JP2010169349A - Humidifying method and humidifier used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a humidifying method enabling heating and humidification while suppressing generation of carbon dioxide and a humidifier used for the humidifying method. <P>SOLUTION: The humidifier includes: a fuel tank 2 filled with vegetable alcohol fuel or fuel produced of LNG; a water tank 3 filled with water; a combustion apparatus 4 for burning the fuel; a container 5 to which water is supplied from the water tank 3 and which is heated by the combustion of the fuel; an approximately-closed warm air chamber 9 storing the combustion apparatus 4 and the container 5; an air blower 7; and a communication passage 8 for making the warm air chamber 9 communicate with the air blower 7. Thus, since the vegetable alcohol fuel or the LNG is used as the fuel, the generation amount of a carbon dioxide during burning is suppressed compared to a normal electric heater. By using the fuel, water is evaporated and combustion gas is sent as warm air together with steam, and thereby, energy generated by the combustion can be effectively used. Since the steam is sent simultaneously, a humidification effect can be obtained. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a humidification method that reduces the generation of carbon dioxide and considers the environment, and a humidification device used therefor.

An oil-fired heating appliance is described in Patent Document 1. This oil-fired heating appliance heats water by oil combustion and blows the generated water vapor to prevent drying during heating. That is, humidification is performed.
However, since this heating appliance uses petroleum fuel, a large amount of carbon dioxide is emitted during combustion.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 6-69630

  This invention considers the said prior art, Comprising: It suppresses generation | occurrence | production of a carbon dioxide, It aims at providing the humidification method which can be heated and humidified, and the humidification apparatus used for this.

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a fuel composed of vegetable alcohol fuel or LNG is burned to evaporate water in the container, and the combustion gas of the fuel is blown as warm air together with the water vapor The humidification method characterized by the above is provided.
The invention of claim 2 is a humidifier used in the humidifying method according to claim 1, wherein the fuel tank is filled with the fuel, the water tank is filled with the water, and the fuel is burned. A combustion appliance, a container in which the water is supplied from the water tank and heated by combustion of the fuel, a warm air chamber that contains the combustion appliance and the container and is substantially sealed, a blower, and the warm air chamber There is provided a humidifying device comprising a communication passage communicating with the blower.

  In the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 2, the blower is an air conditioner, the communication path is a small hole formed in a duct of the air conditioner, and the warm air chamber is the small hole of the duct. It is characterized by covering the formed part.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the fuel made of vegetable alcohol or LNG is used as the fuel, the amount of carbon dioxide generated during combustion is suppressed as compared with a normal electric heater. Since such fuel is used to evaporate moisture and the combustion gas is blown with the steam as warm air, the energy generated by combustion can be used effectively. Since steam is also blown at the same time, a humidification effect can be obtained.

  According to the invention of claim 2, since the vegetable alcohol fuel or LNG is used as the fuel to be filled in the fuel tank, the amount of carbon dioxide generated when the fuel is combusted by the combustion device burns a normal electric heater. It will be less than the amount of carbon dioxide generated at the time. That is, the amount of carbon dioxide generated can be suppressed. Furthermore, the water filled in the water tank is transferred to a container, and this is heated and vaporized using combustion of fuel. Since the combustion appliance for burning the fuel and the container in which the evaporated water is stored are accommodated in the substantially sealed warm air chamber, both the combustion gas and the steam are filled in the warm air chamber. Since the warm air chamber and the blower communicate with each other through the communication path, both the combustion gas and the steam are sent as warm air to the room by the blower. Therefore, the energy by combustion can be used effectively, and efficient heating and humidification can be performed.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since an air conditioner (air conditioner) is used as a blower, for example, when an air conditioner is provided in a room, such existing facilities are effectively used to generate carbon dioxide. Humidification (heating) operation can be performed while suppressing the above. In addition, when the blown air is supplied by the air conditioner through the duct, the combustion gas and the steam enter the duct through the small holes by being attracted by the flow of the blown air, and are supplied by the air conditioner. Therefore, warm air can be sent to the room only with the motive energy of the air conditioner, which can contribute to energy saving.

It is the schematic of the humidification apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the schematic which shows the example of application of the humidification apparatus which concerns on this invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a humidifier according to the present invention. In the following description, vegetable alcohol fuel will be described as an example of fuel, but it can also be applied to LNG.
As illustrated, the humidifier 1 according to the present invention includes a fuel tank 2, a water tank 3, a combustion appliance 4, a container 5, an apparatus body 6, a blower 7, and a communication passage 8. The fuel tank 2 is filled with vegetable alcohol fuel.

  The combustion instrument 4 is a device for heating the container 5, and any apparatus may be used as long as it is a combustion instrument for burning vegetable alcohol fuel such as a gas stove. At the time of combustion, vegetable alcohol fuel is appropriately supplied from the fuel tank 2 to the combustion appliance 4. The supply amount is adjusted by the valve 11. The container 5 is formed of a heat-resistant material, and is disposed on the upper side of the combustion instrument 4 via the mounting table 10. The water filled in the water tank 3 is supplied into the container 5. The supply amount is adjusted by the valve 12. The combustion appliance main body 6 is substantially sealed and forms a warm air chamber 9 therein. The combustion appliance 4 and the container 5 are accommodated in the warm air chamber 9. The apparatus body 6 and the blower 7 are connected via a communication path 8. Therefore, all the air in the warm air chamber 9 is blown by the blower 7 through the communication path 8 by the attraction by the operation of the blower 7.

