US20200124359A1 - Recuperator - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a recuperator comprising a number of neighbouring hexagonal sheets which extend parallel to each other and which are connected to each other at at least a part of their periphery and wherein flow passages are formed between neighbouring sheets.
- Dutch publication NL 1030270 describes a method for producing a heat exchanger having hexagonal sheets which extend parallel to each other.
- sheets are stacked on top of each other and then neighbouring sheets are connected to each other at their periphery by means of chemical welding, wherein a solvent is used to partially dissolve the material of the sheets at their periphery.
- a housing is subsequently applied in order to the thus obtained stack of sheets welded to each other, which housing is connected to the stack by means of adhesive bonding.
- the housing ensures that the dimensions of the thus produced heat exchangers are relatively constant and that the heat exchangers are, for example, interchangeable as a result.
- the housing provides mechanical protection to the stack and the possibility of attaching the heat exchanger to air supply and discharge lines which communicate with the flow passages between the sheets.
- Highly specialized assembly devices are needed to carry out the known method in an automated manner. It is an object of the invention to provide a recuperator according to the preamble, which recuperator can be made in a relatively simply automatable way.
- each of the sheets at its periphery, is at least partially surrounded by and connected to an associated connecting body and neighbouring connecting bodies are connected to each other at at least a part of the periphery of the associated sheets and together the connecting bodies form the wall of a housing, wherein passage openings are provided in the wall which are connected to the flow passages for allowing air into the flow passages via the passage openings, wherein neighbouring connecting bodies are provided with protruding parts and with recesses respectively on sides facing each other, wherein the forms of the protruding parts and of the recesses adjoin each other in order to connect the connecting bodies to each other by a press fit.
- connecting body makes it superfluous to connect sheets to each other directly, for example by adhesive bonding or welding, such as in particular chemical welding or ultrasonic welding. Chemical welding and adhesive bonding have the significant drawback that they (may) require solvents which are dangerous and for this reason extra safety provisions are required.
- Neighbouring sheets of the recuperator according to the invention are connected to each other via the connecting bodies associated with the respective sheets during production of the recuperator.
- the connecting bodies which are connected to each other further function as a housing in the sense that they protect the sheets.
- the connecting bodies can further be formed in order to make attachment to supply and discharge lines possible in a simple manner. It is thus not necessary to use separate housings which are tailor made in advance. This also has the advantage that it is more likely to be cost-effective to produce recuperators in smaller numbers, for example specifically for a certain application or to customer specifications.
- a correct positioning of the connecting bodies with respect to one another and thus of the sheets can readily be achieved by providing the neighbouring connecting bodies with protruding parts and with recesses respectively on sides facing each other, wherein the forms of the protruding parts and of the recesses adjoin each other in order to connect the connecting bodies to each other.
- the protruding parts and the recesses may also advantageously be used to produce an airtight or at least substantially airtight connection between the neighbouring connecting bodies.
- the connection between two neighbouring connecting bodies can be airtight with a high degree of reliability due to the press fit by means of which neighbouring connecting bodies are connected to each other.
- connection by means of a press fit makes the application of welding or bonding neighbouring connecting bodies to each other superfluous, although it is also possible to combine the clamping connection with a welded or adhesive connection to increase the reliability of the connection.
- the additional welded or adhesive connection can then, for example, have an extra securing effect.
- the application, in the event of such a combination, of ultrasonic welding has the advantage that it is then not necessary to use any solvents in any case.
- a band may also be arranged around the housing, which is optionally connected to each or at least a portion of the connecting bodies.
- the invention is particularly suitable for use in recuperators in which the sheets are made of plastic.
- the passage openings are formed between neighbouring connecting bodies.
- the passage openings are formed by connecting the neighbouring connecting bodies to each other, which enables a relatively simple embodiment of the connecting bodies.
- passage openings may be formed in, instead of between, connecting bodies.
- the assembly of the connecting bodies with associated sheets can be facilitated if the protruding parts and/or the recesses have a tapered form or at least partially a tapered form, as a result of which it is possible to realize a self-aligning positioning.
- a practical embodiment at least during assembly and optional disassembly, can be obtained if neighbouring connecting bodies are connected to each other by means of a click-fit connection.
- recuperator is provided with a sealing body between neighbouring connecting bodies at the location where they are connected to each other, wherein it may be further preferred, with a view in particular to achieving a simple assembly, for the sealing body to be connected to one of the two neighbouring connecting bodies.
- the invention is suitable, inter alia, for recuperators of the membrane type.
- the sheets of such recuperators are suitable for exchanging moisture.
- the material of such sheets is not suited or is poorly suited to being welded.
- the use of adhesive for connecting membrane sheets to each other has the drawback that this is a step which is difficult to control and, partly as a result thereof, expensive, particularly if recuperators are produced in relatively large numbers, and that, depending on the type of adhesive that is used, it also involves the use of harmful solvents. Therefore, at least a portion of the sheets of a recuperator according to the invention may advantageously be permeable to moisture.
- the recuperator may be configured to have sheets which are all provided with a profile.
- the connecting bodies can contribute to a correct positioning of the sheets, more specifically the profiles thereof, with respect to each other, since the sheets can behave in a relatively stiff way owing to the connection with the connecting bodies.
