Abstract: A system comprising a conditioning system with one or more cooling coils configured to allow air to pass through the cooling coils to reduce a temperature of the air as well as an extraction portion with a plurality of condensing plates configured to receive conditioned air and configured to cause a portion water vapor of the conditioned air to collect and form liquid water, and a reservoir configured to receive collected liquid water from the plurality of condensing plates.

Abstract: A refrigerator with a main supply fluid tank and a secondary reservoir supplied with fluid from the main supply fluid tank, with secondary reservoir having a maximum, controlled height of fluid. The refrigerator has an atomizer with fluid from the secondary reservoir which discharges the fluid provided from the secondary reservoir in an atomized spray to at least a portion of the refrigerator, and a flexible wick between the secondary reservoir and the atomizer and in fluid communication with both the secondary reservoir and the atomizer. Additionally, the atomizer has a piezo element located in a piezo reservoir to hold fluid next to the piezo element, wherein the piezo reservoir is provided with fluid from the secondary reservoir via the flexible wick.

Abstract: A fin for a heat exchanger of an air conditioning apparatus includes a base material, a hydrophilic layer, and a corrosion-resistant layer provided between the base material and the hydrophilic layer. A contact angle of a surface of the hydrophilic layer with water is no more than 50 degrees. A water content of the hydrophilic layer per dm2 of the surface of the hydrophilic layer being at least 60 mg/dm2 and no more than 300 mg/dm2.

Abstract: A heat exchanger (1) is provided with two header pipes (2, 3) arranged parallel to each other with a spacing therebetween, flat tubes (4) arranged between the header pipes (2, 3) and having refrigerant paths (5) provided therein and connected to the insides of the header pipes (2, 3), and corrugated fins (6) arranged between the flat tubes (4). That end of each corrugated fin (6) which is on that surface of the heat exchanger (1) which is on the side on which condensed water collects is made to protrude from ends of the flat tubes (4), and linear water leading members (10) are inserted between gaps (G) between the protrusions. The water leading members (10) are inserted from ends of the corrugated fins (6) toward the flat tube side into a range in which surface tension can act.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance that includes a freezer compartment having a freezer compartment door, and a refrigeration compartment having at least one refrigeration compartment door. The appliance further includes a mullion with an exterior surface. The mullion divides the compartments and the exterior surface directs condensation toward a transfer point. The appliance may also include a cabinet that houses the compartments and has two sides, each with an exterior surface. Further, at least one exterior surface directs condensation toward a transfer point.

Abstract: Provided are a refrigerator and a storing device for the refrigerator. The storing device includes a plurality of water collecting recesses that are recessed from a lower surface of a drawer cover and have variable transparency according to collecting of moisture, to show an inner moisture state of a drawer through the drawer cover.

Abstract: A cold appliance, such as a refrigerator or a freezer, comprising a cabinet (101) having a cold compartment (104) and a cooling module (102). The cooling module comprises an air outlet (43) delivering cooled air to the cold compartment, an air inlet (44) receiving air from the cold compartment, an evaporator (33), and an evaporator fan (42), which generates an air flow from the air inlet, through the evaporator, and out of the air outlet. The cooling module further comprises a pre-defrost device (47), which is arranged adjacent to the evaporator, such that the air from the cold compartment is guided by the pre-defrost device before reaching the evaporator such that at least some humidity in the air sticks to the pre-defrost device.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention provides an air conditioning (AC) system that evaporates its own condensate. This AC system includes a condenser coil and an evaporator coil that produces condensate. The AC system also includes a wicking-evaporative device that is configured to wick and evaporate the condensate in the vicinity of the condenser coil.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for creating an air-conditioned atmosphere in a transportation container (14), having a compressor (3) for generating compressed air, a cooling device (5) for cooling the compressed air and a gas-separation diaphragm (10), which is connected downstream of the compressor (3) and the cooling device (5), for producing a nitrogen-rich gas stream, and a wetting diaphragm (12), with the apparatus permitting controlled wetting of the nitrogen-rich gas stream. The invention also relates to a method for creating an air-conditioned atmosphere in a storage or transportation container, in which method compressed air is generated by means of a compressor, the compressed air is then cooled using a cooling device and a nitrogen-rich gas stream is produced from the compressed air for the purpose of conduction into the transportation container by means of a gas-separation diaphragm.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to containers and more specifically, to a portable temperature-controlled container. The temperature-controlled container is used for maintaining articles at a controlled temperature. The container includes a housing unit defining a storage chamber for receiving the articles, a cooling system mounted to the housing unit, wherein the cooling system includes a cold side assembly system in heat transfer communication with the interior of the chamber, a hot side assembly system in heat transfer communication with the outside of the storage chamber and a thermoelectric module supplied with an electrical power source.

