Sorbent Type Patents (Class 62/476)
  • Patent number: 6666037
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to enable heat sources to be surely utilized in accordance with order of priorities and to prevent a overshooting of a temperature of cold water supplied from an evaporator even when a load is immediately changed. A flow of exhaust hot water supplied from a low-temperature heat source supply pipe to a low-temperature water regenerator is forcibly controlled to be the maximum. In such a state, when the cold water temperature measured by a temperature sensor becomes lower than a primary setting value of 7° C., the flow of exhaust hot water supplied from the low-temperature heat source supply pipe to the low-temperature water regenerator is controlled by starting again a PID control using 6° C. lower than the primary setting value of 7° C. as reference. Moreover, a flow of exhaust gas supplied from a high-temperature heat source supply pipe to a high-temperature regenerator is forcibly controlled to be zero.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hoshino, Masahiro Furukawa
  • Patent number: 6658880
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for depolluting combustion gases set along the exhaust line of the gases. The device has a gas cooling chamber (9, 10) lowering the gas temperature to near 0 degrees Celsius. In one particular embodiment of the invention, the energy of the exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine is used for providing the cold required for the depollution process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2003
    Assignee: S.F.T. Services SA
    Inventor: Vitale Bruzzo
  • Patent number: 6656381
    Abstract: The rate of water vapor sorption of an absorption cycle cooling and/or heating system using an aqueous alkali metal halide solution as the working fluid is increased by adding to the fluid an effective additive amount of at least 2 parts per million of an aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, or aromatic ketone or aldehyde capable of increasing the rate of water vapor absorption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Rocky Research
    Inventors: Travis Chandler, Uwe Rockenfeller
  • Patent number: 6655171
    Abstract: An absorption cooling device includes an expeller (7) for expelling a working agent from an enriched solvent, a first connecting line (11) for transferring said expelled working agent from said expeller (7) to a condenser (9), a second connecting line (15) for transferring said condensated working agent from said condenser (9) to an evaporator (13), a third connecting line (16) for transferring said evaporated working agent from said evaporator (13) to an absorber unit (17), a fourth connecting line (21) for transferring said solvent depleted of working agent from said expeller (7) to said absorber unit (17), a fifth connecting line (19) for transferring said solvent enriched with working agent from said absorber (17) to said expeller (7), wherein in one end of said fifth connecting line a first liquid level (25) of said solvent is formed and on the other end a second liquid level (29) is formed, and the total surface of said second liquid level (29) is smaller than ten times a medium cross-section of
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Assignee: Dometic GmbH
    Inventor: Christoph Korinth
  • Patent number: 6651457
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to improve heat efficiency of an absorption refrigerator driven by exhaust heat supplied from the other apparatus as a part of heat sources. A diluted absorption liquid that absorbs a refrigerant in an absorber to decrease in concentration of the absorption liquid is discharged to the absorption liquid pipe and then branched to be supplied to first and second spaces of an exhaust heat regenerator. The diluted absorption liquid is heated by exhaust gas supplied through the exhaust heat supply pipe in each space and concentrated and regenerated for the first time. The absorption liquid concentrated and regenerated in the first space is supplied to a high-temperature regenerator and further heated by a gas burner. The heated absorption liquid is flown into a vapor-liquid separator in a mixed state of vapor and liquid, and then separated into refrigerant vapor and further concentrated absorption liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2003
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hoshino, Masahiro Furukawa
  • Patent number: 6637221
    Abstract: A method of controlling the capacity of an absorption chiller by regulating the heat input to a generator in response to a selected one of two system variables. The first variable involves the measured chilled water temperature leaving the system evaporator and the second involves the calculated solution concentration that is being returned to the absorber. Data relating to each variable is sent to a selector where it is processed so that the data can be used to control the heat input to the generator. The temperature data is used to control the heat input during normal chiller operation, however, the selector changes over control to the concentrate related data when the solution concentration level approaches the solution crystallization limit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventors: Neil D. Jenkins, Richard A. Kolk
  • Patent number: 6637220
    Abstract: A routine of controlling the dilution cycle of an absorption chiller to determine when to initiate a dilution cycle, continue the cycle and terminate the cycle. The concentration of solution leaving the chiller's low temperature generator is calculated and the crystallization temperature of the solution is then determined. The crystallization temperature is compared to the ambient temperature and the result is used to determine whether to institute a dilution cycle, continue the cycle or terminate the cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2003