- the invention is also suitable for a more traditional way in which sheets can be provided in a recuperator, namely wherein the neighbouring sheets are flat and are provided with a profile in an alternating fashion.
- the recuperator according to the invention may also advantageously be used if sheets are made of different materials, for example if neighbouring sheets are made of different materials in an alternating fashion.
- An advantageous application of the invention may be in recuperators wherein a portion of the number of sheets is made of a moisture-permeable material and the other portion of the number of sheets is made of a material which is not permeable to moisture. In traditional recuperators, such materials are difficult to combine.
- connecting bodies In order to produce a good connection between a connecting body and an associated sheet, it may be preferred, in the event that sheets made of different materials are used, for the connecting bodies to be made of different materials. In this case, a fixed combination is formed of the material of the connecting body and the material of the associated sheet.
- each of the sheets is at least substantially, including also completely, surrounded by an associated connecting body.
- connecting bodies may be injection moulded, particularly in the case of relatively large production numbers.
- the periphery of the housing is bar-shaped.
- the bar shape of the housing facilitates the attachment of other parts, such as in particular air ducts, to the recuperator.
- the invention provides the possibility of providing the housing with a bar-shaped periphery in a simple manner, namely by adapting the design of the connecting bodies hereto.
- Bar-shaped is understood to mean all forms in which six main surfaces are connected to each other at right angles. The definition of bar-shaped therefore also includes the form of a cube.
- the connection between the sheet and the connecting body can be produced directly during the injection moulding.
- the sheets are over-moulded with the material of the connecting bodies along the first part of the periphery of the connecting bodies during the injection moulding of the connecting bodies at the periphery of the sheets.
- the invention therefore also relates to a method for producing a connecting body for use in a recuperator according to the invention, the method comprising the following steps
- the invention further provides a method for producing a recuperator according to the invention, the method comprising the following steps
- FIG. 1 shows a partially exploded perspective view of a recuperator according to the invention
- FIGS. 2 a and 2 b show a perspective top view and a perspective bottom view of a layer of the recuperator according to FIG. 1 ;
- FIGS. 3 a to 3 f diagrammatically show a vertical cross section of part of the layer as illustrated in FIGS. 2 a and 2 b during successive steps of the production process thereof;
- FIGS. 4 a to 4 e show optional subsequent steps after the step according to FIG. 3 d;
- FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a recuperator according to the invention
- FIGS. 6 a and 6 b show a perspective top view of two layers of the recuperator according to FIG. 5 ;
- FIG. 7 shows a partially exploded perspective view of the recuperator according to FIG. 5 including attachment parts as may be used in practice.
- FIG. 1 shows a recuperator according to the invention which is configured as a heat exchanger 1 .
- Twelve layers 2 of heat exchanger 1 are shown.
- Each of the layers 2 comprises an encircling hexagonal connecting body 3 .
- the free passage on the inside of the encircling form of each connecting body 3 is sealed by a sheet 4 , as illustrated in FIGS. 2 a and 2 b .
- the connecting bodies 3 are alternately provided in two different geometries 3 a , 3 b .
- Connecting body 3 b corresponds to a version of connecting body 3 a which is mirrored in vertical plane of symmetry 8 .
- the connecting bodies 3 a , 3 b are alternately connected to each other in a manner which will be explained in more detail below.
- the connecting bodies 3 a , 3 b that are connected to each other together form the wall of a housing with six upright wall parts at the respective hexagonal sides 10 a to 10 f of heat exchanger 1 .
- upright or “vertical” are used above, this refers to the situation in the position of use of the relevant heat exchanger.
- the sheets 4 associated with the different connecting bodies 3 are made of the same material, namely of polystyrene (PS) that is not permeable to moisture.
- PS polystyrene
- all of the sheets 4 may be made of another material, typically of a plastic such as, for example, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), but also, for example, of a metal such as aluminium.
- the material used for the sheets 4 may further be permeable to moisture.
- the sheets 4 within a heat exchanger in that case preferably in an alternating fashion, to be made from different materials, for example selected from the materials as mentioned above.
- the geometries of the sheets 4 differ from one another in an alternating fashion between profiled sheets 4 a and flat sheets 4 b .
- this document uses reference numeral 4 for sheets 4 a and 4 b , thus irrespective of whether these are flat sheets or profiled sheets.
- reference numerals 2 a and 2 b are used for layers with a profiled sheet 4 a and a flat sheet 4 b respectively.
- the profiling of sheets 4 a is not illustrated for the sake of clarity. Incidentally, it is also conceivable within the context of the invention for all of the sheets 4 to be profiled or for all of the sheets 4 to be flat.
- the thickness of the sheets 4 may typically vary between 0.05 mm and 2 mm.
- the width of the passage ducts may correspond to the period of a profile or half of it but also to a number of periods of a profile and even to the dimensions of the sheet seen at right angles to the flow direction.
- the heat exchanger has a sealing cover body 41 on the top side of the stack of layers 2 and a sealing base body 42 on the underside of the stack of layers 2 .
- the height of the layers 2 in the figures is shown to be higher than it actually is. It is mentioned by way of indication that the distance between two diametrically opposed points of the hexagonal form, which points are incidentally truncated, of the connecting bodies 3 is in reality typically between 5 cm and 100 cm, while the height of the layers 2 is typically between 2 mm and 20 mm.
