WO2002057696A1

WO2002057696A1 - Apparatus for making hexagonal cold water and ice with hot water

Info

Publication number: WO2002057696A1
Application number: PCT/KR2001/002238
Authority: WO
Inventors: Hee-Sun Yoon; Young-Sun Youn; Ki-Seung Lee
Original assignee: Biocryos Co., Ltd.
Priority date: 2000-12-22
Filing date: 2001-12-21
Publication date: 2002-07-25
Also published as: KR20010025393A; KR100405021B1

Abstract

Disclosed is an apparatus for making hexagonal cold water and ice with hot water, comprising a water supply part; a hexagonal water producing part, which includes a quick freezing part for making crystallized hexagonal water out of water supplied by the water supply part and a thawing part for thawing the crystallized hexagonal water made by the quick freezing part; a hexagonal cold water producing part for producing cold water out of the hexagonally structured water by means of a freezing system; a hexagonal ice producing part for producing hexagonal ice out of the hexagonal water made by the hexagonal water producing part; and a hot water producing part for producing hot water out of the water supplied by the water supply part.

Description

APPARATUS FOR MAKING HEXAGONAL COLD WATER AND ICE

WITH HOT WATER

Technical Field

The present invention relates to an apparatus for making hexagonal cold water and ice. More particularly, this invention relates to an apparatus which produces hexagonal cold water and ice, by converting the tap water or mineral water into the hexagonally structured water (hexagonal water) and cooling the hexagonal water, and which also produces hot water.

Background Art

There are three general types of the water we usually drink: hexagonal ring- structured water, pentagonal ring-structured water, and pentagonal chain-structured water. Among them, the hexagonal ring-structured water is commonly referred to as "hexagonal water". It has been disclosed that, in a human body, water includes 62% of hexagonal structure, 24% of pentagonal ring structure, and 14% of other constituents. Further, it has been disclosed that the water enveloping the live cells generally has the hexagonal ring structure, which protects the live cells. Therefore, it is known that the hexagonal water is able to destroy harmful germs, suppress the propagation of germs, prevent and treat the geriatric diseases such as a cancer, diabetes, etc., and resist aging.

As a method of converting the normal water, such as tap water or mineral water, into hexagonal water, it is disclosed that ionic activation of the molecular structure of water (i.e., magnetizing) by applying the magnetic or electric field to the general water. There are many devices utilizing this hexagonal water making method. Meanwhile, it is also disclosed that as the temperature of water decreases the water becomes hexagonal, and ultimately, at -30 — 40°C, 100% of the water becomes hexagonal. However, no apparatuses or methods using this simple principle has not been developed yet.

Disclosure of Invention

It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide an apparatus for making hexagonal cold water and ice, which converts the tap water or mineral water into hexagonally structured water (hexagonal water) and ice by means of a quick freezing method rather than an electric or magnetic field application method, and which also produces hot water.

To achieve the above object, there is provided an apparatus for making hexagonal cold water and ice with hot water, comprising: water supply means; hexagonal water producing means, which includes quick freezing means for making crystallized hexagonal water out of water supplied by the water supply means and thawing means for thawing the crystallized hexagonal water made by the quick freezing means; hexagonal cold water producing means for producing cold water out of the hexagonal water by means of a freezing system; hexagonal ice producing means for producing hexagonal ice out of the hexagonal water made by the hexagonal water producing means; and hot water producing means for producing hot water out of the water supplied by the water supply means. According to feature of this invention, the quick freezing means of the hexagonal water producing means utilizes a method selected from the group consisting a mixed coolant method, cascade freezing method, and 2-stage compression method, and the thawing means of the hexagonal water producing means utilizes an electric heater method or a hot gas method. According to another feature of this invention, the hexagonal water producing means comprises a first hexagonal water producing tub and a second hexagonal water producing tub, each of which includes the quick freezing means and the thawing means, in which the first and second tubs produce hexagonal water alternately. According to yet another feature of this invention, the crystallized hexagonal water is ice shape or snow shape or scale shape.

Brief Description of Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the whole functional construction of this invention,

FIG. 2 shows a basic concept of a freezing system, and FIG. 3 is a piping diagram illustrating a construction of one embodiment of this invention.

