KR20180001347U - Fluid cooling device and dehumidification system including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A fluid cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing; A plurality of pipes spaced apart from each other within the housing; A first blocking wall; A second blocking wall; A first distribution section, a second distribution section, a third distribution section, and a fourth distribution section that divide the first blocking wall into four zones; A first switching unit and a second switching unit for partitioning the second blocking wall into two zones; A first inlet provided in the first distributor; A second inlet provided in the second distributor; A first outlet provided in the third distributor; And a second outlet provided in the fourth distribution portion, wherein an area enclosed by the first blocking wall, the second blocking wall, the plurality of pipes, and the housing is closed to circulate the cooling fluid, Wherein the first cooling object fluid flowing through the first inlet port passes through the first distribution section, a part of the plurality of pipes, the first switching section, and the third distribution section and is discharged to the first outlet port, The second cooling object fluid flowing through the second inlet port passes through the second distribution section, another part of the plurality of pipes, the second switching section, and the fourth distribution section and is discharged to the second outlet port, It is possible to improve the cooling efficiency while achieving a relatively small manufacturing cost.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] The present invention relates to a fluid cooling apparatus and a dehumidifying system including the same.

The present invention relates to a fluid cooling apparatus and a dehumidifying system including the same.

Various cooling devices for cooling fluids such as gas and liquid are used. The cooling fluid such as a refrigerant and the fluid to be cooled are directly or indirectly brought into contact with each other to perform mutual heat exchange.

In the related field of the cooling device, efforts are being made to improve the cooling efficiency, to achieve the same cooling performance, to downsize the device, and to reduce the manufacturing cost in order to reduce the energy consumed for cooling.

On the other hand, Patent Document 1 discloses an apparatus for drying a synthetic resin material or the like.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1995-0031425

In order to solve the above-described problems, one aspect of the present invention is to provide a fluid cooling apparatus which can miniaturize the apparatus, improve the cooling efficiency, and implement a relatively low manufacturing cost.

Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a dehumidification system capable of reducing the size of the apparatus while enhancing the cooling efficiency and realizing a relatively low manufacturing cost.

A fluid cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a housing having a cooling fluid inlet and a cooling fluid outlet, the housing having a cylindrical shape; A plurality of pipes spaced apart from each other within the housing; A first blocking wall in contact with one outer surface of the plurality of pipes and one inner surface of the housing; A second blocking wall that is in contact with the outer surface of the other side of the plurality of pipes and the inner surface of the other side of the housing; A first distribution section, a second distribution section, a third distribution section, and a fourth distribution section that divide the first blocking wall into four zones; A first switching unit and a second switching unit for partitioning the second blocking wall into two zones; A first inlet provided in the first distributor; A second inlet provided in the second distributor; A first outlet provided in the third distributor; And a second outlet provided in the fourth distribution portion, wherein an area enclosed by the first blocking wall, the second blocking wall, the plurality of pipes, and the housing is closed to circulate the cooling fluid, Wherein the first cooling object fluid flowing through the first inlet port passes through the first distribution section, a part of the plurality of pipes, the first switching section, and the third distribution section and is discharged to the first outlet port, The second cooling object fluid flowing through the second inlet port may be discharged through the second distribution section, another part of the plurality of pipes, the second switching section, and the fourth distribution section to the second outlet port have.

A dehumidification system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the fluid cooling apparatus described above; A circulation unit for circulating the air by receiving the air discharged to the first discharge port and sending the air to the second inlet; A dehumidifier for removing moisture of air discharged to the second outlet; And a hot air supply device for heating the air of the first temperature dehumidified by the dehumidifier to discharge the hot air for dehumidification, wherein the first cooling object fluid is a second fluid to be dehumidified, And the second cooling object fluid is air of a third temperature passing through the circulator, and the third temperature may be lower than the second temperature and higher than the first temperature.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a beneficial effect that the fluid cooling device can be downsized while improving the cooling efficiency while enabling a relatively low manufacturing cost.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a beneficial effect that the dehumidification system can be miniaturized while improving the cooling efficiency while enabling a relatively low manufacturing cost.