- Flow passages for air are formed between neighbouring sheets 4 .
- energy is exchanged between air that flows in opposite directions through adjoining flow passages.
- inflow openings 11 a are formed between two neighbouring connecting bodies 3 a , 3 b , more specifically at the location of hexagonal side 10 a of heat exchanger 1 .
- Outflow openings 12 a are formed on the opposite side at the location of hexagonal side 10 d .
- Each of the inflow openings 11 a is connected to an associated outflow opening 12 a via the flow passages between two neighbouring sheets 4 .
- inflow openings 11 b are formed between two neighbouring connecting bodies 3 b , 3 a , more specifically at the location of hexagonal side 10 e .
- Outflow openings 12 b are formed on the hexagonal side 10 b between neighbouring connecting bodies 3 b , 3 a .
- Each of the inflow openings 11 b is connected to an associated outflow opening 12 b via flow passages between two neighbouring sheets 4 .
- the flow passages are formed in the rectangular area between the two opposite hexagonal sides 10 c and 10 f .
- the triangular areas between said rectangular area and the hexagonal sides 10 a , 10 b , on one side, or the hexagonal sides 10 d , 10 e , on the other side, are collection areas in which either the air which flows into the heat exchanger 1 via an inflow opening 11 a , 11 b is distributed across the flow passages between two sheets 4 before the air flows into these flow passages, or the air which flows out of the flow passages between two sheets 4 is fed to an outflow opening 12 a , 12 b.
- the layers 2 are connected to each other via the connecting bodies 3 by means of a clamping connection.
- the connecting bodies 3 are each provided with a hexagonal part 14 with an encircling rib 15 on its upper side and in which hexagonal part 14 an encircling groove 16 is provided on the underside.
- the encircling rib 15 is interrupted at the location of the hexagonal sides 10 a and 10 d in order to form an inflow opening 11 a and an outflow opening 12 a , respectively.
- the encircling rib 15 is interrupted at the location of the hexagonal sides 10 b and 10 e in order to form an outflow opening 12 b and an inflow opening 11 b , respectively.
- the hexagonal part 14 of connecting bodies 3 a is provided on the underside with recesses 18 b , 18 a , respectively, as a result of which the groove 16 is interrupted in these areas and in order to form inflow opening 11 b and outflow opening 12 b .
- the hexagonal part 14 of connecting bodies 3 b is provided on the underside with recesses 19 a , 19 b (not illustrated), as a result of which groove 16 is interrupted in these areas and in order to form inflow opening 11 a and outflow opening 12 a.
- the encircling form and the cross sections of the ribs 15 and the grooves 16 are dimensioned with respect to each other in such a way that they can engage with each other by a press fit in a clamping, airtight or at least substantially airtight manner.
- the ribs 15 are provided with aligning edges 17 a , 17 b in order to facilitate engaging with each other during assembly.
- the connecting bodies 3 are pressed onto each other, wherein the flanks of the ribs 15 of one connecting body 3 slide along the flanks of the grooves 16 with friction.
- the ribs 15 and the grooves 16 fit into each other without play and the respective flanks of the ribs 15 and the grooves 16 adjoin one another in a clamping manner, which clamping force provides the connection between the connecting bodies 3 .
- the ribs 15 and the grooves 16 may also have a slightly tapered form, without departing from the principle of a press fit as explained above.
- it is then further possible to use a soft seal between the ribs 15 and grooves 16 which could optionally be connected to the ribs 15 or the grooves 16 as will be explained below with reference to FIGS. 4 a to 4 e .
- the above-mentioned cover body 41 of heat exchanger 1 has a hexagonal plate-shaped part 43 , the periphery of which is the same as that of hexagonal part 14 .
- the plate-shaped part is provided on the underside with an encircling (interrupted) groove similar to groove 16 for adjoining to the rib 15 of the top layer 2 .
- the above-mentioned base body 42 of heat exchanger 1 has a hexagonal plate-shaped part 45 , the periphery of which is also similar to that of hexagonal part 14 .
- the base body 42 is provided with an encircling (interrupted) rib 46 similar to rib 15 for adjoining to groove 16 of the bottom layer 2 .
- the cover body and the base body could alternatively also have a differently shaped periphery, for example for the purpose of attachments to air supply and air discharge facilities.
- two air supply ducts (not shown in more detail) are attached to hexagonal sides 10 a and 10 e of heat exchanger 1 in an airtight manner, via which two air flows are supplied to the flow passages on one side which adjoin the inflow openings 11 a and 11 b .
- two air discharge ducts (not shown in more detail) are attached to the hexagonal sides 10 b and 10 d of heat exchanger in an airtight manner so that the outflow openings 12 b , 12 a open into such an air discharge duct and the air flows leave the heat exchanger 1 again after they have passed through the flow passages.
- the various attachments and connections between the connecting bodies 3 with respect to each other and between the connecting bodies 3 on the one hand and the sheets 4 on the other hand are such that at least 97% of the air which flows into the heat exchanger 1 via inflow openings 11 a , 11 b flows out of the heat exchanger 1 again via outflow openings 12 a , 12 b .