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Darren S. Sheehan
  • Patent number: 6634183
    Abstract: In a chemical heat pump a substance is used which within the temperature range for which the heat pump is intended has a transition between a solid phase and a solution phase. The substance can for a solar driven chemical heat pump comprise magnesium chloride hexahdrate. In an accumulator part of the heat pump a heat exchanger (21) is provided enclosed by a net (23). The solid phase is primary located inside the net in contact with the heat exchanger while the solution phase flow out of the net and is collected in space (24′) below the heat exchanger. From this space the solution phase is pumped and sprayed over the heat exchanger from a spray bar (25). Thereby, all the time equilibrium is maintained. The advantage including the constant temperature step and the relatively large energy content of solid substance is thereby combined with the high power of liquid substances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Solsam Sunergy AB
    Inventors: Staffan Jonsson, Ray Olsson, Mona Karebring-Olsson
  • Patent number: 6631624
    Abstract: An improved process for operating an aqua-ammonia absorption cooling system or heating and/or cooling system for supplying cooling to an indoor space, the system including a heat exchange assembly having a first heat exchanger exterior to the indoor space to be heated and/or cooled and a second heat exchanger using a phase-change refrigerant other than ammonia in heat transfer exposure with the interior of the indoor space, comprises pumping more liquid phase-change refrigerant from the refrigerant condensing heat exchanger to the refrigerant vaporizing heat exchanger than is required to meet the heat load transfer in the heat exchanger for vaporizing the phase-change refrigerant alone. The invention includes an apparatus for carrying out the process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignee: Rocky Research
    Inventors: Lance D. Kirol, Paul Sarkisian, Uwe Rockenfeller
  • Publication number: 20030167790
    Abstract: There is provided an ammonia absorption type water chilling/heating device in which a generator 22 generating by use of heat source a high pressure ammonia gas 21 from an ammonia aqueous solution 11, a rectifier 28 performing the gas-liquid separation into the ammonia gas 21 and a dilute ammonia solution 9, a condenser 23 condensing the ammonia gas 21 after separation, an evaporator 24 utilizing the cooling action generated when vaporizing an ammonia solution 94 after condensation, and an absorber 25 making the ammonia gas 21 after vaporization to be absorbed in an ammonia aqueous solution are successively disposed from the top in the described order, so that the dilute ammonia solution 9 is transferred by gravitation; and in the central portions of these components, there is arranged a solution pipe 30 through which the ammonia aqueous solution 11 is compressively transferred from the absorber 25 to the generator 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Hideaki Koike, Kazuhiko Yamaishi, Takashi Hashii, Masahiro Miyauchi
  • Publication number: 20030167925
    Abstract: In a heat storage system for a vehicle, when a temperature of cooling water from a vehicle engine is high, adsorbents are heated by the cooling water, so that moisture is desorbed from the adsorbents in order to store heat. When the temperature of cooling water is low, the moisture is adsorbed in the adsorbents to heat the cooling water, while refrigerant in a vapor compression refrigerator is cooled by evaporating water. Thus, adsorption heat is generated from the adsorbents, and the cooling water is heated by using the adsorption heat. Accordingly, warm-up operation of the vehicle engine is facilitated, while motive power consumed by the vapor compression refrigerator can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 11, 2003
    Inventors: Yasukazu Aikawa, Takahisa Suzuki, Satoshi Inoue, Hideaki Sato, Hiroshi Mieda
  • Patent number: 6606881
    Abstract: A filter system for an absorption chiller includes a replaceable filter element, a plateable member, and a sacrificial member. The filter receives a weak solution from the chiller's evaporator, receives a stronger solution from the chiller's absorber, and discharges a mixture of the solutions to the chiller's generator. Conveying the weak solution to the filter system avoids creating an accumulation of lithium bromide in the evaporator and helps dissolve or flush inhibitors from the filter element on a continuous basis. Combining the weak and stronger solutions in the filter system attempts to confine a corrosion or copper oxide plating process to an area of the chiller that can be readily serviced. The plateable member and the sacrificial member provide replaceable or consumable members used in the corrosion or plating process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventor: Dennis L. Justin
  • Patent number: 6598415
    Abstract: There are provided a conduit 9b for transferring a refrigerant to the evaporator 9, a conduit 7b for transferring an absorbent solution to the regenerator 3, and a branch conduit 9a. A check valve 17 is provided for communicating the branch conduit 9a to the conduit 7b. A check valve V3 is provided for allowing the flow from the absorber 2 to the regenerator 3. The valve 17 and the valve V3 are communicated at downstream side to each other. Those check valves maybe assembled in a single unit where a valve is arranged of a (free) ball shape and can be shifted by a pressure difference to switches each valve port, acting as a three-way valve. At the start-up or full condensation mode, the check valve 17 remains open while the check valve V3 is closed. This permits the refrigerant to flow from the condenser 9 via the branch conduit 9a to the regenerator 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuma Ichikawa, Gou Mutou
