EP0365650A1 - NOFROST COOLING PROCESS FOR A TEMPERATURE RANGE ABOVE 0oC. - Google Patents
NOFROST COOLING PROCESS FOR A TEMPERATURE RANGE ABOVE 0oC.Info
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- EP0365650A1 EP0365650A1 EP89905086A EP89905086A EP0365650A1 EP 0365650 A1 EP0365650 A1 EP 0365650A1 EP 89905086 A EP89905086 A EP 89905086A EP 89905086 A EP89905086 A EP 89905086A EP 0365650 A1 EP0365650 A1 EP 0365650A1
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- Prior art keywords
- cooling
- cold
- fresh air
- air
- supplied
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D21/00—Defrosting; Preventing frosting; Removing condensed or defrost water
- F25D21/04—Preventing the formation of frost or condensate
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D16/00—Devices using a combination of a cooling mode associated with refrigerating machinery with a cooling mode not associated with refrigerating machinery
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D17/00—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces
- F25D17/04—Arrangements for circulating cooling fluids; Arrangements for circulating gas, e.g. air, within refrigerated spaces for circulating air, e.g. by convection
- F25D17/042—Air treating means within refrigerated spaces
Definitions
- the process essentially consists in freezing air in a separate compartment of the refrigerator at the evaporator of the refrigerator and this frozen air is conveyed by a fan into the actual cooling room until the desired mixing temperature is reached and a thermostat switches the fan off.
- the evaporator of the refrigeration machine condenses with the moisture in the circulating air and still freezes over. But this process does not extend to the actual cold room.
- the evaporator is thawed at certain intervals by heating and the melt water is drained off without disturbing.
- the main disadvantage of the process is that the moisture is removed from the air during freezing and there is therefore an extremely low level of humidity in the refrigerator. This in turn means that foods refrigerated in such refrigerators, if they are not airtightly packed, dry out quickly and lose their taste and shelf life.
- the object of the invention is to provide a method which avoids this essential disadvantage and also has the advantages of the Nofrost method.
- the solution of the Aufeabe is that the cold is supplied to the cold room not by cold air but by convectors and the desired temperature is regulated by controlled supply of fresh air at a higher temperature to the cold room. It is a prerequisite that the Küml The amount of cold supplied in the unit of time is smaller than the amount of heat supplied with the maximum supply of fresh air. Otherwise the temperature would drop more and more with a predominant amount of cold and possibly drop to below 0 ° C with all the consequences of icing.
- the fresh air supplied ensures that the cold room does not become too cold and the intended cooling area is maintained.
- the incoming fresh air is naturally cooled by the convectors and would mean a loss of coldness after exiting the cooling room, therefore it is proposed according to the invention to supply the cooled exhaust air to a heat exchanger which e.g. is assigned to the warm condenser of the chiller, so that the cold is returned to the circuit of the chiller.
- a heat exchanger which e.g. is assigned to the warm condenser of the chiller, so that the cold is returned to the circuit of the chiller.
- fresh air is to be understood to mean that air is freshly supplied to the cooling space, a pretreatment according to the invention being recommended.
- This pretreatment can be, for example, heating as described above, but also cooling. Filtering, e.g. with an activated charcoal filter to avoid odors if cigarette smoke or other cooking fumes are also sucked into the kitchen.
- a refrigerator according to the invention thus requires at least one supply air and one exhaust air duct between the cooling space and the fresh air, a fan with temperature control monitoring the air exchange. It is irrelevant whether the fan is arranged in the supply air or in the exhaust air duct.
- an arrangement according to the invention consists in that the surfaces of the convectors facing the cooling room are designed to be very heat-conducting, around the inflowing ones Bringing air quickly to the low temperature, but arranging less conductive layers under the surface in order to reduce the cold transfer through the wall of the convectors.
- the convectors are also proposed to design the convectors as cold stores, it being very simple to design the convectors as latent cold stores. Especially in a temperature range above 0 ° C, the use of water or a water mixture with little addition of an agent lowering the freezing point is possible and inexpensive.
- Another constructive measure to preserve sensitive foods gently without reaching the freezing temperature range is to provide an inner container in the cold room to hold the refrigerated goods and to arrange the supply air ducts in such a way that the fresh air is at least partially in the space between the inner wall of the Cold room and the inner container flows. This prevents local hypothermia.
- the refrigerator in order to be able to convert existing refrigerators to the new method, it is further proposed according to the invention to construct the refrigerator as an independent unit in the form of a slide-in unit, the walls serving for cold transmission, through which the cold of the freezer can get into the refrigerator.
- the additional components required such as fans and thermostats, in the range of the regulated temperature above 0 ° C.
- the fresh air ducts and exhaust air ducts can be designed as flat hoses in such a design can also be easily led out through the door gap of the freezer door.
- a throttle valve which can be adjusted by hand in the area of the fresh air duct and / or the exhaust air duct.
