KR20020087252A - Heating type humidifier using heat transfer medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A heating type humidifier using heat transfer medium is provided to reduce power consumption and to rapidly start humidifying operation. CONSTITUTION: A humidifier includes a case(20) storing water and heat transfer medium and having a steam discharge duct(10) installed thereon to discharge generated steam; a dividing plate(60) dividing the water and the heat transfer medium so that the water is placed on an upper side of the case and the heat medium on a lower side; a plurality of guiding pipes(50) installed to the dividing plate and extended into the heat transfer medium so that the water flows toward the heat transfer medium; and an electric heater rod(40) placed among the guiding pipes to heat the heat transfer medium. The water in the guiding pipes is supplied with heat from the heat transfer medium heated by the electric heater rod to boil.

Description

Heated humidifier using heat transfer medium {Heating type humidifier using heat transfer medium}

The present invention relates to a humidifier, and more particularly, to a heated humidifier using a heat transfer medium that increases heat efficiency and prevents water contamination by heating water using a heat transfer medium.

With the development of residential culture, air conditioning and heating system to control indoor temperature and humidifier to control indoor humidity have been developed to create the most pleasant indoor atmosphere.

Here, the humidifier is a device for adjusting the humidity of the room, and controls the humidity of the room where the equipment responsive to the environment as well as people living in the house is located. For example, a supercomputer, a computer room, etc., are provided with a humidifier as well as the air conditioning system mentioned above. If proper humidity is not maintained, static electricity and the like are easily generated by the magnetic field generated in the electronic system, and static electricity acts as a major cause of malfunction and failure of the electronic system. Most of these supercomputers and computer labs are automated, so the people who manage them are the only ones used to check the functioning of the devices. They control the temperature and humidity of the room for normal operation.

As such, conventionally developed types of humidifiers include heating type, ultrasonic type, combined type, and the like, and these types of humidifiers have advantages and disadvantages. Below we describe the advantages and disadvantages of these humidifiers.

First, the heated humidifier is a humidifier that boils water using a heater and injects the vaporized vapor. By cutting off water, it is hygienic because there is no fear of germ propagation in the stored water, but there is a disadvantage in that it takes time until the water boils and water vapor is injected. In addition, the noise is high and the power consumption is large.

Ultrasonic humidifiers are humidifiers that spray water vapor by breaking water molecules by vibration of ultrasonic waves. Abundant spray volume, easy to adjust spray volume and low power consumption. In addition, although the noise is low and the price is low, there is a disadvantage that bacteria can grow in the stored water when the cleaning is neglected.

The complex humidifier is a humidifier with sterilization function and sprays lukewarm water, and a humidifier sharing a heating type and an ultrasonic type has a disadvantage of being expensive.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior-type heating humidifier as described above, the purpose is to provide a heating humidifier using a heat transfer medium that can reduce power consumption due to high thermal efficiency and can be quickly humidified operation. .

1 is an external perspective view of a heated humidifier using a heat transfer medium according to an embodiment of the present invention,

2 is an internal perspective view of the heated humidifier using the heat transfer medium shown in FIG.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a water level measuring unit of the heated humidifier shown in FIG.

♠ Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawing ♠

10: steam discharge duct 20: case

30: accumulator 40: electric heater rod

50: guide tube 60: separation plate

70: water level measuring unit 80: water supply pipe

90: water 93: heat transfer medium

According to the present invention for achieving the object as described above, in the heated humidifier to inject water vapor generated by cutting off the water, the case is installed with a discharge duct for accommodating water and heat transfer medium to discharge the generated water vapor to the outside, A separation plate separating the water existing in the case at the upper portion and the heat transfer medium at the lower portion, and installed on the separation plate so that water located at the upper portion of the separation plate may flow toward the heat transfer medium. A plurality of induction pipes extending into the heat transfer medium, and a heater positioned between the induction pipes and heating the heat transfer medium, wherein the water located inside the induction pipe is heated by the heater. A heated humidifier is provided using a heat transfer medium that receives heat from a heat source.

In addition, the heat transfer medium of the present invention is a thermonol 66, the outside of the case accommodates the amount of the heat transfer medium heated by the heater is expanded by the heat, the heat transfer medium can compensate for the amount of cooling shrinks It is connected to the case so that the accumulator is installed.

In addition, the case of the present invention is provided with a water supply pipe for supplying water to the upper portion of the separator.

In addition, the outside of the case of the present invention is provided with a water level measurement unit connected to the case so that water flows to the outside of the case to measure the level of water located inside the case from the outside of the case.

In addition, the upper surface of the case of the present invention is formed to be inclined higher than the height of the upper edge of the case where the discharge duct is connected.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings a preferred embodiment of a heated humidifier using a heat transfer medium according to the present invention will be described in detail.