Preferred embodiment for Carrying out the Invention

Preferred embodiment for carrying out the present invention will be described herein below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, well- known functions or constructions are not described in detail since they would obscure the invention in unnecessary detail.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional construction of this invention. The shown apparatus is comprised of a water supply part 11 ; a hexagonal water producing part 13, which includes a quick freezing part 14 for making crystallized hexagonal water out of water supplied by the water supply part 11, and a thawing part 16 for thawing the crystallized hexagonal water made by the quick freezing part 14; a hexagonal cold water producing part 15 for producing hexagonal cold water out of the hexagonally structured water by means of a freezing system; a hexagonal ice producing part 17 for producing hexagonal ice out of the hexagonal water made by the hexagonal water producing part 13; and a hot water producing part 19 for producing hot water out of the water supplied by the water supply part 11.

The quick freezing part 14 of the hexagonal water producing part 13 may be implemented by either a mixed-coolant freezing method or a multi-stage compression freezing method or a cascade freezing method. Besides, the thawing part 16 of the hexagonal water producing part 13 may be implemented by either a hot gas method or an electric heater method.

The above-constructed apparatus according to the present invention is developed by using the properties that the normal water totally forms a hexagonal structure below -30°C and, once water is changed into a hexagonal structure, the hexagonal structure is maintained even after being thawed.

Using this properties, the hexagonal water producing part 13 produces hexagonal water by rapidly freezing, within an hour, normal water down to -40 — 80°C and by thawing the frozen water in 10~20°C, so as to make hexagonally structured water.

The hexagonal water made by doing so is kept cool at about 5°C in the hexagonal cold water producing part 15, and the hexagonal ice producing part 17 freezes the hexagonal water by about -25°C to make hexagonal ice.

In the process of producing the hexagonal cold water and ice, various conventional freezing systems may be used. A freezing system, whose basic construction is shown in FIG. 2, is a system that has coolant circulation structure and is used for cooling devices or freezing devices.

In such a freezing stets, coolant gas, which has been liquefied by a compressor 21 and a condenser 23, flows through an expansion valve 25 and an evaporator 27. At the evaporator 27, the liquid state coolant is again gasified, because of heat exchange with a material to be cooled (such as, water, air, etc.) surrounding the evaporator 27, and cools the material to be cooled.

For the smooth operation of the freezing system, a gas-liquid separator, an oil separator, and an intermediate valve may additionally be used. These are well known to those who skilled in the pertinent art.

FIG. 3 is a piping diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, as a quick freezing part 14, mixed coolant method with single-stage compression is used. Since this invention is achieved by the circulation of water and coolant through pipes, the embodiment of this invention will be described focusing on the circulation of water and coolant.

First, water circulation is explained. Tap water or mineral water is supplied by the water supply part 11. In the case of using tap water as a water source, water-purifying filters 101 are preferably added to the water supply part 11. A water-purifying filter may be a conventional micro-filter, carbon filter, membrane, TRC, or appropriate combination of these.

Water supplied by the water supply part 11 is provided to the hexagonal water producing part 13 to be converted into hexagonal water. In FIG. 3, the hexagonal water producing part 13 is comprised of a first hexagonal water producing tub 13' and a second hexagonal water producing tub 13". This dual-tub system enables the hexagonal cold water producing part 15 and the hexagonal ice producing part 17 to be continually provided the produced hexagonal water. That is to say, it is possible to alternately control the two tubs 13' and 13", such that, while the first hexagonal water producing tub 13' freezes, the second hexagonal water producing tub 13" thaws. By doing so, hexagonal water can be produced constantly without time delay. Of course, it is possible to equip only one hexagonal water producing tub.

The hexagonal water producing part 13 produces hexagonal water of 10~20°C, by means of both rapid freezing process (e.g., mixed coolant method) and thawing process (e.g., hot gas method). Produced hexagonal water is supplied to a cold water tank 218 of the hexagonal cold water producing part 15 and a water tank 109 of the hexagonal ice producing part 17. In the hexagonal water producing part 13, in addition to the ice-like hexagonal water, snow-like or scale-like hexagonal water may be also produced. Whereas ice-like hexagonal water is made out of normal water by rapid freezing, snow-like hexagonal water can be made by strongly spraying the rapidly frozen water into the hexagonal water producing tub 13' or 13".

