KR20100103930A - Apparatus for drying - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A dryer for reducing operation costs by improving the dehumidification efficiency of an evaporator is provided to increase dehumidifying efficiency of an evaporator by positioning a thermosyphon in the front and rear side of the evaporator. CONSTITUTION: A dryer for reducing operation costs comprises a thermosyphon(110), a heat pump(120) and a first refrigerator(130). The thermosyphon comprises a heat absorbing unit(112), a radiating unit(114), a transfer pipe(116) and a return duct(118). A radiating unit heats air using the condensation of working fluid which is transmitted from the heat absorbing unit. The heat pump comprises an evaporator, a first condenser, a compressor and a first expander(128). The evaporator again cools air in order to dehumidify air passing through the heat absorbing unit using the evaporation of the refrigerant. The first condenser again heats the air with the condensation of refrigerant.

Description

Drying apparatus {Apparatus for drying}

The present invention relates to a drying apparatus.

Conventionally, an electric heater or an oil burner type dryer was used to dry agricultural products, etc. in a drying chamber. However, when using such an electric heater or an oil burner dryer, there is a problem in that the air inside the drying chamber has a high temperature and high humidity, and thus the commodity value of agricultural and marine products is lowered.

In recent years, a heat pump has been used for drying agricultural products. That is, the air in the drying chamber is sequentially passed around the evaporator and the condenser of the heat pump and circulated back into the drying chamber, thereby maintaining the air in the drying chamber at low humidity.

However, the drying apparatus using only a heat pump as described above is limited to lowering the humidity of the air inside the drying chamber. In particular, when the temperature inside the drying chamber is high due to the influence of the season, the dehumidification efficiency by the evaporator is significantly lowered. Have.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a drying apparatus capable of reducing operating costs and the like and improving the quality of a dry matter by improving dehumidification efficiency.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a device for dehumidifying the air introduced from the drying chamber and discharged to the drying chamber, the endothermic portion for cooling the air introduced from the drying chamber by evaporation of the working fluid, the working fluid transferred from the endothermic portion The thermosiphon includes a heat dissipation unit for heating the air passing through the heat absorbing unit by condensation, a transfer pipe for transferring the working fluid evaporated from the heat absorbing unit to the heat dissipating unit, and a recovery tube for recovering the working fluid condensed at the heat dissipating unit to the heat absorbing unit. (thermosyphon) disposed between the heat absorbing portion and the heat radiating portion, the evaporator for recooling the air so that the air passing through the heat absorbing portion is dehumidified by the evaporation of the refrigerant, the rear portion of the heat radiating portion, The first condenser for reheating the air passed through, compresses the refrigerant transferred from the evaporator, expands the compressor discharged to the first condenser, the refrigerant transferred from the first condenser A heat pump including a first expander discharged to the evaporator, and a first cooler interposed between the evaporator and the compressor to cool the working fluid in the recovery pipe by heat transfer with the refrigerant transferred from the evaporator. There is provided a drying apparatus comprising a.

At this time, the first cooler may include a first cooling pipe surrounding the recovery pipe.

In addition, the drying apparatus may further include a second cooler disposed at an end portion of the recovery tube side of the heat dissipation unit and cooling the working fluid condensed in the heat dissipation unit.

In this case, the second cooler is formed to surround the collecting vessel collecting the water generated on the surface of the evaporator by condensation of moisture in the air, and the end portion of the heat dissipation portion, and the water transferred from the collecting vessel is filled therein. It may include a cooling vessel.

In addition, the drying apparatus may further include a third cooler disposed at an end portion of the heat collecting portion at the heat absorbing portion and cooling the working fluid transferred to the heat absorbing portion.

At this time, the third cooler is formed to surround a second expander for expanding a branched portion of the coolant conveyed from the first condenser, and an end portion of the heat recovery section, and by heat transfer with the coolant conveyed from the second expander. And a second cooling conduit for cooling the working fluid.

On the other hand, the drying apparatus may further include a preheater disposed at the end portion of the heat collecting portion side of the heat absorbing portion to heat the working fluid transferred to the heat absorbing portion.

In this case, the preheater is formed so as to be surrounded by the end portion of the heat recovery portion, and the heat transfer with the refrigerant transferred from the compressor allows the preheater tube for heating the working fluid, and the refrigerant transferred from the compressor to be discharged to the preheater tube. It may include a converter for adjusting the flow direction of the refrigerant.

