DE102017005948B3 - Method and device for lowering the wind temperature - Google Patents

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DE102017005948B3
DE102017005948B3 DE102017005948.9A DE102017005948A DE102017005948B3 DE 102017005948 B3 DE102017005948 B3 DE 102017005948B3 DE 102017005948 A DE102017005948 A DE 102017005948A DE 102017005948 B3 DE102017005948 B3 DE 102017005948B3
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • F03D9/20Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus
    • F03D9/28Wind motors characterised by the driven apparatus the apparatus being a pump or a compressor
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F03MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS; WIND, SPRING, OR WEIGHT MOTORS; PRODUCING MECHANICAL POWER OR A REACTIVE PROPULSIVE THRUST, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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    • F05B2260/212Heat transfer, e.g. cooling by intercooling, e.g. during a compression cycle by water injection
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F05INDEXING SCHEMES RELATING TO ENGINES OR PUMPS IN VARIOUS SUBCLASSES OF CLASSES F01-F04
    • F05BINDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO WIND, SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA OR LIKE MOTORS, TO MACHINES OR ENGINES FOR LIQUIDS COVERED BY SUBCLASSES F03B, F03D AND F03G
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Die vorliegende Erfindung ermöglicht eine starke Temperaturabsenkung der Luftmassen, die eine Windkraftanlage mit linearen Turbinen durchlaufen. Dabei wird in die, die Windkraftanlage verlassenden Abluft, Wasser quer zu Luftstrom gesprüht, das durch den Abzug der Verdampfungswärme diesen Abluftstrom abkühlt. Die gesprühte Wassermenge wird durch Kopplung der Pumpe für das Sprühwasser an die Antriebswelle der Windkraftanlage so geregelt, daß immer die komplette gesprühte Wassermenge verdampft.The present invention enables a strong temperature reduction of the air masses, which pass through a wind turbine with linear turbines. In this case, water is sprayed transversely to the air flow in the exhaust air leaving the wind power plant, which cools this exhaust air flow through the withdrawal of the heat of vaporization. The sprayed amount of water is controlled by coupling the pump for the spray water to the drive shaft of the wind turbine so that always vaporizes the entire amount of sprayed water.

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf ein Verfahren und dazugehörige Vorrichtung zur Absenkung der Windtemperatur.The invention relates to a method and associated device for lowering the wind temperature.

Verfahren und Vorrichtungen dieser Art sind bis dato unbekannt.Methods and devices of this type are unknown to date.

Die vorliegende Erfindung hat sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, die Temperatur des Windes abzusenken, indem den Luftmassen nach dem Durchqueren einer Windkraftanlage mit linearen Turbinen Wärme entzogen wird.The present invention has set itself the task of lowering the temperature of the wind by heat is extracted from the air masses after passing through a wind turbine with linear turbines.

Gelöst wird die Aufgabe bei der vorliegenden Erfindung durch die erzwungene Verdunstung von Wasser im Abluft der Windkraftanlage mit linearen Turbinen. Dabei wird das Wasser aus einem Vorratsbehälter mittels einer Pumpe und entsprechenden Leitungen zu Sprühdüsen geführt, von wo das Wasser im Abluft in kleinen Tropfen verteilt wird und rapide im Luftzug verdampft. Die Pumpe ist an der Antriebswelle der Windkraftanlage gekoppelt, so daß eine natürliche Regelung der gesprühten Wassermenge abhängig von der Drehzahl der Windkraftanlage und dadurch von der Durchflußgröße entsteht.The object is achieved in the present invention by the forced evaporation of water in the exhaust air of the wind turbine with linear turbines. The water is led from a reservoir by means of a pump and corresponding lines to spray nozzles, from where the water is distributed in the exhaust air in small drops and evaporates rapidly in the draft. The pump is coupled to the drive shaft of the wind turbine, so that a natural control of the sprayed amount of water depends on the speed of the wind turbine and thereby on the flow rate.

Ein Ausführungsbeispiel der erfindungsgemäßen Flügel ist in der Zeichnung dargestellt und wird im Folgenden näher erläutert.An embodiment of the wings according to the invention is shown in the drawing and will be explained in more detail below.

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  • 1 Side and front view of the wind turbine with linear turbine provided with the device according to the invention

Das Verfahren zur Absenkung der Windtemperatur ist dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass einer Windkraftanlage 1 mit linearer Turbine, welche also einen gleichmäßigen Ausstoß von Abluft 2 mit rechteckigen Querschnitt, der schräg nach oben gerichtet ist, aufweist, Sprühwasser in dieser Abluft zugeführt wird. Dieses Wasser verdampft im Luftstrom komplett und die Abluft 2 kühlt durch den Abzug der Verdampfungswärme des gesprühten Wassers 3 entsprechend ab.The method for lowering the wind temperature is characterized in that a wind turbine 1 with linear turbine, which means a uniform emission of exhaust air 2 having a rectangular cross-section, which is directed obliquely upward, spraying water is supplied in this exhaust air. This water completely evaporates in the air stream and the exhaust air 2 Cooled by the withdrawal of the heat of evaporation of the sprayed water 3 accordingly.