1 is an exploded perspective view schematically illustrating a fluid cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a side view of the fluid cooling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along the line I-I ', and FIG. 2C is a sectional view taken along the line II-II'.
3 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a dehumidifying system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be embodied in various forms. These embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of design to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout the specification.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. In the present specification, the singular form includes plural forms unless otherwise specified in the specification. It is to be understood that the terms 'comprise', and / or 'comprising' as used herein may be used to refer to the presence or absence of one or more other components, steps, operations, and / Or additions.

In addition, the embodiments described herein will be described with reference to cross-sectional views and / or plan views, which are ideal illustrations of the present invention. In the drawings, the detailed size, shape, thickness, curvature, etc. of each structure are exaggerated or schematized for effective explanation of technical contents, and the shape may be modified by tolerance or the like.

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view schematically illustrating a fluid cooling apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a fluid cooling apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2A is a side view, FIG. 2B is a sectional view taken along line II ', FIG. 2C is a sectional view taken along line II-II', and FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing a dehumidifying system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, a fluid cooling apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 110, a plurality of pipes 140, a first blocking wall 113, a second blocking wall 114, a distributor 120, and a switch 130.

In one embodiment, the housing 110 may have a cylindrical shape and may include a cooling fluid inlet 111 and a cooling fluid outlet 112 to allow the cooling fluid to flow in and out.

Here, the cooling fluid may be implemented with low temperature water or the like. In one embodiment, the cooling fluid inlet 111 may be disposed at the lower end of the housing 110 and the cooling fluid outlet 112 may be disposed at the upper end of the housing 110. The cooling fluid such as water introduced into the cooling fluid inflow portion 111 can be continuously maintained within the housing 110 to the maximum allowable volume. Also, since the cooling fluid whose temperature rises due to the cooling process moves to the upper side of the housing 110, the relatively high-temperature cooling fluids first escape from the housing 110 while the relatively low-temperature cooling fluids pass through the housing 110 ), The cooling fluid supply unit can contribute to the improvement of the cooling efficiency while reducing the resources required to circulate the cooling fluid. In one embodiment, the cooling fluid may be provided through a cooling fluid supply 200 that stores and circulates the cooling fluid.

A plurality of pipes 140 are disposed in the housing 110 and a fluid to be cooled passes through the plurality of pipes 140. At this time, the plurality of pipes 140 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance or more so that the cooling fluid is appropriately positioned in the space between the plurality of pipes 140, So that the heat exchange with the cooling fluid can be efficiently performed in the course of passing.

In one embodiment, the plurality of pipes 140 can be implemented as cylindrical pipes, and the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical housing 110 (parallel to the side of the cylinder) and the longitudinal direction of the pipes The space efficiency and the cooling efficiency can be maximized.

In one embodiment, a plurality of pipes 140 may be spaced apart from each other and may be provided with a blocking wall to ensure stable placement within the housing 110. In one embodiment, a first blocking wall 113 having an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the housing 110 and a second blocking wall 114 having an outer diameter equal to the inner diameter of the other end of the housing 110 may be provided, A plurality of through holes 113h and 114h may be formed in the first blocking wall 113 and the second blocking wall 114 to allow the plurality of pipes 140 to be inserted into the through holes. Here, if the inner diameter of the housing 110 and the outer diameter of the blocking wall do not completely coincide with each other, a separate structure may be added so that the blocking wall and the housing 110 can be hermetically sealed. In addition, if the inner diameter of the through hole and the outer diameter of the pipe are the same, the pipe can be stably supported while being inserted into the through hole. Otherwise, welding or a mediator may be required at the connection portion.

The space enclosed by the inner surface of the first blocking wall 113, the inner surface of the second blocking wall 114, the inner surface of the housing 110, and the outer surface of the plurality of pipes 140, And the cooling fluid can be circulated with the space filled with the above-described cooling fluid. Accordingly, the cooling fluids passing through the plurality of pipes 140 are filled in the above-described space and can be cooled by exchanging heat with circulating cooling fluid.

In one embodiment, a portion of the plurality of pipes 140 exposed through the through-hole 113h of the first blocking wall 113 allows a first cooling object fluid to flow, The first cooling object fluid that has undergone the cooling process is discharged through the other pipes and the second cooling object fluid that has undergone the cooling process through the other pipes is discharged have. For this purpose, the plane of the first blocking wall 113 can be divided into four zones. In the fluid cooling apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the distributor 120 may perform such a function.