The drying apparatus may further include a second condenser interposed between the first condenser and the first expander and discharging the heat generated by the condensation of the coolant to the outside of the drying chamber so that the temperature inside the drying chamber can be controlled. .

In this case, the drying apparatus may further include a direction switching valve connected to each of the first condenser, the second condenser, the compressor, and the first expander so as to control the flow direction of the refrigerant flowing through the first condenser and the second condenser. have.

In addition, the drying apparatus may further include a fan for supplying air passing through the first condenser to the drying chamber.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by improving the dehumidification efficiency, it is possible to reduce the operating cost and the like, and to improve the quality of the dry matter.

An embodiment of a drying apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, in the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, the same or corresponding components are given the same reference numerals and redundant description thereof will be omitted. Let's do it.

In addition, connection or interposition does not only mean the case where there is a physical direct contact between each component, but also encompasses the case where a different component is interposed between each component and the component contacts each other. Use it as a concept.

1 is a system diagram showing a drying apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a flow diagram illustrating the flow of the air 101, the refrigerant 121 and the working fluid 111 in the drying apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a drying apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

According to this embodiment, as shown in Figures 1 to 3, a device for dehumidifying the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber to discharge to the drying chamber, a thermosiphon (thermosyphon, 110), a heat pump (heat pump, A drying apparatus 100 is shown that includes 120 and a first cooler 130.

The thermosiphon 110 is a heat absorbing part 112 for cooling the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber by evaporation of the working fluid 111, and condensation of the working fluid 111 transferred from the heat absorbing part 112. As a result, the heat dissipation unit 114 for heating the air 101 passing through the heat absorbing unit 112 and the transfer pipe 116 for transferring the working fluid 111 evaporated from the heat absorbing unit 112 to the heat dissipating unit 114. And a recovery tube 118 for recovering the working fluid 111 condensed in the heat dissipation unit 114 to the heat absorbing unit 112.

In addition, the heat pump 120 is disposed between the heat absorbing portion 112 and the heat dissipating portion 114, so that the air 101 passing through the heat absorbing portion 112 is dehumidified by evaporation of the coolant 121. The first condenser disposed at the rear of the evaporator 122 and the heat dissipation unit 114 to recool the 101, and reheats the air 101 that has passed through the heat dissipation unit 114 by condensation of the refrigerant 121. 124 compresses the refrigerant 121 transferred from the evaporator 122, expands the compressor 126 discharged from the first condenser 124, and the refrigerant 121 transferred from the first condenser 124. And a first expander 128 for discharging to the evaporator 122.

In addition, the first cooler 130 is interposed between the evaporator 122 and the compressor 126 and heat transfers with the refrigerant 121 transferred from the evaporator 122 to operate the fluid inside the recovery pipe 118 ( 111) can be cooled.

According to the present embodiment as described above, by arranging the thermosiphons 110 before and after the evaporator 122 of the heat pump 120, the dehumidification efficiency of the evaporator 122 can be significantly improved. In addition, by using the refrigerant 121 discharged from the evaporator 122, by cooling the working fluid 111 recovered to the heat absorbing portion 112 through the recovery pipe 118, the dehumidification efficiency of the evaporator 122 is further improved. Can be improved.

In this way, as the dehumidification efficiency of the evaporator 122 is significantly improved, the operating cost of the drying apparatus 100 and the like can be reduced, and the quality of dry items such as agricultural and aquatic products can be further improved.

In addition, the drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is composed of a thermosiphon 110, a heat pump 120, etc., which do not use fossil fuels, and thus can prevent environmental pollution.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, each configuration and operation of the drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

The thermosiphon 110 is a type of heat pipe that effectively transfers heat by circulating a low boiling point (vaporization point) of the working fluid 111 (ethanol, etc.) in a vacuum tube. As shown in FIG. 1, the heat absorbing part 112, the heat dissipating part 114, the transfer pipe 116, and the recovery pipe 118 are configured.

Since the thermosiphon 110 circulates the working fluid 111 by gravity unlike a general heat pipe in which an endothermic and heat generation is performed in an integrated tube, the working fluid 111 condensed in the heat dissipation unit 114 is As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the heat dissipation part 114 is disposed at a position higher than the heat absorbing part 112 so as to be recovered to the heat absorbing part 112.

