KR20170092773A

KR20170092773A - The cooling system for live fish aquarium to be equipped the heat exchanger of the separate type

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Publication number: KR20170092773A
Application number: KR1020160013863A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정춘복
Original assignee: 정춘복
Priority date: 2016-02-04
Filing date: 2016-02-04
Publication date: 2017-08-14

Abstract

The present invention relates to a cooling system for a live fish aquarium with a separable heat exchanger. The present invention comprises: a heat exchanger installed in a plurality of aquariums having a square shape and storing seawater to display and store live fishes; and a plurality of outdoor units including refrigerant supply and discharge pipes connected to a compressor and a condenser by penetrating a passage of a third refrigerant pipe. As such, the cooling system for a live fish aquarium is capable of improving the duration of the operation of a cooler; enhancing the space use of a pipe installation surface by having a smaller diameter of a refrigerant pipe than a seawater pipe; and reducing costs for the maintenance of the cooling system.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cooling system for a living aquarium with a separate heat exchanger,

The present invention relates to a cooling system for a live fish aquarium that exhibits and stores live fishes. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cooling system for a live fish aquarium that is easy to install, maintain and maintain, does not harm aesthetics, To a cooling system for a live aquarium equipped with a separable heat exchanger which can be minimized.

Generally, a live fish aquarium is used for exhibiting and storing live fish which are enjoyed in a state of storing seawater, and the seawater stored in the live fish aquarium is stored in a predetermined By maintaining the temperature, the live fish can be kept fresh and healthy.

The living aquarium has a rectangular shape. The seawater stored inside the aquarium is filtered while passing through the filtration unit. The water that has passed through the filtration unit is cooled while the sea water passes through the cooler, .

More specifically, in order to keep the water temperature at a predetermined temperature in the aquarium, in order to supply cooled cold seawater to the cold aquarium, a circulation pump connected to the aquarium is connected to the inside of the aquarium, A cooler is installed to supply cooling water. By circulating the water inside the aquarium by the circulation pump, the seawater stored in the aquarium is cooled and maintained at a predetermined temperature.

1, a conventional aquarium-built cooler includes a compressor 20 and a condenser (not shown) provided on a support plate 10, 30 and a heat exchanger 40. A refrigerant pipe 50 connecting these components and a seawater pipe 60 mounted on the heat exchanger 40 are integrally formed.

The compressor 20 compresses refrigerant in a gaseous state into a gas having a small volume in a high temperature and high pressure state and then sends it to the condenser 30 through a refrigerant pipe 50. The condenser 30 is connected to the compressor 20, The refrigerant flowing in the gaseous refrigerant 20 flows into the liquid state and is sent to the heat exchanger 40. The refrigerant and the seawater come in contact with each other through the solid wall of the heat exchanger 40, Absorbs heat from liquid seawater and is phase-changed into a gaseous state and sent to the compressor 20, thereby lowering the temperature of seawater. The temperature of the seawater flowing into the heat exchanger 40 through the seawater pipe 60 is lowered and the seawater having a lower temperature is supplied into the aquarium through the seawater pipe 60 and circulated in the aquarium through the circulating pump 60, The temperature of the low temperature state is maintained.

Unlike the aquarium built-in cooler described above, the aquarium external cooler is mostly covered with the iron case of the components of the cooler.

In order to supply the cold water to the aquarium, the aquarium external cooler is installed outside the aquarium. In order to supply the cold water to the aquarium, the sea water pipe connected to the aquarium is circulated through the aquarium.

Therefore, the aquarium and the cooler should be located at a distance from each other in the case of a building structure or aquarium or a fish market where a plurality of aquariums should be installed. Therefore, the sea water piping must be long in such a structure.

Especially, in the case of fisheries market where a large number of aquariums are installed, since the cooler is installed inside the room, there is a problem of indoor air conditioning, so the cooler must be installed on the outside of the building. In this fish market, the market of Wologong Fish Market located in Wologok is installed in a disordered form where external coolers are spread around the outside of the building. In the case of the newly built Nolyangjin Fisheries Market, And a plurality of external coolers for supplying cold water to the aquariums installed in each store will be installed through steel structures on the outside wall of the building and a pair of seawater piping in which seawater flows in and out from each store to the outside of the building There are many problems with the structure that needs to be installed. A.