Abstract: Provided is an assembly for insulating substantially vertical runs of cooled surfaces that are continuously or periodically exposed to air or another gas that has a dewpoint temperature above that of the cooled surface, thereby resulting in condensation water vapor on or adjacent the cooled surface. One embodiment of the insulating assembly provides a wicking material layer adjacent the cooled surface that, in combination with transporting and evaporating structures, removes the condensate from the vicinity of the cooled surface and allows for its evaporation into the ambient gas surrounding the exterior surface of the insulating assembly. Another embodiment provides for exposing the condensate to an internal conditioned gas stream to provide for evaporation that does not necessarily utilize an exterior surface. Both embodiments remove condensate from the insulating structure and thereby tend to avoid any substantial condensate accumulation and maintain the insulating performance.

Abstract: A system for extracting including a cooled condenser apparatus in contact with the volume of pressurized air being dehumidified, the condensed water being transferred into collection areas by means of capillary attraction; an evaporation chamber in thermal contact with the condenser apparatus having an inlet connected to the collection areas by means of a first valve device and an outlet connected by means of a second valve device to a space wherein the pressure is lower than that of the volume of pressurized air; and a control device for controlling the valve devices in order to carry out a control cycle with a first phase for placing the evaporation chamber under negative pressure in relation to the volume of pressurized air, and a second phase for suctioning the condensed water in the collection areas towards the decompression chamber, until the pressure in the decompression chamber reaches a predefined threshold.

Abstract: To provide a dehumidification apparatus which can perpetually maintain the internal humidity of a disk drive low and can be installed on a cover or the like of the disk drive with a small space. Also, the dehumidification apparatus is controlled based on the internal humidity or the temperature condition inside and outside the disk drive, by which stable dehumidification can be effected without condensation etc. occurring inside and outside of the disk drive. There are provided a glass fiber which is arranged penetrating a cover of a hard disk drive (HDD) and extends inside and outside the HDD, and a heating member provided outside the HDD, so that the glass fiber on the outside is bonded to the heating member and is heated. Also, a cooling member is provided inside the HDD, and the glass fiber on the inside is bonded to the cooling member. Also, there is provided an apparatus for circulating air that is in contact with a heating portion and a cooling portion.

Abstract: The invention relates to a condensing heat exchanger comprising a condenser section containing a plurality of internal fins, on which water is condensed and a succeeding slurper section, in which the condensate is removed. The condenser section and the slurper section are connected by a capillary bridge comprising capillary spaces wherein the condensate formed on the fins is transported by means of capillary forces inside the slurper section.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for increasing the efficiency of an air-cooled condenser by using condensation from an evaporator to reduce the energy consumption of an air conditioning system.

Abstract: The invention relates to a condensing heat exchanger comprising a condenser section containing a plurality of internal fins, on which water is condensed and a succeeding slurper section, in which the condensate is removed. The condenser section and the slurper section are connected by a capillary bridge comprising capillary spaces wherein the condensate formed on the fins is transported by means of capillary forces inside the slurper section.