  • Patent number: 6598420
    Abstract: An absorption cooling machine of the type which uses a refrigerant and an absorbent and which includes a high stage generator, absorber, condenser, heat exchangers, and an evaporator and means for connecting the components to one another to form a closed absorption cooling system. The solution side of the high stage generator is fluidically divided into two sections with a partition plate whereby gas exiting one section at relatively high temperature is further cooled in a second section called a flue gas recuperator (FGR) to improve overall burner efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Neelkanth S. Gupte
  • Patent number: 6589444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to novel compositions of drying agents of superabsorbent polymers, molecular sieves and mixtures thereof and binders of polyurethane foam, polyisocyanurate foam and supports comprising cellulose and a method for separating, drying and/or filtering chemical mixtures. The composition and method of the invention have broad applicability. They may be used for example to remove water from chemical mixtures like refrigerants (e.g., in vehicular refrigeration systems), air (e.g., in vehicular braking systems), natural gas and cleaning solvents (e.g., used in semiconductor manufacture and pipeline cleaning).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond Hilton Percival Thomas, Roy Philip Robinson, David John Williams, Peter Brian Logsdon
  • Patent number: 6584801
    Abstract: An absorption system powered by low temperature heat for producing at least one of refrigeration and power is disclosed, wherein a low-pressure drop heat reclaimer 1 reclaims heat from the source into a heating agent, which in turn supplies heat to the absorption cycle desorber 5 via internal coils 7. The extra temperature differential normally present in closed cycle heating systems is avoided by using the absorption working fluid as the heating agent, in an integrated system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Inventor: Donald C. Erickson
  • Patent number: 6584788
    Abstract: An aqua-ammonia absorption heating and/or cooling apparatus uses a thermostatic expansion valve (TXV) and a temperature-sensing bulb for controlling refrigerant flow to the evaporator having a bulb charge composition comprising a mixture of propane and butane, or an ammonia-water mixture having over 70% ammonia, by weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Rocky Research
    Inventors: Paul Sarkisian, Lance Kirol, Uwe Rockenfeller
  • Patent number: 6581406
    Abstract: An absorption diffusion type refrigerating structure comprises a generator, a rectifier, a condenser, an evaporator, a concentrated ammonia aqueous solution tank, and an absorber. The absorber is vertical. A spiral device is disposed in the absorber to lengthen the flow path of diluted ammonia aqueous solution, to extend the time of diluted ammonia aqueous solution in the absorber, and to expand the reaction area of diluted ammonia solution in the absorber, thereby reducing the whole weight, shrinking the volume, and enhancing the refrigerating speed. An ammonia liquid pipe and a hydrogen pipe are arranged in the evaporator. The evaporator has a simple and symmetrical shape, and can be processed and assembled easily, hence saving the space thereof. Moreover, because the ammonia liquid pipe and the hydrogen pipe are arranged in the evaporator, the effect of heat exchange thereof is better, and the refrigerating temperature is lower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Heat Energy Advanced Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Hao Pai, Ru He Jan, Chin Hung Kuo
  • Patent number: 6581405
    Abstract: This invention relates to an airconditioning system which uses a plurality of absorption chiller-cells, for refrigerating an antifreeze fluid that is circulated through fan-coil units of an airconditioning system. The anti-freeze fluid passes through refrigerant evaporators in each cell structure in a consecutive order for lowering the temperature of the antifreeze fluid gradually. More particularly, it relates to an absorption chiller-cell system having a plurality of evaporators employing multi-refrigerant circulation circuits in an absorption cycle to produce sufficient refrigerant for the airconditioning system. The invention enables the physical size of the system to be relatively small, so that the system can replace conventional electric airconditioning units for home applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Inventors: Jong Hae Kim, Jitae Kim
  • Patent number: 6564562
    Abstract: An absorption apparatus includes a generator with an integrated outlet box comprising a liquid sensing chamber and a solution outlet chamber. The sensing chamber has an opening into the generator, with the opening being sized according to the liquid surface area inside the sensing chamber. The outlet chamber has a larger opening into the generator to provide a more open flow path for solution to exit the generator through the outlet chamber. The more restricted opening in the sensing chamber allows a liquid level sensor therein to sense a relatively calm liquid level that tends to be at an average elevation of a boiling-disrupted liquid level in the generator. With the opening in the sensing chamber being appropriately sized, a variable speed pump, responsive to the liquid level sensor, controls the flow of solution into the generator to maintain a desired solution liquid level in the generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: American Standard International Inc.