1 is an external perspective view of a heated humidifier using a heat transfer medium according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an internal perspective view of a heated humidifier using the heat transfer medium shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the water level measurement part of the heated humidifier shown.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a case 20 for separating and accommodating water 90 and a heat transfer medium 93, and an upper portion of the case 20 is installed at an intermediate portion of the case 20. Separation plate 60 for separating the water 90 and the heat transfer medium 93 in the lower portion, and into the heat transfer medium 93 so that heat exchange between the water 90 and the heat transfer medium 93 can be made. A plurality of induction pipes 50 fixed to the separator plate 60 to guide the water 90 and connected to the case 20 to move water vapor into the room, and a nozzle 13 is formed to move the water vapor into the room. It includes a steam discharge duct 10 for injection, and an electric heater rod 40 for heating the heat transfer medium (93). In addition, an accumulator 30 is installed in the heated humidifier 100 so as to accommodate the heat transfer medium 93 being heated and expanded, and the upper portion of the case 20 is filled with water into the case 20. The water supply pipe 80 is installed is provided with a solenoid valve 85 for supplying, the lower portion of the case 20, the thermometer 45 is installed to measure the temperature of the heat transfer medium (93). In addition, the side of the case 20 is provided with a water level measuring unit 70 for measuring the water level of the water 90 existing in the case 20.

The case 20 has a structure similar to a rectangular parallelepiped, and the case (so that the height of a portion where the steam discharge duct 10 is connected to the top surface and the steam discharge duct 10 is connected to a height higher than that of the upper edge portion of the case 20) The upper surface of 20) is formed to be inclined. This is for guiding the steam generated in the case 20 to flow smoothly toward the steam discharge duct 10 along the upper surface of the case 20. That is, the case 20 having the inclined upper surface than the flat case can effectively use the convection phenomenon by using the point that the hot gas is moved upward by the convection, and the case 20 having the inclined upper surface. Is preferable to the flat case.

In addition, the separation plate 60 having the same area as the inner bottom surface of the case 20 is positioned at the middle height of the case 20, and the circumferential surface of the separation plate 60 is fixed to the inner side of the case 20 by welding. do. Therefore, the inside of the case 20 is divided into an upper part and a lower part based on the separating plate 60, the upper part of which there is water 90, and the lower part is filled with the heat transfer medium 93, the suminol 66. In addition, a plurality of induction pipes 50 are installed in the separation plate 60, one end of the induction pipe 50 is closed and the other end is open, and the other end of the opening is welded to the separation plate 60. A through hole is formed in the separation plate 60 to which the induction pipe 50 is welded so that the water 90 fixed to the upper portion of the separation plate 60 exists inside the induction pipe 50. Accordingly, the water 90 may flow in the lower portion of the separator 60, that is, the lower part of the separator 66, along the plurality of guide tubes 50 while being positioned on the separator 60.

In addition, the plurality of induction pipes 50 are arranged in three rows in the longitudinal direction of the case 20, the electric heater rod 40 is disposed between the rows of the induction pipe 50, respectively, such two electric heaters One end of the rod 40 is located outside the case 20, and the electric heater rod 40 heats the aminol 66 by the power supplied.

In addition, a connection pipe 37 connected to the outside of the case 20 is located at the lower portion of the case 20 in which the aminol 66 is present, and an accumulator 30 is installed at the connection pipe 37 and the connection pipe 37 ), A pressure valve 35 is installed. When the volume of the thermino 66 heated by the electric heater rod 40 expands, the expanded volume enters the accumulator 30 through the connecting pipe 37 and enters into the accumulator 30. When the contraction is the aminol 66 is discharged from the accumulator 30 to keep the case 20 is always filled with the aminol 66.

In addition, a water supply pipe 80 for supplying water from the outside of the case 20 to the inside of the case 20 is connected to an upper portion of the case 20, and a solenoid valve 85 is installed in the water supply pipe 80. This solenoid valve 85 is operated by a control unit (not shown in the figure). As shown in FIG. 3, the water level measuring unit 70 measuring the water level inside the case 20 is installed outside the case 20. The water level measuring unit 70 is directly connected to the portion where the separator 60 is welded, and the water in the case 20 can move freely to the water level measuring unit 70. Therefore, when the water level inside the case 20 is increased, the water level of the water 90 existing in the water level measuring unit 70 is also increased, and the water level is measured by the water level measuring sensor 75 installed in the water level measuring unit 70. The water level will be measured. The water level measuring sensor 75 is a general water level measuring sensor measuring the water level while moving up and down according to the water level while floating in water, the water level information measured by the water level measuring sensor 75 is input to the controller. When the water level information measured by the water level measurement sensor 75 is full, the controller operates the solenoid valve 85 of the water supply pipe 80 to block the water supplied to the case 20, and the water level is lower than the set water level range. In this case, the solenoid valve 85 is operated by the controller to supply water into the case 20.

In addition, a thermometer 45 penetrates the case 20 to measure the temperature of the aminol 66 under the case 20, and the measured temperature is also input to the controller.

