US20090293516A1 - Method and Apparatus - Google Patents
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- This invention relates to a method of, and apparatus for, transferring energy.
- the circulated medium prefferably takes the form of a mixture of a liquid of low volatility and a liquid of high volatility and for the latter liquid to be condensed in a condenser/absorber wherein the latter liquid is absorbed back into the liquid of low volatility.
- Examples of such a system are disclosed in EP-A-181,275; EP-A-328,103; GB-A-294,882; JP-A-56-083,504; JP-A-56-132,410; JP-A-05-059,908; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,007,240.
- a method of transferring energy comprising causing a fluid substance to flow through a circuit and, in sequence, converting said substance from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase by inputting energy from a source and while said substance is under relatively high pressure, and converting said substance from said gaseous phase to said liquid phase by outputting energy and while said substance is under relatively low pressure.
- apparatus for transferring energy comprising a circuit, a displacing device arranged to displace a fluid substance around said circuit, an evaporating device in said circuit and arranged to convert said substance from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase by inputting energy from a source, a condensing device in said circuit and arranged to convert said substance from said gaseous phase to said liquid phase by outputting energy, said displacing device comprising a pump arranged to act directly upon said liquid phase, said pump being downstream of said condensing device and upstream of said evaporating device.
- the condensing device is in the form of a condenser/absorber having a sorbent of solid material. This has an advantage over the systems using a medium mixture that the need to provide heat to split the mixture into vapour and liquid is avoided.
- the present system can be relatively simplified by combining the condensing device with the evaporating device as a single assembly, preferably as a modular unit.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a prior art refrigeration system
- FIG. 2 is a diagram of an embodiment of the system according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating various applications of the system of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating in detail a version of the embodiment of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating in detail another version of the embodiment of FIG. 2 .
- the system comprises a sealed circuit 2 including a compressor 4 , a condenser 6 , an expansion valve 8 , and an evaporator 10 , in series.
- the circuit 2 has a low pressure side 12 containing the evaporator 10 whereby thermal energy is input into the refrigerant, for example the substance R 22 (a single hydrochlorofluorocarbon), and a high pressure side 14 containing the condenser 6 and whereby thermal energy is emitted from the refrigerant.
- the substance R 22 a single hydrochlorofluorocarbon
- a disadvantage of this system is that it requires a gaseous phase compressor 4 which requires a significant power input, as well as being bulky and expensive.
- the compressor 4 increases the pressure of the gaseous phase refrigerant, whereafter the gaseous phase-refrigerant is converted into the liquid phase in the condenser 6 , from which thermal energy is emitted and the refrigerant arrives at the expansion valve 8 which has a cooling effect on the substance owing to the pressure drop, causing conversion of the substance into partially gaseous phase and partially liquid phase.
- the cold liquid substance receives thermal energy from the exterior and the substance is supplied to the compressor 4 in its gaseous phase.
- the substance converts from its liquid phase to its gaseous phase under low pressure and converts from its gaseous phase to its liquid phase under high pressure.
- this system again includes a sealed circuit 20 , but this contains a condenser/absorber combination 22 , a liquid pump 24 , an evaporator 26 , a superheater 28 and an energy-consuming device 30 , which may be a turbine, a propeller, a piston-in-cylinder drive device, or a gas engine.
- the circuit 20 has a low pressure side 32 and a high pressure side 34 , but the substance is converted from its liquid phase to its gaseous phase in the high pressure side 34 and from its gaseous phase to its liquid phase in the low pressure side 32 .
- the substance in the circuit 20 may be any suitable substance that has an evaporation temperature level at atmospheric pressure which is at least 30° C. lower than the temperature of the ambient source supplying thermal energy to the superheater 28 .
- the ambient source may be air near the ground, or sea, lake or river water.
- the evaporation temperature level is significantly lower than the temperature of the source, for example at least 5° C. lower for water and at least 10° C. lower for air. Examples of such substances are R 22 , carbon dioxide and nitrogen.
- liquid pump 24 which, correspondingly to the compressor 4 , provides the motive power for driving the substance round the circuit, has a much lower power requirement than the compressor 4 and is also more compact and inexpensive.
