WO2011022788A1 - An air diffuser and an air circulation system - Google Patents
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- F24F13/02—Ducting arrangements
- F24F13/06—Outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces, e.g. ceiling air diffuser
- F24F13/065—Outlets for directing or distributing air into rooms or spaces, e.g. ceiling air diffuser formed as cylindrical or spherical bodies which are rotatable
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F24—HEATING; RANGES; VENTILATING
- F24F—AIR-CONDITIONING; AIR-HUMIDIFICATION; VENTILATION; USE OF AIR CURRENTS FOR SCREENING
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- Embodiments of the invention find particular, but not exclusive, use as a long throw sidewall swirl diffuser or a ceiling swirl diffuser, as part of an installed air delivery system.
- Discharge direction adjustability is usually achieved via nozzle cones that can be swivelled about horizontal and/or vertical axes or by means of a ball in a socket configuration in which the nozzle is incorporated in the ball.
- nozzle cones that can be swivelled about horizontal and/or vertical axes or by means of a ball in a socket configuration in which the nozzle is incorporated in the ball.
- Each of these configurations allows the discharge direction to be manually adjusted in up to two planes - up and down and left and right - and in some instances the direction of the nozzle or cones may be reversed to increase or decrease diffuser throw by
- discharge direction adjustment is typically manual, or an actuator (electric, pneumatic or thermally powered) may swivel the nozzle or the nozzle assembly upwards and downwards for cooling and heating applications, respectively.
- the requisite velocity of the air stream as it is discharged axially from a circular nozzle is inversely proportional to the volume flow rate of the discharged air stream.
- the nozzle discharge diameter needs to be
- the axial (i.e. horizontal) throw of such side blow swirl diffusers is manually adjustable.
- side blow swirl diffusers of the prior art are required to always discharge a constant volume flow rate of air so as to avoid over-throw and under-throw from occurring, and hence they should not be used in
- variable speed drive fans or similar devices that result in variable airflow rates from each diffuser (e.g. a reduced airflow rate is not permitted to save fan energy during times of low cooling or low heating demand) .
- the discharge direction of side blow swirl diffusers is often adjustable, with adjustment generally being manual or by an electric or a pneumatic actuator for applications requiring the diffuser discharge angle to be automatically directed more strongly downwards the hotter the supply air relative to room air so as to prevent stratification of the warm supply air by compensating for supply air buoyancy. This is usually done, in the prior art, by swivelling the entire swirl diffuser about a horizontal axis to allow the discharged air stream
- the diffuser front face usually extends well proud of the surface to which the diffuser assembly is mounted, which makes it dominant and unsightly in the space.
- Thermal actuators that are powered and regulated by supply air temperature alone are usually not used for such prior art diffusers, as such thermal actuators suffer from excessive hysteresis when swivelling such large and heavy diffusers and struggle to overcome the inconsistent resistance and forces required to deform the canvas bellows used by the prior art to create an air tight seal . Moreover, the large swivel forces involved require
- the supply airflow rate is usually reduced during the pre-occupancy warming-up or cooling-down phase of such spaces, both because the return air ducts and dampers are usually sized for less than 100% airflow and because introducing unneeded outdoor air during this phase would waste energy.
- the supply airflow rate to each side blow swirl diffuser of the prior art should ideally not be reduced during operation, as this would reduce diffuser throw, diminishing diffuser performance, which would be especially detrimental when the diffuser is angled downwards for heating, as this is when it, in fact, generally requires the highest airflow rate possible to maximise throw for effective penetration of the buoyant supply air stream down to floor level, so as to achieve efficient heating of the space.
- the present invention provides an air diffuser comprising a body, at least one swirl pattern discharge element and at least one jet pattern discharge element, wherein the jet pattern discharge element is manipulable to vary the airflow direction angle of a discharged jet pattern of air relative to an axis
- the body may be substantially cylindrical in shape. Moreover, the swirl pattern
- discharge element may include a plurality of radial vanes arranged to discharge a swirl pattern of air and the jet pattern discharge element may include a nozzle arranged to discharge a jet pattern of air.