The hexagonal cold water producing part 15 provides cold water of about 5°C, and a user can enjoy this cold water through an outlet tap 218a. The hexagonal ice producing part 17 provides hexagonal ice, and a user can enjoy such ice through an outlet tap 219a. Now, coolant circulation in the present invention will be explained. Low- temperature, low-pressure coolant gas is compressed by a compressor 201 to a critical temperature, so as to be condensed in a condenser 203. An oil separator 202 separates oil from the high-temperature, high-pressure coolant gas outputted from the compressor 201 , and then the oil-separated coolant gas is condensed and liquefied in the condenser 203 by heat exchange with air or water.

Liquid component of the condensed coolant is separated by a first gas-liquid separator 205, and the liquid is provided to both the hexagonal cold water producing part 15 and the hexagonal ice producing part 17 through an expansion valves 216 and 217, and is evaporated by evaporators 212 and 213 so as to cool and freeze the hexagonal water. At this time, by controlling the pressure of the coolant passing through the expansion valves 216 and 217, the hexagonal water may be cooled or frozen. Low-temperature, low- pressure coolant gas exhausting from the evaporator 212 and 213 returns through a vaporizer 214 to the compressor 201 to be used for repetitive process. In the mean time, gas coolant separated by a first gas-liquid separator 205 is condensed and liquefied after passing through a first heat exchanger 206, a second gas- liquid separator 207, a second heat exchanger 208, and a third heat exchanger 209 , and the condensed coolant is provided to the first hexagonal water producing tub 13' and the second hexagonal water producing tub 13" in order to rapidly freeze the water. Used coolant is returned through the vaporizer 214 to the compressor 201.

In this embodiment, the thawing part 16 of the hexagonal water producing part 13 may utilize a hot gas method or an electric heater method. For hot gas method, thawing is accomplished by providing high-temperature, high-pressure gas coolant from the compressor 203 directly to the hexagonal water producing part 13. A coolant pipe 105a in FIG. 3 refers to this. For electric heater method, an electric heater (not shown in the drawings) is equipped in the the first hexagonal water producing tub 13' and the second hexagonal water producing tub 13".

The hot water producing part 19 in this embodiment is supplied with water directly from the water supply part 11 , and hot water is produced by an electric heater or hot gas. A user can enjoy hot water using a hot water outlet tap 19a.

In this embodiment, the condenser 203 may be cooled by either a cooling fan 220 or natural airing. In addition, check valves for preventing counterflow may be equipped at appropriate points of a water supply pipe 103 and/or a coolant pipe 105. Although not shown in the drawings, proper solenoid valves for controlling the coolant flow must be equipped at suitable positions. This can be easily chosen by those who skilled in the pertinent art.

While the invention has been shown and described with reference to a certain embodiment to carry out this invention, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. In other words, the quick freezing part 14 may utilize 2-stage compression method or cascade freezing method, as well as the above-explained mixed coolant method. And, the thawing part 16 may utilize hot water circulation method or electric heater method, as well as the above-explained hot gas method. This invention may be adapted to a small-scale household water purifiers, large-scale industrial water supply systems, or any other similar systems.

From the foregoing, this invention has advantages of providing efficiently, easily, conveniently the hexagonal water that can prevent and cure the geriatric diseases and resist aging.

Claims

What Is Claimed Is:

1. An apparatus for making hexagonal cold water and ice with hot water, comprising: water supply means; hexagonal water producing means, which includes quick freezing means for making crystallized hexagonal water out of water supplied by the water supply means and thawing means for thawing the crystallized hexagonal water made by the quick freezing means; hexagonal cold water producing means for producing cold water out of the hexagonal water by means of a freezing system; hexagonal ice producing means for producing hexagonal ice out of the hexagonal water made by the hexagonal water producing means; and hot water producing means for producing hot water out of the water supplied by the water supply means.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the quick freezing means of the hexagonal water producing means utilizes a method selected from the group consisting a mixed coolant method, cascade freezing method, and 2-stage compression method.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hexagonal water producing means comprises a first hexagonal water producing tub and a second hexagonal water producing tub, each of which includes the quick freezing means and the thawing means, in which the first and second tubs produce hexagonal water alternately.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the thawing means of the hexagonal water producing means utilizes an electric heater method.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the thawing means of the hexagonal water producing means utilizes a hot gas method. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the crystallized hexagonal water is ice shape or snow shape or scale shape.