    Inventors: Fenfei Wang, Luan K. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 6564572
    Abstract: There is provided an absorption refrigerator comprising a liquid-film type plate heat exchanger structure,. which is improved in terms of installation while maintaining the height of the refrigerator at a practical level. In an absorption refrigerator utilizing a liquid-film type plate heat exchanger for an absorber (A), an evaporator (E), a regenerator (G) and a condenser (C), all the absorber, the evaporator, the regenerator and the condenser, each comprising the liquid-film type plate heat exchanger, are arranged in a horizontal direction. The evaporator, the absorber, the regenerator and the condenser are accommodated in a single can body (1), and the evaporator and the absorber, and the regenerator and the condenser are, respectively, accommodated in different chambers arranged in a lateral direction, which are divided by a partition wall (16) provided in the can body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2003
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Uchimura, Toshio Matsubara, Akiyoshi Suzuki, Tomoyoshi Irie
  • Patent number: 6560979
    Abstract: Prevention of the incapability of operation due to crystallization in the absorption solution. When the temperature difference (&Dgr;T) between the temperature of the concentrated absorption solution Tr detected by the temperature sensor (22) and the temperature of crystallization Tc for the concentrated absorption solution at a specified concentration detected by the concentration sensor (21) comes within a prescribed figure, the opening of the heat control valve (20) is decreased by a specified figure, 20% for example. When the concentration of the concentrated absorption solution, which is measured by the concentration sensor (21), exceeds a prescribed figure, 65% for example, the heat supplied to the high temperature regenerator (1) is reduced by decreasing the opening of the heat control valve (20) regardless of the above temperature difference (&Dgr;T).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiguma Yamazaki, Eiichi Enomoto, Yasushi Kamata, Masahiro Furukawa
  • Patent number: 6557266
    Abstract: A conditioning apparatus for conditioning a treated fluid includes a conditioning chamber for containing a flow of a treated fluid and an exchange element disposed within said conditioning chamber having one or more fluid passages formed therein filled with a saline solution. The exchange element has a semi-permeable membrane that allows fluid transfer between said treated fluid and said saline solution through said semi-permeable membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventor: John Griffin
  • Publication number: 20030079494
    Abstract: An absorption-refrigerator provided with a mechanism for recuperating heat from the exhaust gas, wherein water vapor contained in the exhaust gas is prevented from condensing even during the starting or partial load operation. An absorption-refrigerator, wherein a first and a second heat recovery systems 23, 24 are installed, an absorption liquid bypass pipe 11B for the diluted absorption liquid exited from the cold heat exchanger 9 flows by bypassing a second+heat recovery system 24, a flow control valve 25 is provided in this absorption liquid bypass pipe 11B, and a controller 27 for controlling the open of a flow control valve 25 is provided so that a predetermined temperature (for instance 100° C.) superior to the dew-point temperature of the exhaust gas is detected continuously by a temperature sensor 26.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Shiguma Yamazaki, Eiichi Enomoto, Masahiro Fukukawa
  • Patent number: 6550272
    Abstract: In an absorption chiller/absorption chiller-heater wherein a pressure rise preventing means such as a safety valve, rapture disk or breakable plate is disposed in a high temperature regenerator or in the refrigerant vapor piping from the high temperature regenerator, with the discharge opening of the pressure rise preventing means being open to the atmosphere, in order to prevent the pressure rise in the high temperature regenerator, the discharge opening of safety valve is connected to low pressure units such as the low temperature regenerator through pressure relief piping so that, when the safety valve is activated, the refrigerant vapor and absorption solution of the high pressure side will be discharged to low pressure units such as the low temperature regenerator designed so as to generally maintain a vacuum therein during operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2003
    Assignee: Kawasaki Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kunihiko Nakajima, Kenichi Saitou, Hideharu Arai
  • Publication number: 20030070444