In one embodiment, the distributor 120 includes first to fourth distributors D1, D2, D3, and D4, a first inlet 121, a second inlet 122, a first outlet 123, An outlet 124 may be provided. The distributor 120 has a cylindrical shape similar to the housing 110 and includes a first partition wall 126 and a second partition wall 127 inside the first and second distribution parts D1, D2, D3, D4) can be implemented. Accordingly, the space utilization can be maximized while implementing the functions through the simplified structure.

In one embodiment, a portion of the plurality of pipes 140 exposed through the through-hole 114h of the second blocking wall 114 is allowed to pass a first cooling object fluid, Can be passed. For this purpose, the diverter 130 having the third barrier rib 131 may be coupled to the second barrier wall 114 and the housing 110. The space enclosed by the second blocking wall 114 and the switching unit 130 can be divided into two spaces by the third partition 131 and the divided spaces can be divided into the first switching unit T1 and the second switching Quot; T2 ". Accordingly, the first cooling fluid flowing into the first inlet 121 is cooled while passing through a part of the plurality of pipes 140, and when the first cooling fluid is discharged to the outside of the second blocking wall 114, And the first blocking wall 113 side of the pipes corresponds to the third distribution part D3 and can be discharged through the first discharge port 123. [ Likewise, the second cooling fluid introduced into the second inlet 122 is cooled while passing through a part of the plurality of pipes 140, and when the second cooling fluid is discharged to the outside of the second blocking wall 114, And the first blocking wall 113 side of the pipes corresponds to the fourth distribution part D4 and can be discharged through the second outlet 124. [

As described above, by dividing the cylindrical housing 110 into four regions and performing the cooling process, it is possible not only to sufficiently secure the moving distance of the cooling target fluid even if the length of the housing 110 is not too long, Since the cooling process for the first cooling object fluid and the second cooling object fluid flowing in different paths can be performed by only the single housing 110, the total volume of the cooling apparatus can be reduced, As the quantity is reduced, it is advantageous for the space efficiency and the manufacturing cost reduction.

Hereinafter, a dehumidifying system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

In one embodiment, the dehumidification system 1000 includes a fluid cooling device 100, a circulator M, a dehumidifier DH, and a hot air supplier, and supplies dehumidification hot air to an object requiring dehumidification or dehumidification and drying Can be performed. Here, in the process of circulating air that has undergone dehumidification or dehumidification and drying, the air is cooled and dehumidified to be recycled.

On the other hand, as an example of the above-mentioned objects, there are equipment such as injection molding or extrusion molding of synthetic resin. In such a synthetic resin molding machine, a raw material of a synthetic resin is supplied through a hopper, and after heating, extrusion or injection molding is performed. Generally, the synthetic resin material contains moisture. When the synthetic resin material containing a large amount of moisture is directly supplied to the molding machine, it causes various problems in the molding process and in the use of the molding result. Therefore, the synthetic resin raw material must be dehumidified and dried to a considerable extent before the molding process starts, and a dehumidifying system 1000 according to one embodiment of the present invention may be utilized for dehumidifying and drying such a synthetic resin molding machine and the like.

The circulator M has a function of circulating the air by receiving the air discharged to the first outlet 123 of the fluid cooling apparatus 100 and sending the air to the second inlet 122 of the fluid cooling apparatus 100 And can be implemented by a conventional motor and fan (FAN) or the like.

Next, the air discharged to the second outlet 124 of the fluid cooling apparatus 100 may be supplied to the hot air supply source through the dehumidifier DH.

The hot air supply device can heat the dehumidified air and blow it into the dehumidifying and drying object (OB) such as the above-mentioned synthetic resin material to dehumidify and dry the synthetic resin material, .

At this time, the air having passed through the dehumidifier (DH) can be passed through the second filter (F2) before the air is introduced into the hot air supplying device to remove the impurities.

On the other hand, hot air passing through the dehumidifying and drying object (OB) passes through the dehumidifying system (1000) for recycling.

For convenience of explanation, air dehumidified by the dehumidifier DH, air passing through the dehumidifying and drying object OB, air passing through the circulating unit M, 3 temperature air.

