EP3671090B1 - Verbessertes kühlverfahren und vorrichtung zur implementierung des besagten verfahrens - Google Patents

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EP3671090B1
EP3671090B1 EP19216451.5A EP19216451A EP3671090B1 EP 3671090 B1 EP3671090 B1 EP 3671090B1 EP 19216451 A EP19216451 A EP 19216451A EP 3671090 B1 EP3671090 B1 EP 3671090B1
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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
    • F28D5/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, using the cooling effect of natural or forced evaporation
    • F28D5/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, using the cooling effect of natural or forced evaporation in which the evaporating medium flows in a continuous film or trickles freely over the conduits
    • 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
    • F28D3/00—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium flows in a continuous film, or trickles freely, over the conduits
    • F28D3/02—Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary conduit assemblies for one heat-exchange medium only, the media being in contact with different sides of the conduit wall, in which the other heat-exchange medium flows in a continuous film, or trickles freely, over the conduits with tubular conduits
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28—HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28F—DETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F27/00—Control arrangements or safety devices specially adapted for heat-exchange or heat-transfer apparatus
    • F28F27/003—Control arrangements or safety devices specially adapted for heat-exchange or heat-transfer apparatus specially adapted for cooling towers

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  • the present invention concerns an improved cooling process and the related cooling apparatus.
  • the field of the invention is that of systems for cooling single-phase or two-phase fluids, in turn used in refrigerating or conditioning systems, or in industrial heat exchange systems.
  • the systems to which the invention refers are in particular of the type provided with ducts for the fluid to be cooled, which enters a heat exchange pack where it is cooled by means of an air circulation provided by respective fans and by means of adiabatic panels that pre-cool air sucked by fans through the heat exchange pack, and by means of spray nozzles wetting the surface of the heat exchange pack with water.
  • the main aim of the invention is to provide a cooling process, and the related apparatus, adapted to avoid the above-mentioned drawbacks.
  • the spray nozzles for cooling the adiabatic packs are activated alternately, namely in a rotation cycle sequence in which the spray nozzles operate in alternate phases. In this way, while in a first phase some spray nozzles are active and others are at rest, in the subsequent phases this operating state is varied or exchanged between the spray nozzles within the overall cooling system.
  • the components that perform the cooling are therefore no longer activated only as a function of the exchange power required, but also taking into account the operating time of the spray nozzles.
  • the apparatus according to the invention illustrated in Figure 1 , comprises a framework 10 above which a fan assembly 1 is mounted which sucks cooling air (arrow F in Figure 1 ) through adiabatic panels 2a and 2b.
  • the fluid to be cooled in the heat exchange packs enters through inlets 5a, 5b of the apparatus of Figure 1 and exits through outlets 6a, 6b.
  • the diagram of the cooling system of the heat exchange packs illustrated in Figure 2 comprises said fans 1, which pre-cool air sucked by the fans by contact with the wet surface of said packs.
  • Spraying units are also provided, consisting of pipes 3a,3b,3c,3d which bear respective spraying nozzles for spraying water to cool the heat exchange packs.
  • Respective valves 4a,4b,4c,4d control the water delivery to the cited spraying units 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d. It should be noted that the invention is not limited to the four spraying units shown in the figures, since the number of these units can vary from two or more.
  • Cooling water is supplied through an inlet 5 and is split into a branch 6, conveying cooling water to the valves 4a-4d, and a branch 7 conveying water to the adiabatic panels 2.
  • a first cooling mode of the heat exchange packs of the apparatus in Figure 1 the cooling is carried out in a dry condition, namely by circulation of air by the fans 1 only ( Figure 3 ).
  • cooling by passage of water through the adiabatic panels 2a, 2b is added to the circulation of air by the fans 1 ( Figure 4 ).
  • the operating sequence with rotation cycle of said spraying units 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d is performed in such a way that, when only one adiabatic panel is operating, at least one spraying unit 3a, 3b, 3c, 3d is simultaneously activated on the side of the apparatus opposite to the side on which said adiabatic panel is located.
  • the cooling action of the fans 1 and the adiabatic panels 2a, 2b is integrated with the action performed by three spraying units, i.e. the units 3b, 3c, 3d, respectively, in the version illustrated in Figure 8 , and the units 3a, 3c, 3d in the version of Figure 9 .
  • the operating modes illustrated in said Figures 8 and 9 are rotated by opening the valves 4b, 4c, 4d and 4a, 4c, 4d, respectively.
  • the intervention of the different cooling modes described above can be determined as a function of the specific requirements of the cooling system, based on the overall operating time of the spraying units, or also based on the modes required for the specific intended use of the system.
  • the number of spraying units and related valves could be different.
  • the presence of the adiabatic panels, for example, is not necessary since the cooling system according to the invention can achieve the claimed effects also through the spraying units 3a-3d only, operating in rotation.
  • a system (not illustrated) can be provided for controlling the duration times of the described operating modes of the apparatus, in particular of said spraying units, adjusted based on the required cooling needs.

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  1. Verfahren zum Kühlen eines Fluids mit einer Vorrichtung, die Sprüheinheiten (3) umfasst, die durch jeweilige Zufuhrventile (4) zum Zuführen eines Wärmeträgerfluids gesteuert werden, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Sprüheinheiten (3) auf eine gegenseitig abwechselnde Weise gemäß einer Betriebsabfolge mit einem Rotationszyklus zwischen ihnen aktiviert werden, und dadurch, dass die Sprüheinheiten (3) mit abwechselndem Betrieb zwischen einzelnen Sprüheinheiten und/oder Sätzen aus zwei oder mehr Sprüheinheiten aktiviert werden.
  2. Verfahren nach Anspruch 1, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Vorrichtung ferner Kühlluft-Umluftgebläse (1) und adiabatische Platten (2) umfasst, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie für die Aktivierung der Gebläse (1) und der Platten (2) in Kombination mit den Sprüheinheiten (3) mit einer abwechselnden Betriebsabfolge oder gemäß einem Rotationszyklus zwischen ihnen sorgt.
  3. Verfahren nach Anspruch 2, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass die Betriebsabfolge der Sprüheinheiten (3) gemäß einem Rotationszyklus derart operiert, dass, wenn die Kühlvorrichtung in zwei durch eine Mittellinie (8) getrennte Seiten (9a, 9b) geteilt wird und nur eine adiabatische Platte (2) auf einer der Seiten (9a) oder (9b) in Betrieb ist, mindestens eine Sprüheinheit (3) gleichzeitig auf der anderen Seite der Vorrichtung gegenüber der Seite aktiviert wird, auf der sich die adiabatische Platte (2) befindet.
  4. Kühlvorrichtung zum Implementieren des Verfahrens nach einem oder mehreren der vorhergehenden Ansprüche, umfassend Gebläse (1), adiabatische Platten (2) und Sprüheinheiten (3), die durch jeweilige Ventile (4) gesteuert werden, zum Sprühen von Wasser auf die Wärmetauscheraggregate der Vorrichtung, wobei die Platten (2) verteilt auf den Teilen (9a, 9b) der Vorrichtung angeordnet sind, dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass sie ein Steuersystem für die Zeitdauern der Betriebsmodi gemäß einem Rotationszyklus der Sprüheinheiten bereitstellt, das basierend auf dem erforderlichen Kühlbedarf eingestellt ist, wobei die Sprüheinheiten (3) mit abwechselndem Betrieb zwischen einzelnen Sprüheinheiten und/oder Sätzen von zwei oder mehr Sprüheinheiten aktiviert werden.
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