- energy will be exchanged between, on the one hand, the air which flows through the flow passages that adjoin inflow openings 11 a and, on the other hand, the air which flows through the flow passages that adjoin inflow openings 11 b.
- the hexagonal sides of the recuperator could also differ from each other in terms of their length. More specifically, for example, the hexagonal sides 10 c and 10 f may be longer than the remaining hexagonal sides 10 a , 10 b , 10 d and 10 e . In that case, the hexagonal form of the recuperator is thus not rotationally symmetrical, as is illustrated in the figures.
- the inflow openings and outflow openings are now surrounded by two neighbouring connecting bodies 3 , it is also possible to provide the inflow openings and/or the outflow openings in a single connecting body. Each of the inflow openings and/or the outflow openings are then fully surrounded by material of an associated connecting body. It is furthermore possible that the connecting bodies are not fully encircling or in fact consist of two or even more parts which are each provided on just a part of the periphery of a sheet, wherein use is possibly made of separate seals to prevent leakage of air.
- FIGS. 3 a to 3 d show successive steps during the production of a layer 2 a with a profiled sheet 4 a .
- the profiling of sheet 4 a is such that the profiling does not extend up to the outer periphery of sheet 4 a .
- the flat area 21 is accommodated in a clamping manner between two mould parts 22 , 23 .
- Mould parts 22 , 23 define between them a mould cavity 24 , the form of which corresponds to that of the connecting part 3 a .
- the flat area 21 of sheet 4 a extends into the mould cavity 24 .
- Liquid thermoplastic such as polystyrene or polyethylene
- injection-moulding channels 25 which each open into the mould cavity 24 and a number of which are distributed over the periphery of the mould cavity 24 , by means of injection moulding so that it completely fills said mould cavity 24 ( FIGS. 3 c and 3 d ).
- the liquid plastic solidifies, during which solidification the plastic adheres to (the flat area 21 of) sheet 4 a insofar as sheet 4 a extends into the mould cavity 24 .
- the selection of the material of the connecting parts 3 may be adapted to that of sheet 4 in order to promote sufficient adhesion.
- a layer 2 b with a completely flat sheet 4 b can also be produced in a similar way.
- the layers 2 a and 2 b can be alternately clamped on top of one another ( FIG. 3 f ), with the peaks 9 of the profiling of sheet 4 a adjoining an adjacent flat sheet 4 b , as a result of which flow passages are formed between neighbouring sheets 4 a and 4 b .
- Clamping layers 2 a and 2 b on top of one another may be done manually but optionally also in an automated manner, for which purpose a relatively simple assembly machine may be sufficient. This machine may be suitable for heat exchangers of different dimensions, with no or only limited re-setting being required.
- FIGS. 4 a to 4 c show successive steps of an alternative method for producing a layer 2 , wherein, after solidification of the plastic material as explained with reference to FIGS. 3 a to 3 e , an extra mould cavity 26 is formed at the underside of the connecting body 3 by moving injection duct body 27 , which extends over the entire length of groove 16 , downwards with respect to the bottom mould body 23 ′. Subsequently, liquid plastic material is supplied to the extra mould cavity 26 via injection duct 28 in injection duct body 27 .
- the material of this plastic differs from the plastic material in mould cavity 24 in the sense that it behaves resiliently in solidified form, like a rubber.
- the product thus produced is denoted as layer 2 a ′. It is of course also possible to provide layer 2 b with a seal in a similar way as seal 29 . This layer is denoted by reference numeral 2 b ′.
- the seal 29 serves to promote an airtight attachment of neighbouring layers 2 a ′, 2 b ′ ( FIG. 4 e ).
- FIGS. 5 to 7 relate to a heat exchanger 51 which can be considered as a variant to heat exchanger 1 .
- the wall parts 61 c and 61 f on the opposite hexagonal sides 60 c and 60 f of heat exchanger 51 are (viewed from above) extended at both ends with respect to the corresponding wall parts of heat exchanger 1 .
- heat exchanger 51 or at least the outside thereof, has the form of a bar with a rectangular, more specifically square, top view.
- the sheets in the heat exchanger 51 are hexagonal, analogously to sheets 4 in heat exchanger 1 .
- These ends 64 a , 64 b , points 64 c together with cover body 71 and base body 72 thus form a contact surface which has the form of a lying, block-shaped figure eight.
- FIG. 7 shows how funnel-shaped flow bodies 81 , 82 adjoin the two opposite contact surfaces of heat exchanger 51 in a clamping manner.
- Gaskets 83 , 84 are provided between the flow bodies 81 , 82 and the two associated contact surfaces.
- both the gaskets 83 , 84 and the flow bodies 81 , 82 are also provided with identical openings.
- the flow bodies 81 , 82 comprise a partition 85 between the openings.
- the flow bodies 81 , 82 clamp heat exchanger 51 between them with the aid of draw bars 86 which, for example, may be threaded and which extend through holes in the flow bodies 81 , 82 .
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- The invention relates to a recuperator comprising a number of neighbouring hexagonal sheets which extend parallel to each other and which are connected to each other at at least a part of their periphery and wherein flow passages are formed between neighbouring sheets.