Here, the heat absorbing portion 112 primarily cools the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber by the evaporation of the working fluid 111. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the heat absorbing portion 112 includes a heat absorbing coil 112a and a heat absorbing head tube 112b positioned at both ends of the heat absorbing coil 112a.

The endothermic coil 112a receives heat from the high-temperature, high-humidity air 101 introduced from the inside of the drying chamber, and evaporates the working fluid 111 flowing from the lower endothermic head tube 112b, such a working fluid 111. The heat is transferred to the heat dissipation unit 114 through the heat absorbing head tube 112b and the transfer tube 116, and transfers the heat of the high-temperature, high-humidity air 101 transferred from the interior of the drying chamber to the heat dissipation unit 114.

The transfer pipe 116 transfers the working fluid 111 evaporated from the heat absorbing part 112 to the heat radiating part 114. That is, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the transfer pipe 116 connects the upper side heat absorbing head tube 112b and the upper side heat dissipating head tube 114b to thereby vaporize the gas evaporated from the heat absorbing portion 112. The working fluid 111 in a state is transferred to the heat radiating unit 114.

The heat radiating part 114 primaryly heats the air 101 which passed the heat absorbing part 112 by the condensation of the working fluid 111 conveyed from the heat absorbing part 112. The heat dissipation part 114 is comprised from the heat dissipation coil 114a and the heat dissipation head tube 114b located in the both ends of this heat dissipation coil 114a, as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the heat dissipation coil 114a transfers heat to the low temperature and low humidity air 101 that has passed through the heat absorbing unit 112 and the evaporator 122 to heat the upper heat dissipation head tube ( The working fluid 111 flowing from 114b is condensed, and the working fluid 111 is circulated by being recovered to the heat absorbing part 112 through the lower side heat dissipation head tube 114b and the recovery tube 118.

The recovery pipe 118 recovers the working fluid 111 condensed by the heat radiating part 114 to the heat absorbing part 112. That is, both ends of the recovery pipe 118 are connected to the lower side heat dissipation head tube 114b and the lower side heat dissipation head tube 112b, as shown in FIGS. Is disposed at a position higher in the gravity direction than the end portion of the heat absorbing portion 112 side, the working fluid 111 condensed in the heat dissipating portion 114 can be recovered to the heat absorbing portion 112 by gravity. .

1 and 2, the compressor 126, the first condenser 124, the first expander 128, the evaporator 122, and the like are sequentially connected to each other by piping or the like. The refrigerant 121 that is connected and configured to flow inside the pipe transfers heat to air 101 passing through the first condenser 124 while condensing, or passes through the evaporator 122 while evaporating. ) Will absorb heat.

At this time, the evaporator 122 is disposed between the heat dissipating unit 114 and the heat absorbing unit 112 of the thermosiphon 110 described above, as shown in FIGS. The water in the primary cooled air 101 can be effectively removed while passing.

That is, the evaporator 122 is disposed between the heat absorbing portion 112 and the heat dissipating portion 114, so that the air 101 passing through the heat absorbing portion 112 is dehumidified by evaporation of the coolant 121. Secondly cool 101). The low-temperature, low-pressure liquid state refrigerant 121 passing through the first expander 128 is transferred into the evaporator 122, and the refrigerant 121 is first cooled by the heat absorbing unit 112 described above while being evaporated. After the air is cooled, the air 101 flowing around the evaporator 122 is recooled to become a gaseous state.

As a result, by the secondary cooling of the evaporator 122, water in the air 101 passing through the evaporator 122 is condensed with water on the surface of the evaporator 122 by condensation and removed from the air 101. As a result, the humidity of the air 101 is significantly lowered. At this time, water condensed on the surface of the evaporator 122 flows along the surface of the evaporator 122 and is collected in the collecting container 142.

The compressor 126 compresses the refrigerant 121 transferred from the evaporator 122 and discharges the refrigerant 121 to the first condenser 124. 1 and 2, the refrigerant 121 in a gaseous state is transferred into the compressor 126 through the first cooler 130 and the liquid separator 194 through a pipe, and the refrigerant ( 121 is compressed by the compressor 126 to a high temperature and high pressure, and then transferred to the first condenser 124 via the oil separator 190.