- the nozzle discharge direction may be adjustable relative to an axis perpendicular to the discharge face of the diffuser.
- the volume flow rate of the jet pattern discharge element may be adjusted by a damper located at least partly within the nozzle.
- the embodiment may be arranged such that adjustment of the nozzle damper may alters the diffuser axial throw of the combined jet pattern and swirl pattern of discharged air relative to the plane of the swirl diffuser discharge face.
- adjustment of at least one of the diffuser discharge direction, axial throw and volume flow rate may be performed by at least one actuator
- the operation of the diffuser may be performed by actuator driven manipulation of at least one of the elements.
- manipulation of at least one element may be performed by at least one
- actuator that is powered and regulated by supply air temperature or pressure alone .
- the volume flow rate of the swirl discharge pattern may be adjustable or preset by a damper upstream of, or integrated into, embodiments which include radial vanes.
- the present invention provides an air diffuser assembly for use in combination with a wall, bulkhead, ceiling or floor air delivery system comprising an air diffuser in accordance with the first aspect of the invention and at least one mounting device arranged to connect the air diffuser to the wall, bulkhead, ceiling and/or floor.
- the present invention provides an air diffuser including a body, at least one swirl
- the diffuser maintains a largely constant axial throw of the combined jet and swirl patterns of discharged air along an axis perpendicular to the plane of the swirl diffuser discharge face as the diffuser supply airflow rate is varied,
- the air diffuser in accordance with the third aspect of the invention may further include the features of the first aspect of the invention.
- the air diffuser assembly in accordance with the second aspect of the invention may further include the features of the third aspect of the invention.
- an air diffuser comprising a body, at least one swirl discharge pattern element and at least one jet discharge pattern element arranged to be manipulated to alter a diffuser axial throw discharge direction and volume flow rate.
- Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating three typical side blow swirl diffusers of the prior art with manually
- Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating embodiments of the invention as side blow swirl diffusers with adjustable discharge direction
- Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating embodiments of the invention as side blow swirl diffusers with adjustable discharge direction and configurations for altering axial throw;
- Figure 4 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the invention as a side blow swirl diffuser with
- Figure 5 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the invention as a side blow swirl diffuser with
- Figure 6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of the invention as a side blow swirl diffuser with
- Figure 7 is a diagram illustrating embodiments of the invention as side blow swirl diffusers with adjustable discharge direction, adjustable axial throw and adjustable airflow rate, in which discharge direction and airflow rate are adjustable by means of actuators;
- Figure 8 is a diagram illustrating embodiments of the invention as ceiling swirl diffusers with adjustable axial throw and adjustable airflow rate, in which the axial throw and the airflow rate are adjustable by means of actuators;
- Figure 9 is a diagram illustrating embodiments of the annular damper assembly.
- Figure 10 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of an air diffuser arranged to be manipulable to alter
- the assembly generally to an air diffuser assembly for side blow or ceiling discharge with an air supply supplied from a pressure plenum or duct.