- Dutch publication NL 1030270 describes a method for producing a heat exchanger having hexagonal sheets which extend parallel to each other. In this case, sheets are stacked on top of each other and then neighbouring sheets are connected to each other at their periphery by means of chemical welding, wherein a solvent is used to partially dissolve the material of the sheets at their periphery. In practice, a housing is subsequently applied in order to the thus obtained stack of sheets welded to each other, which housing is connected to the stack by means of adhesive bonding. The housing ensures that the dimensions of the thus produced heat exchangers are relatively constant and that the heat exchangers are, for example, interchangeable as a result. Moreover, the housing provides mechanical protection to the stack and the possibility of attaching the heat exchanger to air supply and discharge lines which communicate with the flow passages between the sheets. Highly specialized assembly devices are needed to carry out the known method in an automated manner. It is an object of the invention to provide a recuperator according to the preamble, which recuperator can be made in a relatively simply automatable way. To this end, each of the sheets, at its periphery, is at least partially surrounded by and connected to an associated connecting body and neighbouring connecting bodies are connected to each other at at least a part of the periphery of the associated sheets and together the connecting bodies form the wall of a housing, wherein passage openings are provided in the wall which are connected to the flow passages for allowing air into the flow passages via the passage openings, wherein neighbouring connecting bodies are provided with protruding parts and with recesses respectively on sides facing each other, wherein the forms of the protruding parts and of the recesses adjoin each other in order to connect the connecting bodies to each other by a press fit. The use of a connecting body makes it superfluous to connect sheets to each other directly, for example by adhesive bonding or welding, such as in particular chemical welding or ultrasonic welding. Chemical welding and adhesive bonding have the significant drawback that they (may) require solvents which are dangerous and for this reason extra safety provisions are required. Neighbouring sheets of the recuperator according to the invention are connected to each other via the connecting bodies associated with the respective sheets during production of the recuperator. The connecting bodies which are connected to each other further function as a housing in the sense that they protect the sheets. The connecting bodies can further be formed in order to make attachment to supply and discharge lines possible in a simple manner. It is thus not necessary to use separate housings which are tailor made in advance. This also has the advantage that it is more likely to be cost-effective to produce recuperators in smaller numbers, for example specifically for a certain application or to customer specifications.
- A correct positioning of the connecting bodies with respect to one another and thus of the sheets can readily be achieved by providing the neighbouring connecting bodies with protruding parts and with recesses respectively on sides facing each other, wherein the forms of the protruding parts and of the recesses adjoin each other in order to connect the connecting bodies to each other. The protruding parts and the recesses may also advantageously be used to produce an airtight or at least substantially airtight connection between the neighbouring connecting bodies. The connection between two neighbouring connecting bodies can be airtight with a high degree of reliability due to the press fit by means of which neighbouring connecting bodies are connected to each other. Such a connection by means of a press fit makes the application of welding or bonding neighbouring connecting bodies to each other superfluous, although it is also possible to combine the clamping connection with a welded or adhesive connection to increase the reliability of the connection. The additional welded or adhesive connection can then, for example, have an extra securing effect. The application, in the event of such a combination, of ultrasonic welding has the advantage that it is then not necessary to use any solvents in any case. For securing purposes, a band may also be arranged around the housing, which is optionally connected to each or at least a portion of the connecting bodies. The invention is particularly suitable for use in recuperators in which the sheets are made of plastic. In an embodiment, the passage openings are formed between neighbouring connecting bodies. In such a variant, the passage openings are formed by connecting the neighbouring connecting bodies to each other, which enables a relatively simple embodiment of the connecting bodies.
- Alternatively, it is also possible for the passage openings to be formed in, instead of between, connecting bodies.
- The assembly of the connecting bodies with associated sheets can be facilitated if the protruding parts and/or the recesses have a tapered form or at least partially a tapered form, as a result of which it is possible to realize a self-aligning positioning.
- A practical embodiment, at least during assembly and optional disassembly, can be obtained if neighbouring connecting bodies are connected to each other by means of a click-fit connection.
- In order to bring about an at least substantially airtight connection between neighbouring connecting bodies, it may be advantageous if the recuperator is provided with a sealing body between neighbouring connecting bodies at the location where they are connected to each other, wherein it may be further preferred, with a view in particular to achieving a simple assembly, for the sealing body to be connected to one of the two neighbouring connecting bodies.
- The invention is suitable, inter alia, for recuperators of the membrane type. The sheets of such recuperators are suitable for exchanging moisture. The material of such sheets is not suited or is poorly suited to being welded. The use of adhesive for connecting membrane sheets to each other has the drawback that this is a step which is difficult to control and, partly as a result thereof, expensive, particularly if recuperators are produced in relatively large numbers, and that, depending on the type of adhesive that is used, it also involves the use of harmful solvents. Therefore, at least a portion of the sheets of a recuperator according to the invention may advantageously be permeable to moisture.
- Advantageously, the recuperator may be configured to have sheets which are all provided with a profile. In this case, the connecting bodies can contribute to a correct positioning of the sheets, more specifically the profiles thereof, with respect to each other, since the sheets can behave in a relatively stiff way owing to the connection with the connecting bodies.
- Alternatively, the invention is also suitable for a more traditional way in which sheets can be provided in a recuperator, namely wherein the neighbouring sheets are flat and are provided with a profile in an alternating fashion.