The first condenser 124 is disposed behind the heat dissipation unit 114 to secondary the air 101 that has passed through the heat dissipation unit 114 by condensation of the refrigerant 121 transferred from the compressor 126. Heat. 1 and 2, the high-temperature, high-pressure gaseous refrigerant 121 is transferred into the first condenser 124 via the direction switching valve 170, and the refrigerant 121 is formed of a first refrigerant. While being condensed by the first condenser 124, the primary heating is performed by the heat dissipation unit 114 described above, and then reheats the air 101 flowing around the first condenser 124, thereby becoming a liquid state.

As a result, by the secondary heating of the first condenser 124, the air 101 passing through the first condenser 124, for example, has a temperature of about 30 degrees Celsius and has a low humidity. As such, the air 101 having passed through the first condenser 124 and the temperature thereof is supplied back into the drying chamber by the fan 180 to effectively dry the dried product such as agricultural and aquatic products with improved quality. .

The first expander 128 is a valve that expands the refrigerant 121 transferred from the first condenser 124 via the receiver 192 to the evaporator 122. As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerant 121 in the liquid state is transferred into the first expander 128 through a pipe, through the direction switching valve 170 and the receiver 192, and the refrigerant 121. ) Is expanded by the first expander 128 to become a low temperature low pressure state, and then transferred back to the evaporator 122, whereby the refrigerant 121 may be circulated.

As described above, the drying apparatus 100 according to the present exemplary embodiment may effectively lower the humidity of the air in the drying chamber 101 by using the thermosiphon 110 and the heat pump 120. Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, this will be described again with reference to the flow of the air in the drying chamber 101.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the air 101 of the high humidity inside the drying chamber introduced into the circulation duct by the operation of the fan 180 is the working fluid 111 in the heat absorbing portion 112. The heat is taken away by the evaporation of the primary cooling.

In this way, the air 101 primarily cooled by the heat absorbing portion 112 passes through the evaporator 122. At this time, the air 101 is second-cooled by depriving heat by the evaporation of the refrigerant 121 in the evaporator 122, whereby the water in the air 101 is condensation phenomenon, the evaporator 122 By condensation on the surface, the humidity of the air 101 is significantly lowered.

The air 101 dehumidified by the evaporator 122 is first heated while passing through the heat dissipation unit 114, and then flows to the first condenser 124 side to be secondly heated, resulting in, for example, 30 degrees Celsius. It has a relatively low temperature and relatively low humidity of degree, and this air 101 is discharged out of the circulation duct by the fan 180 is supplied to the drying chamber again.

According to this embodiment, by arranging the heat absorbing portion 112 and the heat dissipating portion 114 of the thermosiphon 110 in front and rear of the evaporator 122, respectively, the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber through the evaporator 122. Prior to the second cooling, the endothermic portion 112 may be first cooled, and the dehumidification efficiency may be significantly improved. In addition, even when the temperature of the drying room interior air 101 is high, such as in the summer season, first, the air 101 is first cooled by using the heat absorbing part 112, so that the humidity of the air 101 can be effectively increased. Can be lowered.

In this way, by improving the dehumidification efficiency, the overall drying efficiency can be improved without excessively raising the temperature of the air 101, so that even in the case of dry products such as agricultural and aquatic products, damage due to high temperature is maintained and high quality is maintained. Can be.

Meanwhile, the drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment may use the first cooler 130, the second cooler 140, the third cooler, and the like, in order to further improve the dehumidification efficiency. This will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first cooler 130 is interposed between the evaporator 122 and the compressor 126 and recovered by heat transfer with the refrigerant 121 transferred from the evaporator 122. The working fluid 111 inside the pipe 118 is cooled.

The refrigerant 121 evaporated in the gaseous state from the evaporator 122 is not directly transferred to the compressor 126, but as illustrated in FIG. 1, the refrigerant 121 is introduced into the first cooler 130 and is transferred to the recovery tube through heat transfer. Heat is absorbed from the working fluid 111 in 118, the working fluid 111 is cooled, and then transferred to the compressor 126.