- a manually adjustable throttle valve serves the same purpose, which varies the supply of cold in the area of the convectors.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic representation of a freezer (25) according to the invention, which has a cooling space (1) in its upper part.
- a freezer compartment (34) in which the evaporator (27) of the refrigeration machine (5) is also located.
- the cooling space (1) and the freezer compartment (34) are separated by an intermediate wall (16) which essentially determines the inflow of cold into the cooling space (1).
- the convector (2) which is made of a good heat-conducting material, e.g. Aluminum.
- it is also carried up laterally on the walls in the form of extensions (26).
- the ribs (17) also serve for improvement.
- the convector (2) will now cool due to the cold flow, but as soon as a certain temperature, e.g. + 2 ° C is reached, the temperature control (10) switches on the fan (9) and fresh air enters the cooling room (1) through the fresh air duct (6).
- the convector (2) is warmed and kept at 2 ° C. As soon as the temperature exceeds 2 ° C, the temperature control (10) switches off the fan (9) and the cooling room (1) is again exclusively under the influence of the cooling convector (2).
- the exhaust air is passed through a heat exchanger (3), which is the condenser (4) of the refrigeration machine (5) cools. In this way, the cold is returned to the primary cooling circuit and is only lost to a small extent.
- the primary cooling circuit consisting of the refrigeration machine (5), the condenser (4), a throttle valve (8) and the evaporator (27), is supplied with cooling by cooling the condenser.
- the heat exchanger (3) can of course also be constructed separately from the condenser (4), as is customary in refrigeration systems.
- a further improvement is to connect the exhaust air duct (7) to the fresh air duct (6) through the connection (23), so that a closed circuit is created.
- FIG. 1 also schematically shows an expedient design of the evaporator (27) in combination with a cold store (19), a latent cold store filled with liquid (20) also being suitable for the corresponding temperatures.
- FIG. 2 shows that instead of the two fans (9) and (12), it is also possible to work with a single fan (9), in that a changeover valve (14) once the fresh air duct (6) and once the cold air duct (11) connects to the fan (9).
- a throttle valve (35) is also shown schematically, which can change the cold transfer through the plate (16). This has the purpose e.g. to increase the flow of cold in summer or in hot areas.
- the throttle valve (36) serves a similar purpose and influences the air flow accordingly.
- FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 shows how numerous the variants and possibilities of a refrigerator according to the invention with fresh air cooling are.
- all other known measures can also be combined with this system in order to adapt to other construction concepts.
- the schematic representations are to be understood as non-limiting examples.
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Applications Claiming Priority (4)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE3814238A DE3814238A1 (en) | 1988-04-27 | 1988-04-27 | NOFROST COOLING METHOD FOR A COOLING AREA OVER 0 (DEGREE) C |
DE3814238 | 1988-04-27 | ||
PCT/EP1989/000464 WO1989010523A1 (en) | 1988-04-27 | 1989-04-27 | Nofrost cooling process for a temperature range above 0°c |
CA000600217A CA1332876C (en) | 1988-04-27 | 1989-05-19 | Frost-free refrigeration system for a cooling range above o |
Publications (2)
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EP0365650A1 true EP0365650A1 (en) | 1990-05-02 |
EP0365650B1 EP0365650B1 (en) | 1995-09-20 |
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EP89905086A Expired - Lifetime EP0365650B1 (en) | 1988-04-27 | 1989-04-27 | NOFROST COOLING PROCESS FOR A TEMPERATURE RANGE ABOVE 0oC |
Country Status (8)
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US (1) | US5040378A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0365650B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JPH03500570A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE128223T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU623890B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA1332876C (en) |
DE (2) | DE3814238A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1989010523A1 (en) |
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- 1988-04-27 DE DE3814238A patent/DE3814238A1/en active Granted
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- 1989-04-27 WO PCT/EP1989/000464 patent/WO1989010523A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 1989-04-27 JP JP1504891A patent/JPH03500570A/en active Pending
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- 1989-04-27 AU AU35484/89A patent/AU623890B2/en not_active Ceased
- 1989-04-27 AT AT89905086T patent/ATE128223T1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 1989-04-27 EP EP89905086A patent/EP0365650B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1989-05-19 CA CA000600217A patent/CA1332876C/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
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DE3814238A1 (en) | 1989-11-09 |
DE58909445D1 (en) | 1995-10-26 |
AU623890B2 (en) | 1992-05-28 |
ATE128223T1 (en) | 1995-10-15 |
CA1332876C (en) | 1994-11-08 |
DE3814238C2 (en) | 1991-07-04 |
EP0365650B1 (en) | 1995-09-20 |
AU3548489A (en) | 1989-11-24 |
WO1989010523A1 (en) | 1989-11-02 |
US5040378A (en) | 1991-08-20 |
JPH03500570A (en) | 1991-02-07 |
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