That is, most of the PVC pipes used as the seawater piping materials are not flexible due to the characteristics of the materials, so that they are difficult to install, are not beautiful in appearance, and have difficulty in insulation.

In addition, since the seawater piping is installed on the ceiling of the building due to its ease of installation and maintenance, it can not support the weight of seawater and is separated from the ceiling and falls down. When the PVC piping is damaged by external impact or freezing There is a risk that seawater will be sprayed on merchants as well as guests.

In order to solve these problems, in some large buildings, a duct was installed in the ceiling and a pipe was installed through the duct to solve the problem of leakage and leakage of the seawater piping. However, it is troublesome to disconnect the duct again And when the PVC pipe is broken and leaking occurs, the leaked seawater moves along the duct and flows to the weak part of the duct, causing another accident.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for a realistic and highly utilizable technology capable of solving the above problems.

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 20-1999-0033507, August 05, 1999 Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0156108, October 01, 1999

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a cooling system for a living fish aquarium that is easy to install, remove, repair, and maintain because a refrigerant pipe is bundled together through a pipe integrator. The second objective is to provide a cooling system for aquariums that does not harm aesthetics, minimizes the risk of accidents, and minimizes heat loss. Third, it improves the durability of cooler operation, increases the space utilization of the piping installation surface, And to provide a cooling system for a live fish aquarium that can save energy consumption.

In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a water treatment system comprising: a heat exchanger installed in each of a plurality of aquarium inner walls for storing and storing seawater in the form of a rectangular enclosure; and a heat exchanger A plurality of first refrigerant pipes connected to each other to supply a refrigerant in a liquid state and having a passage through which a refrigerant supply / discharge pipe for discharging a refrigerant in a gaseous state is passed; and a plurality of first refrigerant pipes A first pipeline integrator assembled together and connected to one side of each of the three way valves mounted on the other side of the first refrigerant pipeline, A plurality of second refrigerant pipes respectively connected to the other side of the three-way valve and extending in parallel to each other through the first pipe integrator; and a plurality of second refrigerant pipes A second pipeline integrator coupled to each of the three-way valves connected to the three-way valve, and a plurality of third refrigerant pipes coupled to the three-way valve mounted on the second pipeline integrator, And a plurality of outdoor units including a plurality of third refrigerant pipes connected to the third refrigerant pipes and connected to the condenser and the compressor through the respective passages of the third refrigerant pipes, &Lt; / RTI >

The cooling system for a live fish aquarium equipped with the separate type heat exchanger according to the present invention as described above is advantageous in that it is easy to install, repair and maintain since the refrigerant pipes are bundled through the pipe integrator.

Unlike sea water, which is transported in a liquid state, the refrigerant in a gaseous state is transported through a pipe insulated by a heat insulating material. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the risk of falling due to weight, There is little or no heat loss in the piping.

In addition, it is easy to install and remove the piping between the piping integrators, and it is possible to improve the continuity of the chiller operation by installing extra piping between the piping integrators, closing the abnormality piping and connecting the heat exchanger to the extra piping, There is a merit that the refrigerant pipe diameter is small and space utilization on the pipe installation surface is high.