Since the air of the first temperature is in a state of being in the state of being passed through the dehumidifier (DH), the humidity of the air is relatively low. Since the air of the second temperature is air after dehumidification and drying of the object OB, As a result, the temperature is as high as 80 to 150 ° C depending on the case. In order to utilize the air having the second temperature again in the drying process, it is necessary to carry out a dehumidification process. In order to perform the dehumidification process efficiently, the air having the second temperature needs to be cooled. However, if the air of the second temperature, which is relatively high in temperature, is directly introduced into the circulator M of the motor or the like, the circulator M is overheated to overload the circulator M or cause the circulator M to fail . Accordingly, in the dehumidifying system 1000 according to an embodiment of the present invention, the air having the second temperature is primarily cooled through the fluid cooling apparatus 100 and then introduced into the circulator M, So that the second cooling process can be performed. That is, the air having the second temperature flows into the first inlet 121 as the first cooling object fluid, and the air discharged through the first outlet 123 passes through the circulator M as the air having the third temperature Is introduced into the second inlet 122 as a second cooling object fluid, is cooled down to the second outlet 124, passes through the dehumidifier DH, and becomes air at the first temperature. Here, the temperature relationship is the first temperature < the third temperature < the second temperature. On the other hand, impurities may be removed while passing through the first filter F1 before the air having the second temperature is introduced into the fluid cooling apparatus 100. [

It will be understood that various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the above-described embodiments, and the scope of the present invention should be determined by equivalents to the claims of the present invention. The foregoing embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the present invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and the scope of the claims It is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

1000: Dehumidification system
100: Fluid cooling device
110: Housing
111: cooling fluid inlet
112: cooling fluid discharging portion
113: first blocking wall
114: second blocking wall
120: Dispenser
121: first inlet
122: second inlet
123: First outlet
124: Second outlet
126: first partition
127: second partition
D1: First distribution portion
D2: second distribution portion
D3: Third division
D4: fourth quarter distribution
130: switch
131: third partition
T1: first switching section
T2: second switching section
140: multiple pipes
200: cooling fluid supply part
OB: dehumidification and drying object
F1: first filter
F2: second filter
M: Circulatory system
DH: Dehumidifier
H: Heater

Claims (2)

A housing having a cooling fluid inlet and a cooling fluid outlet, the housing having a cylindrical shape;
A plurality of pipes spaced apart from each other within the housing;
A first blocking wall in contact with one outer surface of the plurality of pipes and one inner surface of the housing;
A second blocking wall that is in contact with the outer surface of the other side of the plurality of pipes and the inner surface of the other side of the housing;
A first distribution section, a second distribution section, a third distribution section, and a fourth distribution section that divide the first blocking wall into four zones;
A first switching unit and a second switching unit for partitioning the second blocking wall into two zones;
A first inlet provided in the first distributor;
A second inlet provided in the second distributor;
A first outlet provided in the third distributor; And
And a second outlet provided in the fourth distribution portion,
Wherein the first blocking wall, the second blocking wall, the plurality of pipes, and the region enclosed by the housing are closed to circulate the cooling fluid,
The first cooling object fluid flowing through the first inlet port passes through the first distribution section, a part of the plurality of pipes, the first switching section, and the third distribution section and is discharged to the first outlet,
The second cooling object fluid flowing through the second inlet port passes through the second distribution section, another part of the plurality of pipes, the second switching section, and the fourth distribution section and is discharged to the second outlet Wherein the fluid cooling device comprises:
A dehumidification system comprising a fluid cooling device according to claim 1,
A circulation unit for circulating the air by receiving the air discharged to the first discharge port and sending the air to the second inlet;
A dehumidifier for removing moisture of air discharged to the second outlet; And
And a hot wind supplier for heating the air of the first temperature dehumidified by the dehumidifier to discharge the hot wind for dehumidification,
Wherein the first cooling object fluid is air at a second temperature at which moisture is obtained while the dehumidifying hot air undergoes a dehumidification process,
Wherein the second cooling object fluid is air of a third temperature passing through the circulator,
Wherein the third temperature is lower than the second temperature and higher than the first temperature.

Images