    Abstract: An energy administration device serves for operating an absorption refrigerating device with different energy sources and includes an energy control unit (7) for controlling and selecting an energy source. It includes at least one gas operation unit (8 to 12) for operating said absorption refrigerating device with gas with a gas burner connected to a gas supply line, which can be controlled by a surveillance system. Said surveillance system is an ignition surveillance system and includes an ionisation sensor and/or UV sensor for surveying said gas flame of said gas burner (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2002
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Applicant: Dometic GmbH
    Inventors: Volker Muller, Jorg Peter
  • Publication number: 20030066307
    Abstract: An absorption-cycle refrigerating unit, comprising an electrically heated boiler, covered with a layer of mineral wool that is covered by an external enclosure made of expanded plastic material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2002
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Applicant: INDEL B S.p.A
    Inventor: Luca Bora
  • Publication number: 20030061829
    Abstract: An exemplary embodiment of the invention is a cooling system including a first absorption chiller and a second absorption chiller. A first condenser refrigerant return is coupled to the first absorption chiller and a second condenser refrigerant return is coupled to the second absorption chiller. A first condenser refrigerant supply is coupled to the first absorption chiller and a second condenser refrigerant supply is coupled to the second absorption chiller. A first cooling assembly is coupled to the first condenser refrigerant return a second cooling assembly is coupled to the second condenser refrigerant return.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2002
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventor: Peter H. Rumsy
  • Patent number: 6539738
    Abstract: A design of a compact solar air conditioning system especially suited for tropical climates includes an air-cooled single-effect absorption machine driven by an array of high performance flat-plate collectors along with a thermal storage tank. The absorption machine uses lithium-bromide as a refrigerant and a water-based absorption fluid. The operation of the compact solar air conditioning system is determined by an optimal control strategy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Assignee: University of Puerto Rico
    Inventors: Jorge E. González-Cruz, Gerson Beauchamp-Báez
  • Publication number: 20030056533
    Abstract: An absorption cooling device includes
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventor: Christoph Korinth
  • Patent number: 6536229
    Abstract: A steam type absorption refrigerator which circulates absorption fluid from an absorber (1), through a low-temperature heat exchanger (3), a low-temperature regenerator (4), a high-temperature heat exchanger (6), a steam heating type high-temperature regenerator (7), the high-temperature heat exchanger (6) and the low-temperature heat exchanger (3) in order, back to the absorber (1) comprising, a fluid concentrating boiler (10) which is disposed between the high-temperature regenerator (7) and the high-temperature heat exchanger (6) concentrating the absorption fluid under heat, and a pump (13) which extracts a part or all of the concentrated absorption fluid from the high-temperature regenerator (7) and feeds it to the fluid concentrating boiler (10), wherein the fluid concentrating boiler is connected to the high-temperature heat exchanger (6) so that the absorption fluid concentrated under heat is returned to the heating side of the high-temperature heat exchanger (6) and is also connected to the high-temp
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: Kawasaki Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Syuzo Takabatake, Kunihiko Nakajima, Osamu Ohishi, Kenichi Saitou, Masuomi Ohta
  • Publication number: 20030041608
    Abstract: A design of a compact solar air conditioning system especially suited for tropical climates includes an air-cooled single-effect absorption machine driven by an array of high performance flat-plate collectors along with a thermal storage tank. The absorption machine uses lithium-bromide as a refrigerant and a water-based absorption fluid. The operation of the compact solar air conditioning system is determined by an optimal control strategy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Jorge E. Gonzalez-Cruz, Gerson Beauchamp-Baez
  • Patent number: 6527974
    Abstract: An aqueous absorption fluid composition, process and apparatus wherein the absorption fluid contains at least one monofunctional ether heat and mass transfer additive which provides improved water vapor absorption and thermal transfer in thermal exchange loops used in absorption refrigeration, chilling, heat pump, energy storage and other thermal transfer applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Gas Research Institute
    Inventor: Travis Chandler
  • Patent number: 6523357