Abstract: Small sized air conditioner including a heat discharging part having a small sized compressor and condenser, a heat absorbing part having a small sized evaporator, a drain hose for transferring condensate from the evaporator to the heat discharging part, and a device for disposing of condensate fitted in the heat discharging part for vaporizing the condensate transferred through the drain hose by using a heat generated at the heat discharging part, thereby facilitating easy installation and movement.

Abstract: A mechanism for freeing an air conditioner from dripping is provided. The mechanism mainly includes a moisture-carry assembly disposed in front of a condenser and a cooling fan of the air conditioner and having a plurality of vertically extended and adequately spaced absorbent material strips supported in a framework for collecting and carrying condensed droplets produced by an evaporator in the air conditioner. The cooling fan blows heat radiated from and surrounding the condenser toward and through the absorbent material strips to quickly dry up them, so that no condensed droplets would drip from the air conditioner.

Abstract: The invention relates to apparatus and method for efficiently removing humidity from a chamber. A thermoelectric cooler with a maintained temperature differential between the cool and warm sides of the cooler is used to condense the humidity from within the chamber upon the cool side of the cooler. The condensate is transferred to the warm side of the cooler and then removed through the capillary penetration into a porous structure of an evaporator at the warm side of the cooler and further evaporation. During evaporation, the condensate extracts heat from the warm side of the cooler, the temperature of the cool side of the cooler being also decreased, which results in an increase of the overall efficiency of the apparatus.

Abstract: A heat exchanger which includes a first space through which a first medium can flow along a first path; a second space through which a second medium can flow along a second path; and heat conducting means which are in thermal contact with the first medium in the first space and the second medium in the second space for transferring heat therebetween; which heat conducting means includes heat conducting wires which extend from the first space and the second space with mutual interspacing and in mutually parallel relation in a direction differing from the directions of the first and second path over at least a part of both transverse dimensions relative to the paths, and has the characteristic that the wires are arranged in flat strips or mats which are placed such that at least one of the media flows first between the strips or mats and then through the strips or mats and between the wires with heat exchange between that medium and the wires.

Abstract: Disclosed is a defrost-water vaporizer for a refrigerator capable of vaporizing defrost-water in a short time. The defrost-water vaporizer includes a defrost-water absorption portion disposed between a pair of brackets and for absorbing and transmitting the defrost-water and a blow-off portion for generating rotating force from electric power and sending blowing air to the defrost-water absorption portion. The absorbed defrost-water is rapidly vaporized by the blow-off portion, and accordingly the vaporization efficiency is enhanced.

Abstract: For removing water condensed on the outer surface of a tube (10) which is insulated by means of an insultating assembly (12), a plug (30) is arranged extending through the insulating assembly. The plug comprises a conduit component (32) in which a capillary suction material (36) is enclosed. The material (36) communicates with an evaporator foil (38) circumferentially encircling the outer cylindrical surface of the insulating assembly (12). The capillary suction material (36) may be substituted by a foil of a capillary suction material or a hygroscopic paint.

Abstract: Drain water from a refrigerator flows to an evaporating plate located adjacent a compressor, so that heat from the compressor promotes the evaporation. A water spreader spreads the drain water as it reaches the evaporating plate to facilitate evaporation. Water which is not evaporated on the evaporating member gravitates to a container and is reabsorbed by the other evaporator member when the latter dries. The evaporator plate has ribs to efficiently use the heat received from the compressor.

Abstract: A water droplet collector for collecting drops of dew condensed from the air onto cool surfaces in a high humid compartment such as a cooling storage cabinet formed to store perishable fresh foodstuffs therein. The water droplet collector is composed of a perforated thin plate and a base plate detachably overlapped with the perforated thin plate in such a manner as to form a capillary clearance for attraction of drops of dew condensed on the perforated thin plate. Both the plates are detachably mounted within the high humid compartment in such a manner that the base plate is arranged to receive drops of dew falling from a ceiling of the compartment.