- Especially as the invention makes it superfluous to directly connect neighbouring sheets to each other, the recuperator according to the invention may also advantageously be used if sheets are made of different materials, for example if neighbouring sheets are made of different materials in an alternating fashion.
- An advantageous application of the invention may be in recuperators wherein a portion of the number of sheets is made of a moisture-permeable material and the other portion of the number of sheets is made of a material which is not permeable to moisture. In traditional recuperators, such materials are difficult to combine.
- In order to produce a good connection between a connecting body and an associated sheet, it may be preferred, in the event that sheets made of different materials are used, for the connecting bodies to be made of different materials. In this case, a fixed combination is formed of the material of the connecting body and the material of the associated sheet.
- In terms of construction, it may be advantageous if each of the sheets is at least substantially, including also completely, surrounded by an associated connecting body.
- It may be preferred for the connecting bodies to be injection moulded, particularly in the case of relatively large production numbers.
- According to a possible embodiment, the periphery of the housing is bar-shaped. The bar shape of the housing facilitates the attachment of other parts, such as in particular air ducts, to the recuperator. The invention provides the possibility of providing the housing with a bar-shaped periphery in a simple manner, namely by adapting the design of the connecting bodies hereto. Bar-shaped is understood to mean all forms in which six main surfaces are connected to each other at right angles. The definition of bar-shaped therefore also includes the form of a cube.
- By positioning the peripheral edge of the sheet associated with the connecting body at least partially in the mould during the injection moulding, the connection between the sheet and the connecting body can be produced directly during the injection moulding. In the latter context, it may be advantageous if the sheets are over-moulded with the material of the connecting bodies along the first part of the periphery of the connecting bodies during the injection moulding of the connecting bodies at the periphery of the sheets. The invention therefore also relates to a method for producing a connecting body for use in a recuperator according to the invention, the method comprising the following steps
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- closing a mould, wherein a mould cavity is formed and a sheet is positioned in the mould cavity at at least a part of the periphery of the sheet,
- injection moulding the connecting body in the mould, wherein the sheet is over-moulded with the material of the connecting body in the mould cavity at the location of at least a part of the peripheral edge of the sheet.
- After or even during the solidification of the material that is injection moulded in order to form the connecting body, it is also possible to injection mould another material against the connecting body in order to form a sealing body. This is possible by temporarily enlarging the mould cavity locally after allowing the liquid injection moulding material into the mould cavity and before the mould is opened to remove the connecting body from the mould and injection moulding the other material in said enlarged part of the mould cavity.
- The invention further provides a method for producing a recuperator according to the invention, the method comprising the following steps
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- providing encircling connecting bodies, each having a sheet that is connected to the associated connecting body and extends on the inside of the encircling connecting body,
- connecting connecting bodies to each other by a press fit in such a way that flow passages are formed between neighbouring sheets associated with neighbouring connecting bodies.
- The invention will be explained in more detail below on the basis of the description of a possible embodiment of a recuperator according to the invention with reference to the following figures which are not to scale:
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FIG. 1 shows a partially exploded perspective view of a recuperator according to the invention; -
FIGS. 2a and 2b show a perspective top view and a perspective bottom view of a layer of the recuperator according toFIG. 1 ; -
FIGS. 3a to 3f diagrammatically show a vertical cross section of part of the layer as illustrated inFIGS. 2a and 2b during successive steps of the production process thereof; -
FIGS. 4a to 4e show optional subsequent steps after the step according toFIG. 3 d; -
FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a recuperator according to the invention; -
FIGS. 6a and 6b show a perspective top view of two layers of the recuperator according toFIG. 5 ; -
FIG. 7 shows a partially exploded perspective view of the recuperator according toFIG. 5 including attachment parts as may be used in practice. -
FIG. 1 shows a recuperator according to the invention which is configured as aheat exchanger 1. Twelvelayers 2 ofheat exchanger 1 are shown. Each of thelayers 2 comprises an encircling hexagonal connecting body 3. The free passage on the inside of the encircling form of each connecting body 3 is sealed by a sheet 4, as illustrated inFIGS. 2a and 2b . The connecting bodies 3 are alternately provided in twodifferent geometries Connecting body 3 b corresponds to a version of connectingbody 3 a which is mirrored in vertical plane of symmetry 8. The connectingbodies bodies hexagonal sides 10 a to 10 f ofheat exchanger 1. Where terms such as “upright” or “vertical” are used above, this refers to the situation in the position of use of the relevant heat exchanger. - In this example, the sheets 4 associated with the different connecting bodies 3, that is with the