- the assembly comprises an
- Figure 1 is a diagram illustrating the front and side section views of typical side blow swirl diffusers of the prior art, in which:
- Sub- Figures i-a, i-b and i-c show supply air (14) delivered to a side blow swirl diffuser with a largely cylindrical housing (1) mounted to a duct or pressure plenum (2) by means of a flange (3) with bellows (4) connecting flange (3) to the diffuser inlet neck (5) to allow air tight swivelling of the diffuser in a vertical plane through angle a about horizontal axis (6) connected to actuator "A" thereby altering the discharge angle of the supply air stream (8a or 8c) from swirl vanes (16) relative to an axis perpendicular to flange (3) and
- central discharge hub (7) with adjustable distance from the diffuser discharge face (13) to vary the axial throw of the discharged swirl air stream from long (8c) to short (8a) ;
- Sub- Figures ii-a, ii-b and ii-c supply air (14) delivered to a side blow swirl diffuser with a largely- cylindrical housing (1) mounted to a duct or pressure plenum (2) by means of a flange (3) with bellows (4) connecting flange (3) to the diffuser inlet neck (5) to allow air tight swivelling of the diffuser in a vertical plane through angle a about horizontal axis (6) connected to actuator "A" thereby altering the discharge angle of the supply air stream (8a or 8c) from swirl vanes (16) relative to an axis perpendicular to flange (3) and including a retractable discharge ring (9) with adjustable distance from diffuser discharge face (13) to vary the axial throw of the discharged swirl air stream from long (8c) to short (8a) ;
- Sub- Figures iii-a, iii-b and iii-c show supply air (14) delivered to a side blow swirl diffuser with a largely cylindrical housing (1) mounted to a duct or pressure plenum (2) by means of a flange (3) with bellows (4) connecting flange (3) to the diffuser inlet neck (5) to allow air tight swivelling of the diffuser in a
- FIG. 1 illustrates the front and side section views of embodiments of the invention, in which:
- a side blow swirl diffuser with a largely cylindrical housing (1) mounted to a wall, duct or
- Sub- Figures ii-a and ii-b show supply air (14) delivered to a side blow swirl diffuser with a largely cylindrical housing (1) mounted to a wall, duct or
- adjustable angle of inclination ( ⁇ ) about axis (6) which in turn is rotatable about the diffuser central axial axis by angle ⁇ , to alter the discharge angle of pilot jet (12) in up to two planes relative to an axis perpendicular to the diffuser discharge face (13) thereby similarly
- Sub- Figures iii-a and iii-b show supply air (14) delivered to a side blow swirl diffuser with a largely cylindrical housing (1) mounted to a wall, duct or
- the diffuser neck (5) is mounted to a duct, wall or plenum rather than such mounting being via a discharge face flange (3a) .
- the diffuser assembly may be more compact than is possible with the prior art, as flange 3a may be smaller than flange 3 in Figure 1.
- the diffuser discharge face (13) may be largely flush mounted with the wall, duct or plenum (2) to which the diffuser is attached, whereas the diffuser discharge face (13) in Figure 1 protrudes from the wall, duct or plenum (2) resulting in an obtrusive diffuser assembly. (iii) The diffuser discharge face (13) remains
- the swivel arc ( ⁇ ) drawn at 60" (though the invention is not limited to this value) , may be greater than swivel arc ( ⁇ ) , drawn at 40° (typical of the prior art) in Figure 1, without increasing overall diffuser -size .
- the greater swivel arc in the invention improves cooling and heating performance and allows for a greater range of heights at which the diffuser may be installed.
- FIG 3 illustrates the rear and side section views of embodiments of the invention, with additional
- Sub- Figures i-a, ii-a and iii-a show retractable discharge ring (9) with adjustable distance from diffuser discharge face (13) to vary the axial throw of the
- Sub- Figures i-a, ii-a and iii-a show a pilot nozzle discharge opening reducer (18a) and a pilot nozzle of reduced diameter (18b) as additions to, or alternatives to, the standard pilot nozzles (11a, lib and lie)
- pilot nozzle discharge openings ranging from smallest to medium to largest, respectively, to discharge increasing pilot jet airflow rates for a largely constant diffuser operating pressure of the supply air (14) thereby providing increasing pilot jet throw (12a, 12b and 12c) to increase the throw of the discharged swirl air stream from short (8a) to medium (8b) to long (8c) , respectively;
- Sub- Figures i-a and i-b, ii-a and ii-b, and iii-a and iii-b show fixed perforated plate dampers (17a, 17b and 17c) of high, medium and low open area, respectively, upstream of swirl vanes (16) to increase diffuser
- Sub- Figures i-a and i-b, ii-a and ii-b, and iii-a and iii-b show perforated nozzle dampers (10a, 10b and 10c) that are largely closed, partly open and fully open, respectively, thereby increasing pilot jet (11a, lib and lie) discharge velocity and volume flow rate at a largely constant operating pressure of the diffuser supply air (14) to increase pilot jet throw from short (12a) to medium (12b) to long (12c) so as to increase the throw of the discharged swirl air stream from short (8a) to medium (8b) to long (8c) , respectively.