- the thermal energy input into the superheater 28 may be from ambient air, or ambient water, such as from a river or from the sea.
- the superheater 28 could replace the water cooler of an air conditioning plant of a building, especially a large building such as an hotel.
- the energy-consuming device 30 may drive an electrical generator 38 , a marine propeller 40 , or replace the engine of a vehicle 42 .
- the electrical generator 38 may be used to supply the hotel 36 , a house 44 , and/or the pump 24 .
- the condenser/absorber 22 comprises a shell 46 containing an absorbent 48 of solid material of a capillary nature, for example charcoal or coal powder, or nanotubes.
- an absorbent 48 of solid material of a capillary nature, for example charcoal or coal powder, or nanotubes.
- the evaporator 26 which is in the form of a coil 50 .
- the effect of the absorbent 48 which is in contact with the coil 50 , is to reduce the saturation vapour pressure of the substance entering the absorbent. Inside the coil 50 , the vapour phase is created under a higher pressure than exists in the absorbent 48 .
- the condenser pressure is higher than the evaporator pressure, but, owing to the use of the absorbent 48 , in the system shown in FIG. 4 the condenser pressure is lower than the evaporator pressure.
- the thermal energy released during condensing of the vapour in the absorbent 48 balances the heat requirement for the evaporator 26 .
- the internal surface area of the coil 50 is a major factor in determining the mass flow of the vapour into the superheater 28 .
- the superheater 28 transfers thermal energy into the substance in the circuit from, say, ambient air or water, because the temperature of the gaseous substance therein is lower than the ambient temperature.
- the superheated vapour enters the turbine 30 through a pressure-regulating, solenoid valve 52 .
- the output vapour from the turbine 30 enters the condenser/absorber 22 for condensing and thus releasing thermal energy.
- the turbine 30 is used to drive the electrical generator 38 which may drive a compressor 54 having a significantly lower power consumption than the power generation by the turbine 30 , for example 10% to 15% of the power generated by the turbine.
- the compressor 54 creates in a liquid reservoir 56 the lowest pressure in the circuit 20 .
- At the bottom of the shell 46 is a flow connection 57 to the reservoir 56 for the liquid condensate.
- a liquid pump 62 pumps the condensate in the reservoir 56 to the coil 50 via a non-return valve 64 .
- the pump 62 may be a gear or centrifugal pump.
- the compressor 54 may be driven mechanically from the device 30 , or electrically from the generator 38 or from an external power supply 66 by way of switches 68 and 70 .
- a pressure-relief valve 72 bypasses the turbine 30 and the solenoid valve 52 .
- the auxiliary circuit 61 which is active particularly during start-up phases of the system, instead of containing the reservoir 56 , includes an evaporator 74 inside the reservoir 56 and forming a main super-cooler, so that the circuit 61 is totally separate from the circuit 20 , with the “flash” vapour being thereby condensed in the reservoir 56 itself.
- the liquid is pumped by the pump 62 to the coil 50 via an auxiliary supercooler 76 in the reservoir 56 , whereby the heating of the liquid by the pump 62 is counteracted.
- the device 30 has an output gearbox and power shaft 78 .
- the low-pressure vapour output from the device 30 passes directly into the top of the shell 46 instead of via piping.
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Abstract
An energy transferring system comprises a sealed circuit (20) for a transfer medium and containing a condenser/absorber (22), a liquid pump (24), an evaporator (26), a superheater (28), and an energy-consuming device (30). The circuit has a low pressure side (32) and a high pressure side (34), with the medium being converted from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase in the side (34) and back in the side (32). The condenser/absorber (22) includes an absorbent of solid material, for example coal powder or nanotubes, and may be combined with the evaporator (26) to form a modular unit.
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- This invention relates to a method of, and apparatus for, transferring energy.
- Energy transferring cycles are known in which a liquid is vapourised by heat supplied to an evaporating device, the vapour so produced is employed to output energy, particularly to drive a vapour engine, such as a turbine, the vapour output from the turbine is condensed in a condensing device, and the liquid so produced is pumped back to the evaporating device. Such systems are disclosed in, for example, BE-A-895,148; DE-A-3,445,785; GB-A-9160/1899; and GB-A-1535154.