  As described above, since vegetable alcohol fuel is used as the fuel to be filled in the fuel tank 2, the amount of carbon dioxide generated when the vegetable alcohol fuel is burned by the combustion appliance 4 burns a normal electric heater or fossil fuel. It will be less than the amount of carbon dioxide generated when That is, the amount of carbon dioxide generated can be suppressed. Furthermore, the water | moisture content with which the water tank 3 was filled is moved to the container 5, and this is vaporized by heating using combustion of vegetable alcohol fuel. Since the combustion appliance 4 for burning the vegetable alcohol fuel and the container 5 in which evaporated water is stored are accommodated in the substantially sealed warm air chamber 9, both the combustion gas and the steam are filled in the warm air chamber 9. . Since the warm air chamber 9 and the blower 7 are communicated with each other through the communication path 8, both the combustion gas and the steam are sent to the room as warm air by the blower 7. Therefore, the energy by combustion can be used effectively, and efficient heating and humidification can be performed.

  In particular, since alcohol fuel generates water by combustion, the combustion gas contains moisture for humidification, and humidification efficiency can be improved. Specifically, 530 g of water is generated by consumption of 1 kg of alcohol fuel. When the amount of steam from the container 5 is added to this, humidification with about 700 g of steam can be realized. Note that an ultrasonic vibrator may be used as the vapor generating means. In this case, it is possible to install the combustion part of combustion gas and the steam generation part apart. Thereby, incomplete combustion can be prevented completely.

  Moreover, as the air blower 7, various air conditioners, such as an air conditioner (air conditioner) provided in a room and a packaged air conditioner, can be used. At this time, the apparatus main body 6 may be installed in the induction portion of the air conditioner, or a hole may be provided upstream of the air conditioner and a communication path may be provided to connect to the apparatus main body 6. If the water tank 3 and the fuel tank 2 are also integrated into the apparatus main body 6 and the blower 7 and the apparatus main body 6 are operated as independent systems, it becomes easy to monitor each of them, and it is easy for the current packaged product (air conditioner). Can be attached. This will be described with reference to FIG.

The case where the humidification method according to the present invention is performed will be described using the humidification device 1 as an example.
The fuel tank 2 is filled with vegetable alcohol fuel. The water tank 3 is filled with water. The vegetable alcohol fuel is burned by the combustion appliance 4 housed in the apparatus body 6. The heat in the combustion evaporates the water in the container 5 accommodated in the apparatus main body 6. Therefore, the warm air chamber 9 in the device body 6 that is substantially sealed is filled with steam and combustion gas. Both the steam and the combustion gas are attracted by the attracting action of the air conditioner 7 and supplied to the room as warm air. Thereby, since vegetable alcohol fuel is utilized as a fuel, the generation amount of the carbon dioxide in the case of combustion is suppressed rather than a usual fossil fuel. By using such vegetable alcohol fuel, moisture is evaporated, and the combustion gas is blown as warm air together with this steam, so that the energy by combustion can be used effectively. Since steam is also blown at the same time, a humidification effect can be obtained.

FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing an application example of the humidifier according to the present invention.
As illustrated, an example in which an air conditioner 14 provided in a room 13 is used as the blower 7 will be described. A duct 17 for supplying air is connected to the air conditioner 14. The room 13 is provided with an exhaust port 15 for exhaust, and the exhaust is exhausted through a duct 16. A plurality of small holes 18 are formed in the middle of the duct 17 for air supply. The warm air chamber 9 of the humidifier 1 is formed so as to cover the small hole 18. That is, all of the small holes 18 are accommodated in the warm air chamber 9. Thereby, the incentive of the airflow passing through the inside of the duct 17 can be utilized, and combustion gas and steam can be taken into the duct 17 from the small holes 18 and supplied to the room 13.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Humidifier 2 Fuel tank 3 Water tank 4 Combustion instrument 5 Container 6 Apparatus main body 7 Blower 8 Communication path 9 Warm air chamber 10 Mounting stand 11 Valve 12 Valve

Claims (3)

Burning the fuel consisting of vegetable alcohol fuel or LNG to evaporate the water in the container,
A humidification method comprising blowing the fuel combustion gas as warm air together with the moisture vapor. A humidifying device for use in the humidifying method according to claim 1,
A fuel tank filled with the fuel;
A water tank filled with the moisture;
A combustion appliance for burning the fuel;
A container in which the moisture is supplied from the water tank and heated by combustion of the fuel;
A warm air chamber that contains the combustion appliance and the container and is substantially sealed;
A blower,
A humidifying device comprising a communication passage communicating the warm air chamber and the blower.   The blower is an air conditioner, the communication path is a small hole formed in a duct of the air conditioner, and the warm air chamber covers a portion where the small hole of the duct is formed. The humidifier according to claim 2.

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