As such, by cooling the working fluid 111 in the liquid state recovered to the heat absorbing part 112 by using the first cooler 130, the dehumidification efficiency and the drying efficiency can be improved. That is, the lower the temperature of the working fluid 111 in the liquid state, the more endothermic portion 112, the more effective the primary cooling of the high-temperature, high-humidity air 101 flowing from the drying chamber, the more effective to dehumidify the air 101 Can be.

As illustrated in FIG. 1, the first cooler 130 includes first cooling pipes 132 and 134 surrounding the recovery pipe 118. That is, since the recovery pipe 118 and the first cooling pipes 132 and 134 form a double pipe structure, the contact area between the first cooling pipes 132 and 134 and the recovery pipe 118 is increased, thereby improving heat transfer efficiency. Can be further improved.

Hereinafter, the flow of the refrigerant 121 flowing in the above-described first cooler 130 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the refrigerant 121 circulating in the heat pump 120 flows inside the first cooler 130 to increase the dehumidification efficiency as described above.

That is, the refrigerant 121 discharged from the compressor 126 passes through the first condenser 124 and the second condenser 125, passes the first expander 128, and then is transferred to the evaporator 122. While passing through the evaporator 122, the refrigerant 121, which is in a gaseous state, flows into the first cooler 130 to generate heat transfer with the working fluid 111 inside the recovery pipe 118, thereby operating the fluid 111. ) Can be cooled.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 4, a second cooler 140 disposed at an end portion of the heat dissipation unit 114 at the recovery pipe 118 side and cooling the working fluid 111 condensed at the heat dissipation unit 114 is illustrated. It is. 4 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a portion A of FIG. 1.

As described above, due to the condensation phenomenon caused by the cooling of the air 101 by the evaporator 122, water in the air 101 condenses to become water. This water is formed on the surface of the evaporator 122, and flows down the surface of the evaporator 122 by gravity.

The second cooler 140 absorbs heat by using the water to cool the working fluid 111 inside the recovery pipe 118 side end of the heat dissipation unit 114, that is, inside the lower heat dissipation head pipe 114b. The dehumidification efficiency may be increased by lowering the temperature of the working fluid 111 returned to the unit 112.

As shown in FIG. 4, the second cooler 140 includes a collecting container 142, a cooling container 144, a connecting pipe connecting the same, and the like.

The collection container 142 may be formed to surround the lower portion of the evaporator 122 to collect water condensed on the surface of the evaporator 122 by condensation of moisture in the air 101. In addition, the cooling container 144 is formed to surround the end portion of the heat dissipation part 114 at the recovery pipe 118 side, that is, the lower side heat dissipation head pipe 114b, and is transferred from the collection container 142 through a connection pipe. Since the water is filled therein, the heat dissipation head tube 114b is immersed in water.

1 and 5, a third cooler 150 disposed at an end portion of the heat collecting part 112 at an end portion of the heat collecting part 112 and cooling the working fluid 111 transferred to the heat absorbing part 112 is illustrated. It is. 5 is a partially enlarged view illustrating a portion B of FIG. 1.

The third cooler 150 recovers the heat absorbing portion 112 by cooling the working fluid 111 in the end portion of the heat absorbing portion 112 at the recovery pipe 118 side, that is, inside the lower heat absorbing head tube 112b. By lowering the temperature of the working fluid 111 can increase the dehumidification efficiency.

That is, as the working fluid 111 in the liquid state becomes cold and the temperature difference with the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber is larger, the heat absorbing part 112 cools the air 101 of the high temperature and high humidity introduced from the drying chamber more effectively. As a result, since the dehumidification efficiency can be improved, the working fluid 111 is cooled once again by using the third cooler 150.

 As shown in FIG. 5, the third cooler 150 includes a second expander 152, a second cooling pipe 154, and the like.

The refrigerant 121 transferred from the first condenser 124 and the second condenser 125 to the receiver 192 is branched, a part of which is transferred to the first expander 128, and another part is branched to the second expander. Is transferred to 152. The second expander 152 expands the coolant 121 in a liquid state to be a gas of low temperature and low pressure, and then discharges it to the second cooling tube 154.

The second cooling tube 154 is formed to surround an end portion of the heat absorbing portion 112 at the side of the recovery tube 118, that is, the lower side heat absorbing head tube 112b, and is transferred from the second expander 152. By the heat transfer with the refrigerant 121 in the low temperature low pressure state, the working fluid 111 flowing through the second cooling pipe 154 is cooled.