different layers 2, are made of the same material, namely of polystyrene (PS) that is not permeable to moisture. Alternatively, it is also possible, however, for all of the sheets 4 to be made of another material, typically of a plastic such as, for example, high-density polyethylene (HDPE), but also, for example, of a metal such as aluminium. The material used for the sheets 4 may further be permeable to moisture. It is also possible for the sheets 4 within a heat exchanger, in that case preferably in an alternating fashion, to be made from different materials, for example selected from the materials as mentioned above. The geometries of the sheets 4 differ from one another in an alternating fashion between profiledsheets 4 a andflat sheets 4 b. Insofar as the distinction is not important, this document uses reference numeral 4 forsheets reference numerals sheet 4 a and aflat sheet 4 b respectively. InFIGS. 1 to 2 b, the profiling ofsheets 4 a is not illustrated for the sake of clarity. Incidentally, it is also conceivable within the context of the invention for all of the sheets 4 to be profiled or for all of the sheets 4 to be flat. The thickness of the sheets 4 may typically vary between 0.05 mm and 2 mm. The width of the passage ducts may correspond to the period of a profile or half of it but also to a number of periods of a profile and even to the dimensions of the sheet seen at right angles to the flow direction. - Although twelve
layers 2 are shown inFIG. 1 , in reality the number oflayers 2 of aheat exchanger 1 may be higher, for example 100 layers, but the number oflayers 2 may also be lower, for example 8 layers. The heat exchanger has a sealingcover body 41 on the top side of the stack oflayers 2 and asealing base body 42 on the underside of the stack oflayers 2. For the sake of clarity, the height of thelayers 2 in the figures is shown to be higher than it actually is. It is mentioned by way of indication that the distance between two diametrically opposed points of the hexagonal form, which points are incidentally truncated, of the connecting bodies 3 is in reality typically between 5 cm and 100 cm, while the height of thelayers 2 is typically between 2 mm and 20 mm. - Flow passages for air are formed between neighbouring sheets 4. During operation of the
heat exchanger 1, energy is exchanged between air that flows in opposite directions through adjoining flow passages. To allow air into flow passages,inflow openings 11 a are formed between two neighbouring connectingbodies hexagonal side 10 a ofheat exchanger 1. Outflow openings 12 a (not visible inFIG. 1 owing to the perspective) are formed on the opposite side at the location ofhexagonal side 10 d. Each of theinflow openings 11 a is connected to an associated outflow opening 12 a via the flow passages between two neighbouring sheets 4. To allow air flowing in the opposite direction into flow passages, inflow openings 11 b (not visible inFIG. 1 owing to the perspective) are formed between two neighbouring connectingbodies hexagonal side 10 e.Outflow openings 12 b are formed on thehexagonal side 10 b between neighbouring connectingbodies outflow opening 12 b via flow passages between two neighbouring sheets 4. The flow passages are formed in the rectangular area between the two oppositehexagonal sides hexagonal sides hexagonal sides heat exchanger 1 via aninflow opening 11 a, 11 b is distributed across the flow passages between two sheets 4 before the air flows into these flow passages, or the air which flows out of the flow passages between two sheets 4 is fed to anoutflow opening 12 a, 12 b. - The
layers 2 are connected to each other via the connecting bodies 3 by means of a clamping connection. To this end, the connecting bodies 3 are each provided with ahexagonal part 14 with anencircling rib 15 on its upper side and in whichhexagonal part 14 an encirclinggroove 16 is provided on the underside. For connectingbodies 3 a, the encirclingrib 15 is interrupted at the location of thehexagonal sides inflow opening 11 a and an outflow opening 12 a, respectively. For connectingbodies 3 b, the encirclingrib 15 is interrupted at the location of thehexagonal sides outflow opening 12 b and an inflow opening 11 b, respectively. Furthermore, at the location ofhexagonal sides hexagonal part 14 of connectingbodies 3 a is provided on the underside withrecesses groove 16 is interrupted in these areas and in order to form inflow opening 11 b andoutflow opening 12 b. In a similar way, at the location ofhexagonal sides hexagonal part 14 of connectingbodies 3 b is provided on the underside with recesses 19 a, 19 b (not illustrated), as a result of whichgroove 16 is interrupted in these areas and in order to form inflow opening 11 a and outflow opening 12 a. - The encircling form and the cross sections of the
ribs 15 and thegrooves 16 are dimensioned with respect to each other in such a way that they can engage with each other by a press fit in a clamping, airtight or at least substantially airtight manner. Theribs 15 are provided with aligningedges ribs 15 of one connecting body 3 slide along the flanks of thegrooves 16 with friction. This results in the situation wherein theribs 15 and thegrooves 16 fit into each other without play and the respective flanks of theribs 15 and thegrooves 16 adjoin one another in a clamping manner, which clamping force provides the connection between the connecting bodies 3. Alternatively or in combination, theribs 15 and thegrooves 16 may also have a slightly tapered form, without departing from the principle of a press fit as explained above. Alternatively, it is then further possible to use a soft seal between theribs 15 andgrooves 16, which could optionally be connected to theribs 15 or thegrooves 16 as will be explained below with reference toFIGS. 4a to 4e . It is also possible to make the connection airtight by, in addition to the press-fit connection, welding neighbouring connecting bodies 3, for example chemically or by ultrasound, or bonding them. - The above-mentioned