    Abstract: An absorption refrigerator includes an evaporator having an evaporating heat exchanger pipe operable to evaporate refrigerant on an outer surface thereof so as to cool liquid to be cooled running in the pipe, an absorber containing absorbent liquid for absorbing the refrigerant evaporated at the evaporator, a regenerator for heating and concentrating the absorbent liquid supplied from the absorber by using heat source fluid and then supplying the concentrated absorbent liquid to the absorber, a condenser for condensing steam or vapor of refrigerant supplied from the regenerator and supplying the condensed refrigerant to the evaporator and an evaporator for evaporating the condensed water condensed at the condenser. The absorption refrigerator further includes absorbent liquid supplying means for supplying the absorbent liquid to the refrigerant present at the evaporator and refrigerant discharging means for discharging the refrigerant present at the evaporator to the regenerator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Takuma Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masatoshi Katayama
  • Publication number: 20030029188
    Abstract: An absorption chiller-heater is driven by a high-temperature exhaust gas discharged from an external apparatus such as a gas turbine. The absorption chiller-heater includes an exhaust gas path for introducing a high-temperature exhaust gas serving as a heat source into the high-temperature generator, and then the exhaust heat recovery generator. The high-temperature generator and the exhaust heat recovery generator comprise a vertical heat transfer tube bank for allowing the high-temperature exhaust gas to pass therethrough, a gas-liquid separation chamber is provided above the vertical heat transfer tube bank so as to cover opening portions of the vertical heat transfer tube bank, and a solution supply chamber is provided below the vertical heat transfer tube bank so as to cover opening portions of the vertical heat transfer tube bank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2002
    Publication date: February 13, 2003
    Applicant: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Inoue, Tetsuya Endo
  • Publication number: 20030024260
    Abstract: The object of the invention is to improve heat efficiency of an absorption refrigerator driven by exhaust heat supplied from the other apparatus as a part of heat sources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: SANYO ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Hoshino, Masahiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20030010049
    Abstract: An absorption cold or hot water generating machine is driven by a high-temperature exhaust gas discharged from an external apparatus such as a gas turbine. The absorption cold or hot water generating machine includes an exhaust gas path for introducing a high-temperature exhaust gas serving as a heat source into a high-temperature generator, and then an exhaust heat recovery generator. A low-temperature generator comprises a liquid film-type generator in which solution is sprayed on a heat transfer tube bank, and refrigerant vapor generated in the exhaust heat recovery generator is led to a heat transfer tube bank of the low-temperature generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Naoyuki Inoue, Tetsuya Endo
  • Patent number: 6487875
    Abstract: An aqua-ammonia absorption apparatus comprising an absorber assembly, a generator assembly, a condenser and an evaporator, the generator assembly comprising a boiler section, a solution-heated-desorber section, an adiabatic desorber or GAX desorber section, and a rectifier section, the interior space of at least one of said sections of said generator being substantially filled with structured packing material inert to an aqueous ammonia solution at generator temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Rocky Research
    Inventors: Paul Sarkisian, Lance D. Kirol
  • Patent number: 6487874
    Abstract: An absorption refrigerator of excellent thermal efficiency where water vapor contained in the exhaust gas does not condenses even at the starting or during the partial load operation where the temperature elevation is small. A refrigerant drain heat collector 11 allowing the refrigerant liquid condensing by heating the intermediate absorption liquid in the low temperature regenerator 3 and flowing into the condenser 4 to exchange heat with a part of dilute absorption liquid and first and second heat collectors 26, 27 where the exhaust gas discharged from the gas burner 2 and the dilute absorption liquid exchange heat are installed and, at the same time, a absorption liquid pipe (absorption liquid branch pipe) 14 is installed, and a flow control valve 28 is installed in the absorption liquid pipe 14 and, furthermore, a controller 30 is installed in order to control the aperture of the flow control valve 28 so that a temperature sensor 29 continues to detect a predetermined temperature (for instance 100° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignees: Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., Sanyo Electric Air Conditioning Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Shiguma Yamazaki, Eiichi Enomoto, Yasushi Kamada, Masahiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20020170310