Hereinafter, the flow of the refrigerant 121 flowing in the third cooler 150 described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 6. 6 is a system diagram showing the flow of the refrigerant 121 of the drying apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the refrigerant 121 branched from the receiver 192 may increase the dehumidification efficiency as described above by flowing the third cooler 150.

That is, a part of the refrigerant 121 collected in the receiver 192 after passing through the first condenser 124 and the second condenser 125 is branched to the third cooler 150. First, while passing through the second expander 152, the refrigerant 121 is expanded to a low temperature low pressure state, the refrigerant 121 is introduced into the second cooling tube 154 to operate inside the heat absorbing head tube 112b. By causing heat transfer with the fluid 111, the working fluid 111 can be cooled.

Thereafter, the refrigerant 121 having cooled the working fluid 111 is discharged from the second cooling pipe 154 and then transferred to the compressor 126 again.

On the other hand, the drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment uses the preheater 160 to heat the working fluid 111 during the initial driving of the apparatus. When the temperature is low, such as winter, or the dry matter is frozen, the temperature of the air 101 in the drying chamber is lowered, frost is generated on the surface of the evaporator 122 of the heat pump 120, the operation of the device is impossible. Thus, in such a case, this problem can be prevented by heating the working fluid 111 so that the temperature of the working fluid 111 reaches a reference value with the preheater 160 during the initial driving of the apparatus.

Hereinafter, this will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 1, 5, and 7.

The preheater 160 is disposed at an end portion of the heat collecting part 112 at the recovery pipe 118 side and heats the working fluid 111 transferred to the heat absorbing part 112. 1 and 5, the preheater 160 is disposed in the lower endothermic head tube 112b, and the temperature of the air in the drying chamber 101 is low when the drying apparatus 100 is initially driven. If frost is likely to be generated at 122, the working fluid 111 in the liquid state transferred to the lower endothermic head tube 112b can be heated to improve the efficiency of the apparatus.

As such, when the preheater 160 is operated, the heat absorbing unit 112 performs the function of heat generation to transfer heat to the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber. When the air inside the drying chamber 101 is low and the preheater 160 is operated, the working fluid 111 heated by the preheater 160 transfers heat to the air 101 through the heat absorbing part 112. As a result, the temperature of the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber is increased to prevent frost from occurring on the surface of the evaporator 122.

That is, the heat absorbing part 112 according to the present embodiment absorbs the heat of the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber as described above, and performs a natural function of bypassing the heat to the heat radiating part 114. In addition, in addition, when operating the preheater 160 as necessary, it may also perform the function of heat generation to transfer heat to the air 101 introduced from the drying chamber.

As shown in FIG. 5, the preheater 160 includes a preheater tube 162, converters 164 and 166, and the like.

The switching device is a valve for controlling the flow direction of the refrigerant 121 so that the refrigerant 121 transferred from the compressor 126 can be discharged to the preheating tube 162. That is, the converter 164 adjusts the flow of the refrigerant 121 so that the refrigerant 121 flows toward the preheating tube 162 during the initial driving.

And, the preheating tube 162 is formed to be surrounded by the lower side heat absorbing head tube 112b inside the end portion of the heat collecting portion 112, that is, inside the lower side heat absorbing head tube 112b, Heat transfer occurs with the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant 121 transferred from the compressor 126 by the converter 164 to heat the working fluid 111. At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the preheating tube 162, the heat absorbing head tube 112b, and the second cooling tube 154 form a triple tube structure.

In addition, the converter 166 adjusts the flow of the refrigerant 121 so that the refrigerant 121 discharged from the preheating tube 162 flows toward the first condenser 124. Accordingly, the refrigerant 121 passing through the preheating tube 162 is circulated back to the compressor 126 via the first condenser 124, the second condenser 125, the first expander 128, and the evaporator 122. Done.

In the case of the present embodiment, as described above, by using the preheater 160 composed of the preheating tube 162 and the converters 164 and 166, even if the temperature is low, such as in winter, or the building is frozen, The device can be operated effectively without the auxiliary power supply.

Hereinafter, the flow of the refrigerant 121 flowing in the preheater 160 described above will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 7.

