to a lower side of the cabinet such as the low-temperature and/or high-temperature cabinet, and a plurality of link plates securely joined to the legs thus forming an inner space defined by four sides beneath the cabinet, and will thus be increased in the physical strength for supporting the low-temperature and/or high-temperature cabinet. When the low-temperature and/or high-temperature cabinet is shaken by e.g. earthquake, it remains supported securely by the combination of the legs and the link plates, more specifically, the legs reinforced with the link plates and thus is prevented from fracture or injury. As the low-temperature and/or high-temperature cabinet is securely supported by the legs and the link plates, its absorber, evaporator, and regenerator are protected from tilting and will hence allow the absorption refrigerator to run without interruption. |
211 |
Appliance leveling apparatus |
US228939 |
1988-08-05 |
US4860553A |
1989-08-29 |
Jack L. Evans |
A leveling device is disclosed herein for automatically maintaining an absorption refrigerator and freezing unit in a level orientation which includes a ball and socket joint for pivotally mounting the unit to a fixed wall for movement about a horizontal axis. Ducts passing through the ball and socket joint interconnect freezer unit with absorption unit. A solenoid operated leveling device automatically positions the unit to a level position in response to solenoid push rods. A mercury liquid cell carried on the refrigerator unit having quadrant segments operably connects with the solenoids for selectively actuating the push rods when the liquid level changes. The ball and socket joint permits the freezer and absorption unit to automatically level itself by the gravitational pull of the earth assisted by a solenoid operated leveling device that helps position the freezer and absorption unit to a level position. A unit hold down and movable support assembly may be employed when the unit is not cantilevered from its ball and socket joint so that adjustment can be manually achieved. |
212 |
Heat pump using liquid ammoniated ammonium chloride, and thermal storage
system |
US287992 |
1981-07-29 |
US4386501A |
1983-06-07 |
Frederick A. Jaeger |
A thermochemical heat pump/energy storage system using a liquid ammoniated salt, that is, a salt complexed or reacted with ammonia, is described. The system, which can be used for heating or cooling an enclosure either in a batch operation or continuously, provides energy storage for both heating and cooling functions. The energy is stored predominantly as chemical energy which has substantially no limit on the period during which it may be stored. A pumpable liquid ammoniated absorbent formed by chemically combining about equimolar amounts of ammonia with ammonium chloride ("low ammoniate"), can be further ammoniated to form a "high ammoniate" containing about 3 moles of ammonia. The high ammoniate is desorbed at a heat source temperature below 100.degree. C. available from a geothermal well or the like, and preferably at a heat source temperature below 80.degree. C. available from a solar collector, a feature which is especially well-adapted for the use of solar and geothermal heat to provide cooling in a residential application. Refrigeration may be provided for commercial use with low temperature waste process streams which are now an economic burden on industry because they are unusable profitably as a heat source. |
213 |
Heat energized vapor adsorbent pump |
US092797 |
1979-11-09 |
US4377398A |
1983-03-22 |
Charles E. Bennett |
A solid matrix of microporous adsorbent is utilized to provide a barrier between two bodies of a gaseous mixture of which at least one constituent is a sorbable vapor. Appropriate application of heat at the opposing interfaces of the adsorbent barrier produces a partial pressure differential across the barrier. The adsorbent material is energized from a convenient heat source; for example, solar energy. The vapor pump of the invention may be used for environmental refrigeration and may be of the open or closed type. Other uses for the vapor pump are for producing a supply of pure water from low vapor content air or for drying air by removing the vapor content. |
214 |
Absorption refrigerating machine with storage device for operation with
yield of heat energy and refrigerating requirement different in time |
US109636 |
1980-01-04 |
US4269041A |
1981-05-26 |
Gunther Holldorff |
An absorption refrigerating machine for operation encountering differences of heat energy and refrigeration requirement over a period of time. A storage unit for storing of refrigerating medium-fluid is provided in the flow direction of the refrigeration medium after the condenser for liquefying of refrigerating-medium-vapor; a storage unit for storing of weak refrigeration medium-solution is provided in the flow direction of the solution in a bypass conduit after the solution heat exchanger and the automatic expansion or relief valve. The bypass conduit is connected with a continuous line or conduit by two distributor valves, and a storage unit for storage of rich refrigeration medium-solution is located in the flow direction of the solution after the absorber. The relief valve as well as the distributor valves are in open and closed conditions for predetermined conditions of operation of heat energy and refrigeration requirement such that a single storage unit may be provided which has connections of the bypass conduit from one distributor valve and to another distributor valve located below for the specific heavier weak refrigeration medium-solution and above having the connections of a conduit from a pump and a solution pump for the specifically lighter rich refrigeration medium-solution. |
215 |
Absorption type refrigerator |
US721407 |
1976-09-08 |
US4078399A |
1978-03-14 |
Shigeo Sugimoto; Michihiko Aizawa |
An arrangement of an evaporator, an absorber, a generator and a condensor within a shell of a single effect absorption type refrigerator or a multiple effect absorption type refrigerator, such as a double effect or triple effect type refrigerator. Positioned on opposite sides within the shell are an evaporator and a generator, and disposed therebetween are an absorber and a condensor. This arrangement presents an improved efficiency in terms of space to provide a compact type refrigerator. |
216 |
Combined absorption and vapor-compression refrigeration system |
US637839 |
1975-12-04 |
US4031712A |
1977-06-28 |
Frederick Alexander Costello |
A conventional absorption refrigeration system is combined in series with a vapor compression refrigeration system to effect the improvement, which comprises compressing the vapor refrigerant from the evaporator before introducing it into the absorber and/or compressing the vapor refrigerant from the generator before introducing it into the condenser. One bypass permits direct operation as a vapor-compression refrigeration system. Bypasses also permit direct operation as an absorption system. |
217 |
Cryogenic absorption cycles |
US15233271 |
1971-06-11 |
US3854301A |
1974-12-17 |
CYTRYN E |
For the development of power and/or the production of cryogenic fluids, e.g., oxygen, absorption refrigeration cycles are employed. For example, one process comprises the steps of absorbing a refrigerant vapor in a liquid absorbent, increasing the pressure on resultant mixture of said refrigerant and said absorbent, distilling and rectifying the mixture into substantially pure refrigerant vapor and pure absorbent, reducing the pressure on resultant pure liquid absorbent and returning the latter to the absorbing step, cooling and condensing the refrigerant vapor to the liquid state, reducing the pressure upon the liquid refrigerant to below the triple point of the refrigerant to produce solid refrigerant, sublimating the solid refrigerant to the vapor state, and passing resultant refrigerant vapor to the absorbing step at a rate that maintains the pressure below the triple point.
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218 |
Absorber-heat exchanger for absorption refrigeration |
US3491552D |
1968-04-05 |
US3491552A |
1970-01-27 |
ROEDER JOHN JR |
|
219 |
Absorption refrigeration pump |
US3491551D |
1968-04-05 |
US3491551A |
1970-01-27 |
FROHBIETER EDWIN H |
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220 |
Purge arrangement for absorption refrigeration systems |
US57603666 |
1966-08-30 |
US3367134A |
1968-02-06 |
BOURNE JOSEPH R |
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