    Abstract: The present invention proposes a concentrated ammonia aqueous solution tank used in an absorption diffusion type refrigerating equipment. The present invention is characterized in that a capillary tissue is placed in the concentrated ammonia aqueous solution tank. The capillary tissue is formed by bending knitted metal nets or is integrally formed by means of sintering. Thereby, additional surface area of absorption reaction can be increased, and the volume and weight of the original absorber can be reduced, hence increasing refrigerating speed and reducing refrigerating temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Hao Pai, Ru He Jan, Chin Hung Kuo
  • Publication number: 20020170311
    Abstract: The present invention provides a structure of the evaporation region of an absorption diffusion type refrigerating circulation. The refrigerating circulation comprises a generator, a rectifier, a condenser, an evaporator, a concentrated ammonia aqueous solution tank, and an absorber. An ammonia liquid pipe and a hydrogen pipe are arranged in a pipeline of the evaporator. The evaporator at the evaporation region has a simple shape and structure, and can be processed easily, hence saving the space thereof. Because the ammonia liquid pipe and the hydrogen pipe are arranged in the evaporator, the effect of heat exchange thereof is better, and the refrigerating temperature is lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Hao Pai, Ru He Jan, Chin Hung Kuo
  • Patent number: 6477852
    Abstract: A heat and electric power supply system includes a regenerative gas turbine and an adsorption refrigerator recovering exhaust heat of exhaust gas from the gas turbine and is provided with inlet air cooling equipment including a spray device for spraying cold water from the adsorption refrigerator into an air-intake port of the regenerative gas turbine and a humidifier effecting humidification by hot water injection from the refrigerator into a compressor delivery port of the regenerative gas turbine. The cooling by cold water and humidification by hot water injection are effected according to operational conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Satoshi Dodo, Kuniyoshi Tsubouchi, Norio Yasugahira, Hiroshi Arita, Yasuaki Akatsu, Shigeo Hatamiya
  • Patent number: 6477850
    Abstract: The air conditioner comprises heat transfer medium temperature adjusting device 1 for adjusting the temperature of a heat transfer medium, an absorption chiller 5 having as a heat source the heat transfer medium supplied from the heat transfer medium temperature adjusting device 1 via a heat transfer medium line 7a through which the heat transfer medium conducts, a valve 9a provided in the heat transfer medium line 7a, a by-pass line 11a branching off from the valve 9a, and an indoor unit 19 supplied with a refrigerant from the absorption chiller 5 or the heat transfer medium from the heat transfer medium temperature adjusting device 1 via the by-pass line 11a. Thereby, at the time of heating, the valve is switched to allow the heat transfer medium to pass through the by-pass line 11, so that the heat transfer medium can be directly supplied via the by-pass line 11 to the indoor unit 19.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuhei Arita, Tomiyuki Matsukiyo, Yoshihiro Ichino, Shinji Tongu
  • Patent number: 6474099
    Abstract: The present invention provides an adsorption-type cooling apparatus comprising first, second, third, and fourth adsorption devices filled with a coolant and contain adsorbents which adsorb evaporated coolant and desorb the adsorbed coolant during heating. Adsorption cores provide heat exchange between the adsorbents and a heat medium, and evaporation and condensation cores provide heat exchange between heating medium and the coolant. A cooling device in which heating medium cooled in the evaporation and condensation cores circulates and cools the object of cooling. A heating means supplies a high-temperature heat medium to the first-fourth adsorption devices. A cooling means supplies a low-temperature heat medium which has a temperature lower than that of the high-temperature heat medium to the first-fourth adsorption devices. Also, a switching control means is provided which switches between multiple states.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Denso Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki Tanaka, Satoshi Inoue, Hideaki Sato, Katsuya Ishii, Hisao Nagashima, Shin Honda, Takahisa Suzuki
  • Patent number: 6470702
    Abstract: An absorption water heater/chiller using lithium bromide as an absorbent and water as a refrigerant, and a high temperature regenerator therefor. The high temperature regenerator is provided with a combustion chamber defined by an inner tube (2) on the side of a blowout port of a burner (4B), from which a combustion gas is blown out. A solution is received in a liquid chamber, which extends on upper and lower sides of the combustion chamber and is defined by an outer tube (1). A refrigerant steam outflow passage (8) is formed in an upper portion of the outer tube, and gas discharge passages (13, 14) are formed at an end portion of the combustion chamber opposed to the burner. A plurality of solution tubes (3) providing communication between the liquid chamber portions on the upper and lower sides of the combustion chamber extend through the combustion chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasushi Funaba, Norihiro Itou, Tomihisa Oouchi, Satoshi Miyake, Michiyuki Uchimura