- It is known for the circulated medium to take the form of a mixture of a liquid of low volatility and a liquid of high volatility and for the latter liquid to be condensed in a condenser/absorber wherein the latter liquid is absorbed back into the liquid of low volatility. Examples of such a system are disclosed in EP-A-181,275; EP-A-328,103; GB-A-294,882; JP-A-56-083,504; JP-A-56-132,410; JP-A-05-059,908; and U.S. Pat. No. 5,007,240.
- According to one aspect of the present invention there is provided a method of transferring energy, comprising causing a fluid substance to flow through a circuit and, in sequence, converting said substance from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase by inputting energy from a source and while said substance is under relatively high pressure, and converting said substance from said gaseous phase to said liquid phase by outputting energy and while said substance is under relatively low pressure.
- According to another aspect of the present invention there is provided apparatus for transferring energy, comprising a circuit, a displacing device arranged to displace a fluid substance around said circuit, an evaporating device in said circuit and arranged to convert said substance from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase by inputting energy from a source, a condensing device in said circuit and arranged to convert said substance from said gaseous phase to said liquid phase by outputting energy, said displacing device comprising a pump arranged to act directly upon said liquid phase, said pump being downstream of said condensing device and upstream of said evaporating device.
- Owing to the invention, it is possible to increase the proportion of total energy supplied which is available for use, in other words to reduce the proportion of the total energy supplied to the system which is lost in achieving the transfer.
- Advantageously, the condensing device is in the form of a condenser/absorber having a sorbent of solid material. This has an advantage over the systems using a medium mixture that the need to provide heat to split the mixture into vapour and liquid is avoided.
- Furthermore, the present system can be relatively simplified by combining the condensing device with the evaporating device as a single assembly, preferably as a modular unit.
- In order that the invention may be clearly and completely disclosed, reference will now be made, by way of example, to the accompanying drawings, in which:-
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FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a prior art refrigeration system, -
FIG. 2 is a diagram of an embodiment of the system according to the present invention, -
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating various applications of the system ofFIG. 2 , -
FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating in detail a version of the embodiment ofFIG. 2 , and -
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating in detail another version of the embodiment ofFIG. 2 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 , the system comprises a sealed circuit 2 including acompressor 4, acondenser 6, anexpansion valve 8, and anevaporator 10, in series. The circuit 2 has a low pressure side 12 containing theevaporator 10 whereby thermal energy is input into the refrigerant, for example the substance R22 (a single hydrochlorofluorocarbon), and ahigh pressure side 14 containing thecondenser 6 and whereby thermal energy is emitted from the refrigerant. A disadvantage of this system is that it requires agaseous phase compressor 4 which requires a significant power input, as well as being bulky and expensive. In this prior art system, thecompressor 4 increases the pressure of the gaseous phase refrigerant, whereafter the gaseous phase-refrigerant is converted into the liquid phase in thecondenser 6, from which thermal energy is emitted and the refrigerant arrives at theexpansion valve 8 which has a cooling effect on the substance owing to the pressure drop, causing conversion of the substance into partially gaseous phase and partially liquid phase. In theevaporator 10, the cold liquid substance receives thermal energy from the exterior and the substance is supplied to thecompressor 4 in its gaseous phase. Thus, the substance converts from its liquid phase to its gaseous phase under low pressure and converts from its gaseous phase to its liquid phase under high pressure. - Referring to