7 is a system diagram showing the flow of the refrigerant 121 of the drying apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. As illustrated in FIG. 7, the refrigerant 121 discharged from the compressor 126 flows through the preheater 160, thereby improving operation efficiency during initial driving as described above.

That is, the high temperature and high pressure refrigerant 121 compressed and discharged by the compressor 126 flows into the preheating tube 162 by the converter 164. The refrigerant 121 that has heated the working fluid 111 inside the heat absorbing head tube 112b while flowing through the preheating tube 162 is discharged from the preheating tube 162. Thereafter, the refrigerant 121 flows toward the first condenser 124 and the second condenser 125 by the action of the converter 166.

In addition, the drying apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment uses the second condenser 125 and the direction switching valve 170 to adjust the temperature inside the drying chamber to the reference temperature. That is, by adjusting the flow direction of the refrigerant 121 flowing through the first condenser 124 and the second condenser 125 using the direction switching valve 170, it is possible to maintain the temperature inside the drying chamber at a constant reference temperature. . Hereinafter, this will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 8.

As shown in FIG. 2, the second condenser 125 is interposed between the first condenser 124 and the first expander 128 so as to control the temperature inside the drying chamber, to condense the refrigerant 121. The heat generated by this is discharged to the outside of the drying chamber.

That is, the second condenser 125 is further disposed on the refrigerant 121 flow path between the first condenser 124 and the first expander 128, and the fan 182 is connected to the second condenser 125. It is installed to be adjacent, and forms an air flow toward the outside to discharge the heat of condensation to the outside of the drying chamber.

In addition, the direction switching valve 170, as shown in FIG. 2, the first condenser 124 to control the flow direction of the refrigerant 121 flowing through the first condenser 124 and the second condenser 125. ), The second condenser 125, the compressor 126, and the first expander 128, respectively.

That is, as shown in FIG. 2, the pipe connecting the first condenser 124 and the compressor 126 and the pipe connecting the second condenser 125 and the first expander 128 cross each other. The divert valve 170 is installed at the intersection point.

Accordingly, the direction switching valve 170 may include a pipe connected to the first condenser 124, a pipe connected to the second condenser 125, a pipe connected to the compressor 126, and a pipe connected to the first expander 128. Each can be connected to adjust the flow direction between them.

Hereinafter, referring to FIGS. 2 and 8, the temperature control action of the second condenser 125 and the direction change valve 170 will be described. 8 is a flow diagram showing the flow of the refrigerant 121 of the drying apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the temperature inside the drying chamber is less than or equal to the reference temperature, as shown in FIG. 2, the direction switching valve 170 is operated such that the refrigerant 121 flows in the order from the first condenser 124 to the second condenser 125. By controlling, most of the heat of the refrigerant 121 is discharged from the first condenser 124 as the heat of condensation. As such, the heat of condensation discharged from the first condenser 124 is absorbed by the air 101 supplied to the drying chamber. By maintaining the direction switching valve 170 in such a state, it is possible to increase the temperature in the drying chamber to a reference temperature.

On the contrary, when the temperature inside the drying chamber is equal to or higher than the reference temperature, as illustrated in FIG. 8, the direction switching valve 170 may allow the refrigerant 121 to flow in the order from the second condenser 125 to the first condenser 124. By controlling the, most of the heat of the refrigerant 121 is released from the second condenser 125 as the heat of condensation. At this time, by operating the fan 182, the heat of condensation discharged from the second condenser 125 is discharged to the outside of the drying chamber by the fan 182. By maintaining the directional valve 170 and the fan 182 in this state, the temperature in the drying chamber can be lowered to the reference temperature.

At this time, the refrigerant 121 partially condensed in the second condenser 125 is transferred to the first condenser 124, and the rest of the refrigerant 121 passes through the evaporator 122 and the heat radiating unit 114. Is condensed. If the refrigerant 121 passes only the second condenser 125, the refrigerant 121 may not be condensed at all, and thus the efficiency of the apparatus may be reduced such that the amount of heat that the evaporator 122 can absorb from the air 101 becomes small. Can be reduced. Therefore, in the present embodiment, as described above, the refrigerant 121 passes through both the second condenser 125 and the first condenser 124 sequentially, thereby improving the efficiency of the apparatus.