  • Patent number: 6442964
    Abstract: An absorption refrigerating machine according to the present invention has a system for flowing cooling water in parallel to an absorber and a condenser. The absorption refrigerating machine is constituted such that plate type heat exchangers H1, H3 are used in an absorber A and a condenser C, and the amounts of cooling water distributed to the absorber and the condenser are determined mainly based on fluid resistance of each of the plate type heat exchangers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2002
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Inoue, Toshio Matsubara, Tomoyoshi Irie
  • Publication number: 20020112503
    Abstract: An absorption refrigerator of excellent thermal efficiency where water vapor contained in the exhaust gas does not condenses even at the starting or during the partial load operation where the temperature elevation is small. A refrigerant drain heat collector 11 allowing the refrigerant liquid condensing by heating the intermediate absorption liquid in the low temperature regenerator 3 and flowing into the condenser 4 to exchange heat with a part of dilute absorption liquid and first and second heat collectors 26, 27 where the exhaust gas discharged from the gas burner 2 and the dilute absorption liquid exchange heat are installed and, at the same time, a absorption liquid pipe (absorption liquid branch pipe) 14 is installed, and a flow control valve 28 is installed in the absorption liquid pipe 14 and, furthermore, a controller 30 is installed in order to control the aperture of the flow control valve 28 so that a temperature sensor 29 continues to detect a predetermined temperature (for instance 100° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2001
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Shiguma Yamazaki, Eiichi Enomoto, Yasushi Kamada, Masahiro Furukawa
  • Publication number: 20020112504
    Abstract: In an absorption chiller/absorption chiller-heater wherein a pressure rise preventing means such as a safety valve, rapture disk or breakable plate is disposed in a high temperature regenerator or in the refrigerant vapor piping from the high temperature regenerator, with the discharge opening of the pressure rise preventing means being open to the atmosphere, in order to prevent the pressure rise in the high temperature regenerator, the discharge opening of safety valve is connected to low pressure units such as the low temperature regenerator through pressure relief piping so that, when the safety valve is activated, the refrigerant vapor and absorption solution of the high pressure side will be discharged to low pressure units such as the low temperature regenerator designed so as to generally maintain a vacuum therein during operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Kunihiko Nakajima, Kenichi Saitou, Hideharu Arai
  • Publication number: 20020108390
    Abstract: There are provided a conduit 9b for transferring a refrigerant to the evaporator 9, a conduit 7b for transferring an absorbent solution to the regenerator 3, and a branch conduit 9a. A check valve 17 is provided for communicating the branch conduit 9a to the conduit 7b. A check valve V3 is provided for allowing the flow from the absorber 2 to the regenerator 3. The valve 17 and the valve V3 are communicated at downstream side to each other. Those check valves maybe assembled in a single unit where a valve is arranged of a (free) ball shape and can be shifted by a pressure difference to switches each valve port, acting as a three-way valve. At the start-up or full condensation mode, the check valve 17 remains open while the check valve V3 is closed. This permits the refrigerant to flow from the condenser 9 via the branch conduit 9a to the regenerator 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2002
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Applicant: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuma Ichikawa, Gou Mutou
  • Patent number: 6430942
    Abstract: An on line corrosion replenishment system for use in an absorption cooling unit which includes an evaporator means, an absorber means, a generator means and a condenser means which are interconnected to provide an absorption cycle in which a lithium bromide solution is circulated through said unit through a series of interconnected flow lines and pumps. A source of time release corrosion inhibitor is connected to one of said flow lines to selectively release corrosion inhibitor to the lithium bromide solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2002
    Assignee: Carrier Corporation
    Inventor: Charles G. Cummins