FIG. 2 , this system again includes a sealedcircuit 20, but this contains a condenser/absorber combination 22, aliquid pump 24, anevaporator 26, asuperheater 28 and an energy-consumingdevice 30, which may be a turbine, a propeller, a piston-in-cylinder drive device, or a gas engine. Again, thecircuit 20 has alow pressure side 32 and ahigh pressure side 34, but the substance is converted from its liquid phase to its gaseous phase in thehigh pressure side 34 and from its gaseous phase to its liquid phase in thelow pressure side 32. Setting aside losses, the heat input into thesuperheater 28, where the substance in vapour phase may receive thermal energy from the ambient environment, is consumed by thedevice 30. The substance in thecircuit 20 may be any suitable substance that has an evaporation temperature level at atmospheric pressure which is at least 30° C. lower than the temperature of the ambient source supplying thermal energy to thesuperheater 28. The ambient source may be air near the ground, or sea, lake or river water. Preferably, the evaporation temperature level is significantly lower than the temperature of the source, for example at least 5° C. lower for water and at least 10° C. lower for air. Examples of such substances are R22, carbon dioxide and nitrogen. - An advantage of this system is that the
liquid pump 24 which, correspondingly to thecompressor 4, provides the motive power for driving the substance round the circuit, has a much lower power requirement than thecompressor 4 and is also more compact and inexpensive. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , this illustrates that the thermal energy input into thesuperheater 28 may be from ambient air, or ambient water, such as from a river or from the sea. In particular, thesuperheater 28 could replace the water cooler of an air conditioning plant of a building, especially a large building such as an hotel. The Figure also illustrates that the energy-consuming device 30 may drive anelectrical generator 38, amarine propeller 40, or replace the engine of avehicle 42. Theelectrical generator 38 may be used to supply thehotel 36, ahouse 44, and/or thepump 24. - Referring to
FIG. 4 , the condenser/absorber 22 comprises ashell 46 containing an absorbent 48 of solid material of a capillary nature, for example charcoal or coal powder, or nanotubes. Through theshell 46 and the absorbent 48 extends theevaporator 26 which is in the form of acoil 50. Thus the condenser/absorber 22 and theevaporator 26 constitute an assembly with only four inlets and outlets. The effect of the absorbent 48, which is in contact with thecoil 50, is to reduce the saturation vapour pressure of the substance entering the absorbent. Inside thecoil 50, the vapour phase is created under a higher pressure than exists in the absorbent 48. - Normally in a thermodynamic cycle, the condenser pressure is higher than the evaporator pressure, but, owing to the use of the absorbent 48, in the system shown in
FIG. 4 the condenser pressure is lower than the evaporator pressure. The thermal energy released during condensing of the vapour in theabsorbent 48 balances the heat requirement for theevaporator 26. The internal surface area of thecoil 50 is a major factor in determining the mass flow of the vapour into thesuperheater 28. Thesuperheater 28 transfers thermal energy into the substance in the circuit from, say, ambient air or water, because the temperature of the gaseous substance therein is lower than the ambient temperature. The superheated vapour enters theturbine 30 through a pressure-regulating,solenoid valve 52. The output vapour from theturbine 30, at low pressure, enters the condenser/absorber 22 for condensing and thus releasing thermal energy. Theturbine 30 is used to drive theelectrical generator 38 which may drive acompressor 54 having a significantly lower power consumption than the power generation by theturbine 30, for example 10% to 15% of the power generated by the turbine. Thecompressor 54 creates in aliquid reservoir 56 the lowest pressure in thecircuit 20. At the bottom of theshell 46 is aflow connection 57 to thereservoir 56 for the liquid condensate. As the condensate leaves the absorbent 48, some of the liquid immediately evaporates and forms “flash” vapour, which is about 10% of the mass flow. Thecompressor 54 draws off from thereservoir 56 this “flash” vapour and, by way of anauxiliary condenser 58 and anexpansion valve 60, and with the aid of those items, converts the “flash” vapour into liquid condensate, which is delivered to thereservoir 56. Aliquid pump 62 pumps the condensate in thereservoir 56 to thecoil 50 via anon-return valve 64. Thepump 62 may be a gear or centrifugal pump. Thecompressor 54 may be driven mechanically from thedevice 30, or electrically from thegenerator 38 or from anexternal power supply 66 by way ofswitches relief valve 72 bypasses theturbine 30 and thesolenoid valve 52. - The version shown in
FIG. 5 differs from that ofFIG. 4 in a number of respects. Firstly, theauxiliary circuit 61, which is active particularly during start-up phases of the system, instead of containing thereservoir 56, includes anevaporator 74 inside thereservoir 56 and forming a main super-cooler, so that thecircuit 61 is totally separate from thecircuit 20, with the “flash” vapour being thereby condensed in thereservoir 56 itself. Moreover, the liquid is pumped by thepump 62 to thecoil 50 via anauxiliary supercooler 76 in thereservoir 56, whereby the heating of the liquid by thepump 62 is counteracted. Furthermore, thedevice 30 has an output gearbox andpower shaft 78. Moreover, the low-pressure vapour output from thedevice 30 passes directly into the top of theshell 46 instead of via piping.