Here, the water level of the preferred water 90 is preferably located on top of the separator plate 60, because the water cut in the induction pipe 50 is splashed to the top of the induction pipe 50 To prevent that.

It will be described in detail the operating relationship to the heated humidifier using the heat transfer medium configured as described above.

First, the water 90 is supplied to the upper portion of the separator 60 through the water supply pipe 80. The water 90 is filled in the induction pipe 50 while moving along the separator 60, and the water level is continuously raised. As such, when the water level of the water 90 rises, the water level of the water 90 inside the water level measuring unit 70 connected to the case 20 also increases, so that the water level of the water level measuring unit 70 increases. When a signal is generated from the floating level sensor 75 is input to the controller. The control unit receives a signal from the water level measurement sensor 75 and operates the solenoid valve 85 installed in the water supply pipe 80 to cut water.

As such, when the level of the supplied water 90 is properly maintained, the control unit supplies power to heat the electric heater rod 40. The aminol 66 is then heated to supply heat to the water 90 present inside the induction tube 50. The heated water 90 is cut off in the inside of the induction pipe 50, and the water vapor generated while cutting off is moved upward to come into contact with the upper surface of the case 20. Since the upper surface of the case 20 is inclined in the direction of the steam discharge duct 10, the steam moves to the room through the discharge duct 10 when the steam moves in the direction where the steam discharge duct 10 is located along the upper surface of the case 20. Then, it is injected into the room through the nozzle 13 formed in the discharge duct (10). Meanwhile, when the aminol 66 is heated, its volume expands. The expanded aminol 66 moves to the accumulator 30 through the connection pipe 37 and is loaded. At this time, when the pressure valve 35 is operated by the inflated pressure, and the aminol 66 is cooled and its volume is contracted, the aminol 66 is discharged from the accumulator 30 in the reverse direction by the contracting pressure. It is supplied internally.

In addition, when the thermometer 45 installed in the case 20 measures the temperature of the thermino 66 and inputs the measured temperature to the controller, the controller compares the set temperature with the measured temperature to heat the electric heater rod 40. To control.

On the other hand, the representative specific of the suminol 66 is shown in Table 1 below. The reason for using such a thermonol 66 as the heat transfer medium 93 of the present invention is that, as shown in Table 1, the pumpable temperature is low, shows excellent performance at a high temperature up to 650 ° F. This is because it is an ideal heat transfer medium in place of the organic heat transfer medium which should be used under pressure at ℉ (343 ° C).

As described above, the present invention heats the sminol 66 having high thermal conductivity, and the water is cut off by receiving heat from the heated sminol 66, so that the heated humidifier using the heat transfer medium of the present invention has high thermal efficiency and can reduce power consumption. In addition, the growth of bacteria can be suppressed in the humidifier.

As described in detail above, the heated humidifier using the heat transfer medium of the present invention has the advantage that the power consumption can be reduced by using the thermonol 66 having excellent thermal efficiency.

In addition, the heated humidifier using the heat transfer medium of the present invention has the advantage that by suppressing the growth of bacteria in the humidifier by heating the water.

In addition, the heated humidifier using the heat transfer medium of the present invention has an advantage that the humidification effect is high by using a case of a geometric structure using convection of water vapor.

Although the technical idea of the heated humidifier using the heat transfer medium of the present invention has been described together with the accompanying drawings, this is illustrative of the best embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. In addition, it is obvious that any person skilled in the art can make various modifications and imitations without departing from the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

Claims (6)

In the heated humidifier to inject water vapor generated by breaking the water, A case installed with a discharge duct for accommodating water and heat transfer medium and discharging the generated steam to the outside; A separation plate for separating the water existing inside the case to be located at the top and the heat transfer medium to be located at the bottom; A plurality of induction pipes installed in the separation plate and extending into the heat transfer medium so that water located at the top of the separation plate may flow toward the heat transfer medium; A heater located between the induction pipes and heating the heat transfer medium, Heated humidifier using a heat transfer medium, characterized in that the water located inside the induction pipe is cut off by receiving heat from the heat transfer medium heated by the heater. The method of claim 1, The heat transfer medium is a heated humidifier using a heat transfer medium, characterized in that the thermino66. The method of claim 1, The accumulator is connected to the case so that the heat transfer medium heated by the heater receives the amount of heat expansion by the heater, and is connected to the case so as to compensate for the amount of cooling and shrinkage of the heat transfer medium. Heated humidifier using heat transfer medium. The method of claim 1, The case is a heating humidifier using a heat transfer medium, characterized in that the water supply pipe for supplying water to the upper portion of the separation plate is installed. The method according to claim 1 or 4, A water type using a heat transfer medium, wherein a water level measurement unit connected to the case is installed outside the case so that water flows to the outside of the case to measure the level of water located inside the case from the outside of the case. humidifier. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, The upper surface of the case is a heating humidifier using a heat transfer medium, characterized in that the height of the portion connected to the discharge duct is inclined higher than the height of the upper edge of the case.