Das gesprühte Wasser 3 wird auf beiden Seiten des rechteckigen Querschnitts der Abluft 2 zugeführt, wobei die initiale Größe der Wassertropfen so gewählt ist, daß die Wassertropfen beim queren des Abluftstromes kontinuierlich sich durch Verdampfen verkleinern, so daß die Wassertropfen vor dem Erreichen der anderen Seite des Luftstromes komplett verdunsten. Dies wird dadurch erreicht, daß ein bestimmtes Verhältnis zwischen der gesprühten Wassermenge und der Geschwindigkeit der Abluft 2 immer gewährleistet wird. Dieses Verfahren ermöglicht eine starke Absenkung der Temperatur (z.B. 1 - 2 Kelvin) der Abluft einer Windkraftanlage mit linearen Turbinen. Dadurch kann die konsequente Anwendung dieses Verfahrens eine entscheidende Rolle bei der Absenkung der Temperatur auf der Erde spielen; insbesondere die enormen Mengen an Abluft - in etwa 1-2 Millionen qm pro Tag und installiertes kW in Windkraftanlagen mit linearen Turbinen - nähren diese Annahme.The sprayed water 3 is on both sides of the rectangular cross-section of the exhaust air 2 supplied, wherein the initial size of the water droplets is selected so that the water droplets continuously decrease as it traverses the exhaust air stream by evaporation, so that the water droplets completely evaporate before reaching the other side of the air flow. This is achieved in that a certain ratio between the amount of water sprayed and the speed of the exhaust air 2 always guaranteed. This method allows a strong reduction of the temperature (eg 1 - 2 Kelvin) of the exhaust air of a wind turbine with linear turbines. Thus, the consistent application of this method can play a crucial role in lowering the temperature on earth; In particular, the enormous amounts of exhaust air - in about 1-2 million square meters per day and installed kW in wind turbines with linear turbines - nourish this assumption.

Die Vorrichtung zur Ermöglichung des hier beschriebenen Verfahrens hat eine Reihe von Sprühdüsen 4 an beiden Seiten 5, 6 der Windkraftanlage 1 mit linearer Turbine, die eine Sprührichtung von außen quer zur Abluftstrommitte gerichtet ist, aufweist. Alle Sprühdüsen 4 sind mit Leitungen 7 an einer Pumpe 8 verbunden.The apparatus for enabling the method described herein has a series of spray nozzles 4 on both sides 5 . 6 the wind turbine 1 with a linear turbine, which is a spray direction directed from the outside transversely to the exhaust air center, has. All spray nozzles 4 are with wires 7 on a pump 8th connected.

Die Pumpe 8 ist direkt oder mittelbar durch eine Übertragungsart an der Antriebswelle der Windkraftanlage 1 gekoppelt, dergestalt, daß die Pumpleistung proportional mit der Drehzahl der Windkraftanlage ist, wodurch die gesprühte Wassermenge ebenfalls damit proportional ist, was eine natürliche Regelung für die Sprühwassermenge darstellt.The pump 8th is directly or indirectly by a transmission on the drive shaft of the wind turbine 1 coupled, such that the pump power is proportional to the speed of the wind turbine, whereby the sprayed amount of water is also proportional to it, which is a natural control of the amount of spray water.

Das Wasser gelangt von einem Vorratsbehälter 9 mittels Leitung 10 zur Pumpe 8. Beim Vorhandensein von mehreren Windkraftmodulen 1 mit linearer Turbine, wie der Fall bei einer größeren Windkraftanlage ist, hat jedes Windkraftanlagen-Modul seinen eigenen Vorratsbehälter 9.The water comes from a reservoir 9 by line 10 to the pump 8th , In the presence of several wind power modules 1 With a linear turbine, as is the case with a larger wind turbine, each wind turbine module has its own reservoir 9 ,

Das von außen gespeiste Wasser 11 wird durch Leitungen 12 und Pumpen 13 an allen Vorratsbehältern 9 der einzelnen Windkraftanlagen-Module zugeführt.The water fed from outside 11 is through lines 12 and pumps 13 on all storage containers 9 supplied to the individual wind turbine modules.