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15. A method of transferring energy, comprising causing a fluid substance to flow through a circuit and, in sequence, converting said substance from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase by inputting energy from a source and while said substance is under relatively high pressure, and converting said substance from said gaseous phase to said liquid phase by outputting energy and while said substance is under relatively low pressure.
16. A method according to claim 15 , wherein said converting of said substance from said gaseous phase to said liquid phase comprises reducing the saturation vapour pressure of said gaseous phase, and said converting of said substance from said gaseous phase to said liquid phase comprises sorbing said gaseous phase utilising solid sorbent.
17. A method according to claim 16 , wherein said substance has a transition temperature level between said liquid phase and said gaseous phase at atmospheric pressure which is at least 5° C. lower than the temperature of said source, which is ambient water.
18. A method according to claim 16 , wherein said substance has a transition temperature level between said liquid phase and said gaseous phase at atmospheric pressure which is at least 10° C. lower than the temperature of said source, which is ambient air.
19. A method according to claim 15 , wherein said substance has a transition temperature level between said liquid phase and said gaseous phase at atmospheric pressure which is at least 5° C. lower than the temperature of said source, which is ambient water.
20. A method according to claim 15 , wherein said substance has a transition temperature level between said liquid phase and said gaseous phase at atmospheric pressure which is at least 10° C. lower than the temperature of said source, which is ambient air.
21. Apparatus for transferring energy, comprising a circuit, a displacing device arranged to displace a fluid substance around said circuit, an evaporating device in said circuit and arranged to convert said substance from a liquid phase to a gaseous phase by inputting energy from a source, a condensing device in said circuit and arranged to convert said substance from said gaseous phase to said liquid phase by outputting energy, said displacing device comprising a pump arranged to act directly upon said liquid phase, said pump being downstream of said condensing device and upstream of said evaporating device.
22. Apparatus according to claim 21 , and further comprising, in said circuit, a superheating device for said gaseous phase downstream of said evaporating device, and an energy-consuming device downstream of said superheating device, said condensing device being downstream of said energy-consuming device.
23. Apparatus according to claim 21 , wherein said condensing device serves to reduce the saturation vapour pressure of said gaseous phase and comprises solid sorbent material for said gaseous phase.
24. Apparatus according to claim 23 , and further comprising, in said circuit, a superheating device for said gaseous phase downstream of said evaporating device, and an energy-consuming device downstream of said superheating device, said condensing device being downstream of said energy-consuming device.
25. Apparatus according to claim 23 , wherein said condensing device is in contact with said evaporating device.
26. Apparatus according to claim 25 , and further comprising, in said circuit, a superheating device for said gaseous phase downstream of said evaporating device, and an energy-consuming device downstream of said superheating device, said condensing device being downstream of said energy-consuming device.
27. Apparatus according to claim 25 , wherein said sorbent material is in contact with said evaporating device.
28. Apparatus according to claim 27 , and further comprising, in said circuit, a superheating device for said gaseous phase downstream of said evaporating device, and an energy-consuming device downstream of said superheating device, said condensing device being downstream of said energy-consuming device.
29. Apparatus according to claim 22 , wherein said energy-consuming device comprises a driving device.
30. Apparatus according to claim 29 and further comprising an auxiliary circuit including a gaseous-to-liquid phase-change device and serving to convert into said liquid phase said gaseous phase flowing from said condensing device.
31. Apparatus according to claim 30 , wherein said auxiliary circuit is in fluid communication with the first-mentioned circuit.
32. Apparatus according to claim 30 , wherein said auxiliary circuit is out of fluid communication with the first-mentioned circuit.
33. Apparatus according to claim 21 , and further comprising a supercooling device downstream of said pump.
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