Furthermore, it is a very economical and useful invention that facilitates post-management of the cooling system and reduces the cost.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration of a conventional cooler built in an aquarium; FIG.
2 is a view showing a cooling system for a live fish aquarium equipped with a separate type heat exchanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention
3 is a schematic cross-sectional view briefly showing a connection state from a heat exchanger to a second refrigerant pipe in a cooling system for a live fish aquarium equipped with the separate type heat exchanger shown in Fig. 2
4 is a view showing a cooling system for a live fish aquarium with a separate type heat exchanger according to a second embodiment of the present invention
5 is a view showing a cooling system for a live fish aquarium equipped with a separate type heat exchanger according to a third embodiment of the present invention

In order to attain the above object, the present invention provides a water treatment system comprising: a heat exchanger installed in each of a plurality of aquarium inner walls for storing and storing seawater in a rectangular enclosure shape, and a heat exchanger installed in each of the aquariums, A plurality of first refrigerant pipes connected to the plurality of heat exchangers and having a passage formed therein to supply a refrigerant in a liquid state and discharge a refrigerant in a gaseous state, A first pipeline integrator coupled to one side of each of the three way valves mounted on the other side of the first refrigerant pipeline, A plurality of second refrigerant pipes respectively connected to the other side of the directional valve and extending in parallel to each other through the first pipe integrator; And a plurality of third refrigerant pipings connected to the three-way valve mounted on the second pipeline integrator and extending and passing through the second pipeline integrator, And a plurality of outdoor units including a plurality of third refrigerant pipes connected to the third refrigerant pipes and connected to the condenser and the compressor through the respective passages of the third refrigerant pipes, do.

Hereinafter, embodiments according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a cooling system for a live aquarium with a separate type heat exchanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2, a separate type heat exchanger according to a first embodiment of the present invention includes a condenser and a compressor A plurality of first refrigerant piping 200 connected to the heat exchanger 100, a first piping integrator 300, a second refrigerant piping 400, A second piping integrated body 500, a third refrigerant piping 600, and an outdoor unit 700.

More specifically, the cooling system for a live fish aquarium according to the first embodiment of the present invention is applicable to a large fish market such as a joint fish market. Since a large number of aquariums 90 should be installed in the fish market, 70), the size of merchants' shops is fixed, and a number of coolers must be installed outside the building to supply cold water to the aquarium installed in each store and due to the problem of indoor air conditioning.

The aquarium 90 has a square enclosure shape and stores seawater 91 inside to display and store live fish. Inside the aquarium 90, cold water flowing from the cooler is circulated throughout the aquarium A circulation pump 80 is mounted to maintain a constant low temperature at which live fish live.

Although the aquarium in the cooling system for a living fish aquarium according to the first embodiment of the present invention is in the form of a rectangular enclosure, the aquarium is not necessarily limited to such a rectangular shape, and aquarium with various shapes such as a circular shape and an elliptical shape is also possible. Also, in various embodiments described later, the shape of the aquarium can be determined in various ways.

In addition, a heat exchanger 100 is installed inside each aquarium 90 to supply cold water. A refrigerant supply / discharge pipe 210 is connected to the heat exchanger 100 installed in each of the aquariums to supply the liquid refrigerant and discharge the refrigerant in the gaseous state. The refrigerant supply / discharge pipe 210 serves as a pair of pipes, one of which supplies liquid refrigerant and the other pipe discharges gaseous refrigerant to cool seawater in the aquarium.

The refrigerant supply / discharge pipe 210 is coupled to the three-way valve 310 mounted on the first pipe assembly 300, which will be described later, through the first refrigerant pipe 200 made of a polymer material or a metal material having a passage. Therefore, the number of the first refrigerant pipes 200 is set to correspond to the number of the refrigerant supply / discharge pipes 210.

In addition, since the first refrigerant pipe 200 is connected to the refrigerant supply / discharge pipe 210 connected to the plurality of heat exchangers, the first refrigerant pipe 200 branches from various places where the aquarium is installed, And the other side is connected to each of the three way valves 310, so that the first pipeline integrator 300 can integrate the pipeline from one place to another.

3 is a schematic cross-sectional view briefly showing a connection state from a heat exchanger to a second refrigerant pipe in a cooling system for a live aquarium with the separate type heat exchanger shown in FIG. 2. Referring to FIG. 3, Way valve 310 installed in the first refrigerant pipe 300 is connected to the first refrigerant pipe 200 and the other side is connected to a second refrigerant pipe 400 to be described later, And is provided for the occurrence of a problem of the piping or the second refrigerant pipe, and is covered with the valve cap 320 to prevent foreign matter from entering.