As mentioned above, although an embodiment of the present invention has been described, those of ordinary skill in the art may add, change, delete or add components within the scope not departing from the spirit of the present invention described in the claims. The present invention may be modified and changed in various ways, etc., which will also be included within the scope of the present invention.

1 is a system diagram showing a drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic diagram showing the flow of air, refrigerant and working fluid, respectively, in the drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 1;

5 is an enlarged view of a portion B of FIG. 1;

6 to 8 is a schematic diagram showing the refrigerant flow of the drying apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of the drawings>

100: drying apparatus 101: air

110: thermosyphon 112: heat absorbing portion

112a: endothermic coil 112b: endothermic head tube

114: heat dissipation unit 114a: heat dissipation coil

114b: heat dissipation head tube 116: transfer tube

118: return pipe 111: working fluid

120: heat pump 122: evaporator

124: first condenser 125: second condenser

126: compressor 128: first inflator

121: refrigerant 130: first cooler

132 and 134: first cooling tube 140: second cooler

142: collection vessel 144: cooling vessel

150: third cooler 152: second inflator

154: second cooling tube 160: preheater

162: preheater tube 164, 166: diverter

170: direction change valve 180, 182: fan

190: oil separator 192: receiver

194: liquid separator

Claims (11)

An apparatus for dehumidifying air introduced from a drying chamber and discharging the air into the drying chamber, An endotherm for cooling the air introduced from the drying chamber by evaporation of a working fluid, A heat radiating part that heats the air passing through the heat absorbing part by condensation of the working fluid transferred from the heat absorbing part, A transfer pipe for transferring the working fluid evaporated from the heat absorbing portion to the heat radiating portion, and A thermosiphon comprising a recovery tube for recovering the working fluid condensed in the heat dissipation unit to the heat absorbing unit; An evaporator disposed between the heat absorbing portion and the heat radiating portion to recool the air to dehumidify the air passing through the heat absorbing portion by evaporation of a refrigerant; A first condenser disposed at the rear of the heat dissipation unit and reheating the air passing through the heat dissipation unit by condensation of the refrigerant; A compressor for compressing the refrigerant transferred from the evaporator and discharging the refrigerant to the first condenser; A heat pump including a first expander which expands the refrigerant transferred from the first condenser and discharges the refrigerant to the evaporator; And And a first cooler interposed between the evaporator and the compressor to cool the working fluid inside the recovery pipe by heat transfer with the refrigerant transferred from the evaporator. The method of claim 1, And the first cooler comprises a first cooling pipe surrounding the recovery pipe. The method of claim 1, And a second cooler disposed at an end portion of the heat dissipation unit at a side end of the heat dissipation unit to cool the working fluid condensed at the heat dissipation unit. The method of claim 3, The second cooler, A collecting container for collecting water generated on the surface of the evaporator by condensation of moisture in the air; And And a cooling container which is formed to surround the end portion of the heat dissipation unit, and the water transferred from the collection container is filled therein. The method of claim 1, And a third cooler disposed at the end portion of the heat absorbing portion, the third cooler cooling the working fluid transferred to the heat absorbing portion. The method of claim 5, The third cooler, A second expander for expanding a branched portion of the refrigerant conveyed from the first condenser; And And a second cooling tube which is formed to surround the end portion of the heat absorbing portion, and which cools the working fluid by heat transfer with the refrigerant transferred from the second expander. The method of claim 1, And a preheater disposed at an end portion of the heat absorbing portion, the preheater arranged to heat the working fluid transferred to the heat absorbing portion. The method of claim 7, wherein The preheater, A preheating tube formed to be surrounded by an end portion of the heat absorbing portion at a side of the recovery tube and configured to heat the working fluid by heat transfer with the refrigerant transferred from the compressor; And And a diverter for adjusting a flow direction of the refrigerant so that the refrigerant transferred from the compressor can be discharged to the preheating tube. The method of claim 1, And a second condenser interposed between the first condenser and the first expander and discharging the heat generated by the condensation of the refrigerant to the outside of the drying chamber so as to control the temperature inside the drying chamber. 10. The method of claim 9, Drying further comprises a directional valve connected to the first condenser, the second condenser, the compressor and the first expander so as to control the flow direction of the refrigerant flowing through the first condenser and the second condenser Device. The method of claim 1, And a fan for supplying the air passing through the first condenser to the drying chamber.

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