cover body 41 ofheat exchanger 1 has a hexagonal plate-shapedpart 43, the periphery of which is the same as that ofhexagonal part 14. The plate-shaped part is provided on the underside with an encircling (interrupted) groove similar to groove 16 for adjoining to therib 15 of thetop layer 2. The above-mentionedbase body 42 ofheat exchanger 1 has a hexagonal plate-shapedpart 45, the periphery of which is also similar to that ofhexagonal part 14. On the top side of the plate-shapedpart 45, thebase body 42 is provided with an encircling (interrupted)rib 46 similar torib 15 for adjoining to groove 16 of thebottom layer 2. Incidentally, the cover body and the base body could alternatively also have a differently shaped periphery, for example for the purpose of attachments to air supply and air discharge facilities. - In the form used, two air supply ducts (not shown in more detail) are attached to
hexagonal sides heat exchanger 1 in an airtight manner, via which two air flows are supplied to the flow passages on one side which adjoin theinflow openings 11 a and 11 b. Furthermore, two air discharge ducts (not shown in more detail) are attached to thehexagonal sides outflow openings 12 b, 12 a open into such an air discharge duct and the air flows leave theheat exchanger 1 again after they have passed through the flow passages. The various attachments and connections between the connecting bodies 3 with respect to each other and between the connecting bodies 3 on the one hand and the sheets 4 on the other hand are such that at least 97% of the air which flows into theheat exchanger 1 viainflow openings 11 a, 11 b flows out of theheat exchanger 1 again viaoutflow openings 12 a, 12 b. During operation, energy will be exchanged between, on the one hand, the air which flows through the flow passages that adjoininflow openings 11 a and, on the other hand, the air which flows through the flow passages that adjoin inflow openings 11 b. - For the sake of completeness, it should be noted that the hexagonal sides of the recuperator could also differ from each other in terms of their length. More specifically, for example, the
hexagonal sides hexagonal sides -
FIGS. 3a to 3d show successive steps during the production of alayer 2 a with a profiledsheet 4 a. The profiling ofsheet 4 a is such that the profiling does not extend up to the outer periphery ofsheet 4 a. There is thus a flat area 21 there. The flat area 21 is accommodated in a clamping manner between twomould parts Mould parts mould cavity 24, the form of which corresponds to that of the connectingpart 3 a. The flat area 21 ofsheet 4 a extends into themould cavity 24. Liquid thermoplastic, such as polystyrene or polyethylene, is supplied to themould cavity 24 via injection-moulding channels 25, which each open into themould cavity 24 and a number of which are distributed over the periphery of themould cavity 24, by means of injection moulding so that it completely fills said mould cavity 24 (FIGS. 3c and 3d ). Subsequently, the liquid plastic solidifies, during which solidification the plastic adheres to (the flat area 21 of)sheet 4 a insofar assheet 4 a extends into themould cavity 24. The selection of the material of the connecting parts 3 may be adapted to that of sheet 4 in order to promote sufficient adhesion. For an even stronger connection between a sheet 4 and the solidified plastic material, it is also conceivable to arrange holes in sheet 4 so that the plastic material can extend through these holes and can also ensure mechanical anchoring. After solidification, themould parts layer 2 a (FIG. 3e ). - It will be clear to those skilled in the art that a
layer 2 b with a completelyflat sheet 4 b can also be produced in a similar way. Thelayers FIG. 3f ), with the peaks 9 of the profiling ofsheet 4 a adjoining an adjacentflat sheet 4 b, as a result of which flow passages are formed between neighbouringsheets layers -
FIGS. 4a to 4c show successive steps of an alternative method for producing alayer 2, wherein, after solidification of the plastic material as explained with reference toFIGS. 3a to 3e , anextra mould cavity 26 is formed at the underside of the connecting body 3 by movinginjection duct body 27, which extends over the entire length ofgroove 16, downwards with respect to thebottom mould body 23′. Subsequently, liquid plastic material is supplied to theextra mould cavity 26 viainjection duct 28 ininjection duct body 27. The material of this plastic differs from the plastic material inmould cavity 24 in the sense that it behaves resiliently in solidified form, like a rubber. After solidification of the plastic material in theextra mould cavity 26, it is adhered to the plastic material inmould cavity 24 and forms aseal 29. The product thus produced is denoted aslayer 2 a′. It is of course also possible to providelayer 2 b with a seal in a similar way asseal 29. This layer is denoted byreference numeral 2 b′. Theseal 29 serves to promote an airtight attachment of neighbouringlayers 2 a′, 2 b′ (FIG. 4e ). -
FIGS. 5 to 7 relate to aheat exchanger 51 which can be considered as a variant toheat exchanger 1. Thewall parts hexagonal sides heat exchanger 51 are (viewed from above) extended at both ends with respect to the corresponding wall parts ofheat exchanger 1. As a result,heat exchanger 51, or at least the outside thereof, has the form of a bar with a rectangular, more specifically square, top view. The sheets in theheat exchanger 51 are hexagonal, analogously to sheets 4 inheat exchanger 1. The ends 64 a, 64 b of the parts of the connectingbodies layers wall parts wall parts FIG. 5 are situated at the front ofheat exchanger 51, are aligned with each other and are situated with thetruncated points 64 c between the parts of the connectingbodies layers hexagonal sides 60 a and 60 b. These ends 64 a, 64 b, points 64 c together withcover body 71 andbase body 72 thus form a contact surface which has the form of a lying, block-shaped figure eight. -
FIG. 7 shows how funnel-shapedflow bodies heat exchanger 51 in a clamping manner.Gaskets flow bodies gaskets flow bodies flow bodies partition 85 between the openings. Theflow bodies clamp heat exchanger 51 between them with the aid of draw bars 86 which, for example, may be threaded and which extend through holes in theflow bodies
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