Abstract: The invention provided relates to a process and system for treating the air in a building involving providing a series of air passages through the building; generating a flow of air through said series of air passages; cooling said air flow by means of at least one cooling coil; and reducing the moisture level of said cooled air flow by passing said cooled air flow through a mesh pad.

Abstract: A defrost-water vaporizer of a refrigerator includes a water reservoir mounted in a machine compartment with a compressor so as to receive defrost water resulting from the melting of frost adherent to an evaporator to be discharged outside a storage space of the refrigerator, a plurality of vaporizing elements absorbing the defrost water in the water reservior by capillarity and vaporizing the defrost water from the surfaces, a lower support formed from an elastic material and supporting the vaporizing elements in the water reservior, and an upper support formed from an elastic material and supporting the upper ends of the vaporizing elements. Lower ends of the vaporizing elements are inserted in the water reservoir so as to come into contact with the defrost water in the water reservoir. Upper ends of the vaporizing elements are positioned higher than the compressor.

Abstract: An air conditioner is provided with a number of linear ribs extended radially from a central member provided in an air outlet port and a number of annular ribs coaxially arranged around the central members in which a passage is formed in the central member so as to pass through it; a drain-water recovering dam member is formed below the passage; some linear ribs extending in the substantially upward and downward directions are projected from the coaxially arranged annular ribs; and some linear ribs extending in the substantially right and left directions are recessed from the coaxially arranged annular ribs, whereby drain water drops spattered by a wind pressure of an air-blowing fan is collected in the drain-water recovering dam member.

Abstract: A cabinet for cooling goods, e.g., flowers having a cooling system and an open space for freely exhibiting goods such as cut-flowers, a large amount of air is cooled, so that much moisture is set free. The invention provides a solution for a simple evacuation of the moisture by providing absorption means absorbing said moisture.

Abstract: This invention relates to an evaporator coil structure for use in building air conditioner systems which improves the operating efficiency of the system, as well as to a method of cycling the on and off operation of the system's compressor to further improve its overall operating efficiency.More specifically a coil structure is provided that will inherently save a large portion of the energy normally wasted due to the energy absorbed by condensation of moisture as air is conducted through the coil.

Abstract: In a refrigeration system including a refrigerating coil, for circulating refrigerant to cool the space ambient thereto, and a defrost pan beneath the coil having a liquid drain outlet so that ice formed thereon by water condensing from the space drops therefrom to the pan, the improvement which comprises a heater pad mounted in the defrost pan to receive ice dropping from the coil, the heater pad comprising a generally flat array of laterally spaced elongated members of good heat conductivity having flat lower surfaces in contact with the defrost pan and flat upper surfaces jointly defining a longitudinally slotted substantially continuous ice receiving plane, the surfaces being in heat conductive relation with central fluid conducting bores, and the pad further comprising conduits for conducting heated fluid to and from the bores in a desired flow pattern to supply heat for conduction to the surfaces.

Abstract: An air cooling and water condensate removal panel has at least two interconnected capillary systems close to a plate having cooling means for removing heat from the plate. The first capillary system exists in a porous, thin outer layer having a very fine capillary structure which presents a cool, wettable surface upon which moisture in the air condenses. The outer layer is maintained cool by the cold plate. The condensate water soaks through the thin porous outer layer and is drawn into the interconnected second capillary system. The second capillary system is substantially coarser than the first system to cause the water to be drawn away more rapidly than the condensate can form upon the outer surface. The water in the coarser capillary system is drawn into a discharge pipe, preferably by employing a pump to maintain a mild vacuum in the pipe.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for removing moisture from a sample stream of gas while preventing dilution of the concentration of components of successive increments of the sample stream of gas.

Abstract: The invention provides a heat absorptive panel which has coolant circulation passages within it and is provided with means for reducing or preventing surface condensation of moisture from a humid atmosphere. The condensation is reduced by providing a panel covering of bleached cotton fabric which retains a uniform wet film of initial condensate which inhibits further condensation.