The first refrigerant pipe 200, the second refrigerant pipe 400, and a third refrigerant pipe 600 described below are preferably wrapped by a heat insulating material 800 and then kept warm.

The heat insulator is not limited to a heat insulator made of a special material, and any heat insulator commonly used in the market can be used. In addition, it is also possible to cover a break-proof cover made of a polymer material to prevent impact damage.

A plurality of second refrigerant pipes 400 are connected to the first refrigerant pipe 200 through a three-way valve 310 and extend through the first pipe integrator 300 .

A plurality of second refrigerant pipes 400 extending in parallel may be installed inside the second pipe integrals 500 in a number corresponding to the number of the first refrigerant pipe 200 or the second refrigerant pipe 400 Way valve, respectively.

A plurality of third refrigerant pipes 600, one side of which is coupled to a plurality of three-way valves mounted on the second pipeline integrator 500, extend through the second pipeline integrator 500 and are branched And is connected to a plurality of outdoor units 700 installed side by side on the outer side wall of the fisheries market building.

The outdoor unit 700 includes a refrigerant supply / discharge pipe, a condenser, and a compressor, which are connected to a condenser and a compressor through an inner passage along the third refrigerant pipe 600.

A part of the aquarium 90, the first refrigerant pipe 200, the first pipe integrator 300 and the second refrigerant pipe 400 are located inside the building with respect to the boundary line A of the building, It is preferable that the rest of the refrigerant pipe 400, the second pipe integrator 500, the third refrigerant pipe 600, and the outdoor unit 700 are located outside the building.

However, the first refrigerant pipeline 200, the first pipeline integrator 300, the second refrigerant pipeline 400, the second pipeline integrator 500, and the third refrigerant pipeline 600, among the respective components, It is also possible to arrange the structure in accordance with the situation in consideration of the structure and the area of the building. In the second and third embodiments of the present invention described below, the aquarium 90, the first refrigerant pipe 200, the first pipe integrator 300, and the second refrigerant pipe 400 Is located on the inner side of the building with respect to the boundary line A of the building and the remaining part of the second refrigerant pipeline 400 and the second pipeline combination 500 and the third refrigerant pipeline 600 and the outdoor unit 700 Is preferably located on the outside of the building but is not limited to such a location and can be changed by judging the structure of the building in general.

A part of the first refrigerant pipe 200 and the first pipe integrator 300 and the second refrigerant pipe 400 are arranged along the outer ceiling of the building in the outer direction of the building, The second piping integrated body 500 and the third refrigerant piping 600 are installed along the outer wall of the building and the outdoor unit 700 is installed on the outer side wall of the building It is preferable to be installed side by side with the structure firmly fixed by the steel structure.

The cooling system for a live fish aquarium equipped with the separate type heat exchanger according to the present invention is advantageous in that it is easy to install and maintain and to maintain the refrigerant piping by bundling the refrigerant piping through the piping integrator, Unlike seawater, which is transported in a large amount of liquid state, it does not harm aesthetics because it is connected by bundles. A small amount of liquid or gaseous refrigerant is transported through piping while being insulated by insulating material. And there is an effect that the heat loss in the piping is minimized.

In addition, in the conventional external cooler for aquarium aquarium, when the piping problem of conveying seawater occurs, the entire piping must be taken in and replaced and the cooling system for the live fish aquarium equipped with the separate type heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention, Since it is necessary to replace only the relevant piping, it is a very useful invention that can be easily managed and the piping can be replaced only by installing and removing the piping, thereby reducing the cost.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a cooling system for a live fish aquarium with a separate type heat exchanger according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, The heat exchanger 100 mounted inside the aquarium 90 is installed vertically on the side of the outer side wall 70 of the aquarium.

5 is a view illustrating a cooling system for a live fish aquarium equipped with a separate type heat exchanger according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 5, when a separate type heat exchanger according to the third embodiment of the present invention is installed The cooling system for a living fish aquarium has a structure in which a heat exchanger 100 mounted inside the aquarium 90 is installed horizontally on the side of the outer side wall 70 of the aquarium.

