EP3610208A1 - Passive refrigeration system for the cold chain industry - Google Patents
Passive refrigeration system for the cold chain industryInfo
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- EP3610208A1 EP3610208A1 EP18784149.9A EP18784149A EP3610208A1 EP 3610208 A1 EP3610208 A1 EP 3610208A1 EP 18784149 A EP18784149 A EP 18784149A EP 3610208 A1 EP3610208 A1 EP 3610208A1
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Classifications
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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
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- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
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- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D3/00—Devices using other cold materials; Devices using cold-storage bodies
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- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D15/00—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies
- F28D15/02—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat pipes
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
- F28D—HEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
- F28D15/00—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies
- F28D15/02—Heat-exchange apparatus with the intermediate heat-transfer medium in closed tubes passing into or through the conduit walls ; Heat-exchange apparatus employing intermediate heat-transfer medium or bodies in which the medium condenses and evaporates, e.g. heat pipes
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to the field of passive refrigeration systems, for use in refrigerating perishable products during shipping and storage. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a refrigeration system that uses carbon-dioxide-free cooling in the load chamber, and which has a high degree of temperature regulation.
- the system may, for example, be used for pallet-sized loads, for trailer-sized loads and for stationary cold storage facilities, and is therefore scalable.
- the cold chain industry is responsible for shipping and storing refrigerated temperature- sensitive products, such as food and pharmaceuticals. Losses can be incurred because of insufficient refrigeration or improper temperatures.
- companies involved in shipping perishable foods must either have expensive electro-mechanical refrigeration trucks with multiple refrigerated compartments that can be set to different temperatures, or place all items at a single temperature and hope the frozen product does not melt and spoil before delivery.
- United States Patent No. 8,191,380 discloses a portable active cryo container for maintaining product at refrigerated and/or cryogenic temperatures.
- the container comprises a control system to monitor and control the flow of cooling air from a bunker section to at least one material storage section wherein temperature sensitive product is contained.
- the control system is coupled to a fan which enhances heat transfer through forced convection when the system moves outside thermal tolerance.
- the cryo container is powered using battery packs or by being plugged into a vehicle's 12-volt power supply. While this system allows for better temperature control in the chamber, it requires power and fans, and therefore is not a passive system. Further, gaseous C0 2 is added to the chamber.
- the coolant which is liquid nitrogen, travels through a liquid vaporizing heat exchanger.
- the refrigerated container is sized to hold a pallet of product. Carbon dioxide is not added or released to the storage compartment, either directly or indirectly.
- the system has a passive heat transfer system with no requirement for forced convection. The system can be configured to allow for delivery and storage of cargo at various selected and controlled temperatures.
- a passive refrigeration box for controlled refrigeration of a product, the refrigeration box comprising: a bottom, four sides attached to the bottom, an inner lid and an outer lid, the sides including an outer insulation layer and an inner insulation layer, the layers and the inner and outer lids defining a vapour channel there between, an aluminum shield adjacent the vapour channel and abutting an outer side of the inner insulation layer and a top of the inner lid, a thermal layer, the thermal layer disposed below the inner lid and between the inner insulation layers to define a coolant chamber, the coolant chamber for retaining a coolant, a load chamber, the load chamber defined by the inner insulation, and the thermal layer, and a plurality of heat pipes or a plurality of thermosyphons, each heat pipe or thermosyphon having a condenser section disposed in the coolant chamber and an evaporator section disposed in the load chamber and extending through the thermal layer.
- a method of refrigerating a load passive refrigeration box comprising: a bottom, four sides attached to the bottom, an
- the method may further comprise configuring the thermal link to regulate the temperature of the load.
- the solid coolant may be solid carbon dioxide (or "dry ice").
- Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of an end cap and tube end of the heat pipe of Figure 1.
- Figure 3 is a perspective sectional view of the passive refrigeration box in accordance with an aspect of the present invention.
- Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view an alternative embodiment of a passive refrigeration box.
- a weld-free heat pipe in the context of the present invention, is one that has barbed end caps and barbs on the inside of the tube of the heat pipe proximate the ends. The end caps and tube are press fit together.
- a reconfigurable thermal link refers to a thermal link that can be altered to change or optimize the thermal conductivity for a given application (temperature requirement).
- a heat pipe generally referred to as 8 is shown in Figure 1. It is a tube 10 that has a first end 12, with a first end cap 14, and a second end 16, with a second end cap 18.
- the second end cap 18 has a fill tube 20 extending therefrom.
- a bore 22 extends from the first end cap 14 to the second end cap 18.
- the fill tube 20 has a crimping end 24 distal to the second end cap 18 and a fill tube bore 26.
- the second end cap 18 has a central aperture 28.
- the wall 30 of the central aperture 28 has a step 32 upon which the proximal end 32 of the fill tube 20 is seated (as may be more clearly seen in Figure 2).
- a solder bead 34 attaches the fill tube 20 to the second end cap 18.
- the crimping end 24 is crimped, after the working fluid has been added to the pipe.
- a bead of solder 40 seals the crimped end 24.
- the heat pipe 8 has a wick 42 in the bore
- An inner door 170 and an outer door 172 may be constructed in the same manner and with the same materials as the lids 88, 104. These doors do not impede the vapour channel 124.
- At least one temperature sensor 176 may be located in the load chamber 150 and is in electronic communication with a display 178 that is remote to the refrigerator box 80 or is on an outer surface 178 of the refrigerator box 80.
- a side access allows the coolant chamber 140 either to be slid out and charged/recharged with solid coolant 142, or simply accessed on the side and charged.
- the refrigeration box is sized to fit as a single unit in an ISO container 200, hence it is slightly smaller than the inside dimensions of an ISO container 200.
- the load chamber 150 has a load chamber access 202 that may comprise an inner door 204 and an outer door 206.
- the coolant chamber access 208 may be through lids or an access 208 on the side, as shown in Figure 6.
- the construction and relationship between the doors is the same as the lids - there is a thermal shield 206 on the outer side 208 of the inner door 202 and the vapour channel 210 has an unimpeded path between the doors 202, 204.
- the refrigeration box is a container for transport on a trailer or a flat bed. It again may be configured with doors and is as described and shown in Figure 6.
- Figure 7A shows the moving element 259 in an internal position whereby the thermally resistive path from the relatively warm location 250 to the relatively cooler location 251 is minimized. Heat travels through the thermally conductive housing 253, through the thermally conductive portion of the internal moving element 256, through the thermally conductive housing 253 and finally out to the relatively cooler region beyond 251. At each stage of this thermal path, heat is allowed to travel through thermally conductive materials, thus making the total thermal resistance of this path low.
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