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Verfahren zur Absenkung der Windtemperatur, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß i. einer Windkraftanlage (1) mit linearer Turbine, welche also einen gleichmäßigen Ausstoß von Abluft (2) mit rechteckigen Querschnitt, der schräg nach oben gerichtet ist, aufweist, Sprühwasser (3) in dieser Abluft zugeführt wird, dergestalt, daß dieses Wasser im Luftstrom komplett verdampft und die Abluft (2) durch den Abzug der Verdampfungswärme des gesprühten Wassers (3) entsprechend abkühlt, ii. wobei das gesprühte Wasser (3) auf beiden Seiten des rechteckigen Querschnitts der Abluft (2) zugeführt wird, wobei die initiale Größe der Wassertropfen so gewählt wird, daß die Wassertropfen beim queren des Abluftstromes kontinuierlich sich durch Verdampfen verkleinern, so daß die Wassertropfen vor dem Erreichen der anderen Seite des Luftstromes komplett verdunsten, iii. wobei die Einhaltung des vorigen Unteranspruchs dadurch ermöglicht wird, daß ein bestimmtes Verhältnis zwischen der gesprühten Wassermenge und der Geschwindigkeit der Abluft (2) immer gewährleistet wird.Method for lowering the wind temperature, characterized in that i. a wind turbine (1) with a linear turbine, which thus a uniform emission of exhaust air (2) with a rectangular cross-section, which is directed obliquely upward, spraying water (3) is supplied in this exhaust air, such that this water in the air flow completely evaporates and cools the exhaust air (2) by the withdrawal of the heat of vaporization of the sprayed water (3), ii. wherein the sprayed water (3) on both sides of the rectangular cross-section of the exhaust air (2) is supplied, wherein the initial size of the water droplets is chosen so that the water droplets continuously decrease as it travels through the exhaust air stream by evaporation, so that the water drops before the Completely evaporate reaching the other side of the air stream, iii. the compliance with the previous subclaim is made possible by the fact that a certain ratio between the sprayed amount of water and the Speed of the exhaust air (2) is always guaranteed. Vorrichtung zur Ermöglichung des Verfahrens nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, daß i. eine Reihe von Sprühdüsen (4) an beiden Seiten (5, 6) der Windkraftanlage (1) mit linearer Turbine angebracht sind, die eine Sprührichtung von außen quer zur Abluftstrommitte gerichtet ist, aufweist, ii. wobei die Sprühdüsen (4) auf der einen Seite (5) versetzt in der Höhe bezogen auf die Sprühdüsen (4) plaziert auf der anderen Seite (6) der Windkraftanlage (1) sind, iii. wobei alle Sprühdüsen (4) mit Leitungen (7) an einer Pumpe (8) verbunden sind, iv. wobei die Pumpe (8) direkt oder mittelbar durch eine Übertragungsart an der Antriebswelle der Windkraftanlage (1) gekoppelt ist, dergestalt, daß die Pumpleistung proportional mit der Drehzahl der Windkraftanlage ist, wodurch die gesprühte Wassermenge ebenfalls damit proportional ist, was eine natürliche Regelung für die Sprühwassermenge darstellt, v. wobei das Wasser von einem Vorratsbehälter (9) mittels Leitung (10) zur Pumpe (8) gelangt, vi. wobei beim Vorhandensein von mehreren Windkraftmodulen (1) mit linearer Turbine, wie der Fall bei einer größeren Windkraftanlage ist, jedes Windkraftanlagen-Modul seinen eigenen Vorratsbehälter (9) hat, vii. wobei, das von außen gespeiste Wasser (11) durch Leitungen (12) und Pumpen (13) an allen Vorratsbehältern (9) der einzelnen Windkraftanlagen-Module zugeführt wird.Device for enabling the method according to Claim 1 , characterized in that i. a series of spray nozzles (4) on both sides (5, 6) of the wind turbine (1) are mounted with a linear turbine, which is directed a spray direction from the outside transversely to the exhaust air center, ii. wherein the spray nozzles (4) on one side (5) offset in height relative to the spray nozzles (4) placed on the other side (6) of the wind turbine (1), iii. wherein all the spray nozzles (4) are connected to lines (7) on a pump (8), iv. the pump (8) being directly or indirectly coupled by a transmission to the drive shaft of the wind turbine (1), such that the pumping power is proportional to the speed of the wind turbine, whereby the amount of sprayed water is also proportional thereto, which provides a natural control represents the amount of water spray, v. wherein the water passes from a reservoir (9) by means of line (10) to the pump (8), vi. wherein in the presence of a plurality of wind turbine modules (1) with linear turbine, as is the case with a larger wind turbine, each wind turbine module has its own reservoir (9), vii. wherein, supplied from the outside water (11) through lines (12) and pumps (13) to all storage containers (9) of the individual wind turbine modules is supplied.
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