4 and 5, according to the present invention, the heat exchanger, which is separated from the outdoor unit and located at a remote location, can be installed in various positions or structures depending on the position or state of the partition wall or the shape or position of the aquarium.

2 to 5, the first to third embodiments of the present invention are applicable to a large fish market such as a joint fish market where a large number of aquariums are installed.

However, it is a system that can be applied to one aquarium depending on the needs of the user such as the aquarium or the structural characteristics of the building or the shape of the aquarium to be installed at a distance from the outdoor unit.

That is, the heat exchanger 100 may be installed inside or outside one of the aquariums 90, and the refrigerant pipe 200 may be connected to the heat exchanger 100 and then connected to an outdoor unit located outside the building It is possible. Of course, the outdoor unit includes a condenser, a compressor, and a refrigerant supply / discharge pipe.

The cooling system for a live fish aquarium equipped with the separate type heat exchanger according to the embodiment of the present invention can easily install and remove the piping between the piping integrators and has a smaller diameter of the refrigerant piping compared to the seawater piping, It is a very economical and useful invention which has a high advantage and further facilitates the post-management of the cooling system, thereby reducing the cost.

In addition, an extra pipe is installed in the first refrigerant pipe 200, the second refrigerant pipe 400, and the third refrigerant pipe 600 to the pipe integrator so that a problem occurs in any one of the pipes If not, the extra piping can be connected to the other piping instead of the problematic piping and connected to the heat exchanger to improve the continuity of continuous operation of the chiller.

In addition, there are many useful inventions such as the advantage that the quantity of the piping integrator can be increased or decreased according to the length of the length between the outdoor unit and the aquarium.

10: Base plate 20: Compressor
30: condenser 40, 100: heat exchanger
50: Refrigerant piping 60: Seawater piping
70: partition 80: circulation pump
90: Aquarium 91: Seawater
200: first refrigerant pipe 210: refrigerant supply / discharge pipe
300: first piping integrator 310: three-way valve
320: valve cap 400: second refrigerant piping
500: Second piping integrated body 600: Third refrigerant piping
700: outdoor unit 800: insulation
A: The boundary of the building

Claims

A heat exchanger 100 installed inside each of a plurality of aquariums 90 for displaying and storing live fish by storing seawater inside as a rectangular enclosure,
A plurality of first refrigerant pipes (200) connected to the heat exchanger (100) mounted on each of the aquariums and having a passage through which a refrigerant supply / discharge pipe (210) for supplying refrigerant in a liquid state and discharging refrigerant in a gaseous state, ;and,
A plurality of first refrigerant pipes 200 are connected to the plurality of heat exchangers, and a plurality of first refrigerant pipes 200 connected to the first refrigerant pipes 200 are connected to each other. A first piping assembly 300 coupled to one side of the first piping 310,
A plurality of second refrigerant pipes 400 coupled to the other side of the three-way valve 310 mounted on the first pipeline integrator 300 and extending in parallel through the first pipeline integrator 300; ,
A second piping integrator (500) coupled to each of the three-way valves installed inside the plurality of second refrigerant pipes (400)
A plurality of third refrigerant piping 600 coupled to the three-way valve mounted on the second piping integrator 500 and extended and branched through the second piping integrator 500;
The third refrigerant pipe 600 is connected to each of the third refrigerant pipes 600 and is connected to a condenser and a compressor respectively through the passages of the third refrigerant pipe 600. The condenser, And a plurality of outdoor units (700) including a discharge pipe. The cooling system for a live fish aquarium equipped with the separate type heat exchanger

The method according to claim 1,
And a heat exchanger (100) mounted inside the aquarium (90) is vertically mounted on the side of the outer side wall (70) of the aquarium. The cooling system for a live fish aquarium

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first refrigerant pipe (200), the second refrigerant pipe (400), and the third refrigerant pipe (600) are wrapped by a heat insulating material (800) system