- FIG. 4 illustrates the rear and side section views of an embodiment of the invention, in which:
- Sub- Figures i-a, i-b, ii, iii-a and iii-b show an adjustable annular damper assembly upstream of swirl vanes (16) that provides an adjustable increase in the operating pressure of a largely constant airflow rate of supply air (14) to the diffuser as the annular damper assembly is adjusted from fully open (17d) through partially open (17e) to largely closed (17f) thereby increasing the discharge velocity and flow rate from the pilot nozzle (Ha) to effect a change from a short pilot jet (12a) through to a long pilot jet (12c) so as to increase the throw of the discharged swirl air stream from short (8a) to long (8c) .
- FIG. 5 illustrates the rear and side section views of an embodiment of the invention, in which:
- Sub- Figures i-a, i-b, ii, iii-a and iii-b show an adjustable annular damper assembly upstream of swirl vanes (16) that maintains a largely constant pressure of a variable volume supply air stream (14) to the diffuser as the supply air flow rate (14) increases from low (i-a and i-b) , in which the annular damper is largely closed (17f) , through to medium (ii) , in which the annular damper is partially open (17e) , to high (iii-a and iii-b) , in which the annular damper is fully open (17d) , so that a largely constant throw of the pilot jet (12c) is maintained, thereby providing a largely constant throw of the
- Figure 6 illustrates the rear and side section views of a further embodiment of the invention to that shown in Figure 5, in which:
- Sub- Figures i-a, i-b, ii, iii-a and iii-b show, in addition to the components and functionality shown in Figure 5, an adjustable nozzle damper that, for a supply air stream (14) of largely constant pressure, progressively increases the discharge velocity and volume flow rate of pilot nozzle (lie) from minimum, when the nozzle damper is largely closed (10a) , through to medium, when the nozzle damper is partially open (10b) , to
- Figure 7 illustrates the rear and side section views of a further embodiment of the invention to those shown in Figure 2, Figure 3, Figure 4, Figure 5 and Figure 6, in which:
- Sub- Figures i-a, i-b, ii-a, ii-b, iii-a and iii-b show pilot nozzle discharge direction actuator (Al) that swivels the pilot nozzle (11a, lib and lie) about pivot axis (6), and annular damper actuator (A2) that opens and closes annular damper assembly (17e) .
- Pilot nozzle discharge direction actuator (Al) may be thermally powered and regulated by supply air stream (14) temperature, or electrically or pneumatically powered or regulated.
- Annular damper actuator (A2) may be pressure powered and regulated by supply air stream (14) pressure, or
- Figure 8 illustrates the rear and side section views of embodiments of the invention as a ceiling diffuser, in which:
- Sub- Figures i-a, i-c, i-d, i-e, ii-a, ii-b show a round and an annular pilot nozzle (Sub- Figures i-a and ii-a, respectively) that discharge a jet pattern (12) with round and annular cross sections, respectively.
- pilot nozzle damper actuator (A3) that opens (10a) and closes (10c) the pilot nozzle damper
- annular damper actuator (A2) that opens and closes the annular damper assembly from largely closed (17f) to fully open (17d) .
- Pilot nozzle damper actuator (A3) may be thermally powered and regulated by supply air stream (14) temperature, or electrically or pneumatically powered or regulated.
- Annular damper actuator (A2) may be pressure powered and regulated by supply air stream (14) pressure, or electrically or pneumatically powered or regulated.
- Sub- Figures i-b, i-c, i-d, i-e, ii-b and ii-c show, for a largely constant pressure of supply air (14) , horizontal flow of the discharged swirl air stream (8d and 8f) when the pilot nozzle damper to pilot jet (11a and lid) is closed (10a) , and downward discharge of pilot jet (11a and lid) when the pilot nozzle damper is open (10c) , in turn causing the discharged swirl air stream to be redirected downwards (8e and 8g) .
- Sub- Figures i-a, i-b, i-c, i-d, i-e, ii-a, ii-b and ii-c show, for a largely constant pressure of supply air (14) , a low volume flow rate swirl discharge (8d and 8e) when the annular damper is largely closed (17f) and a high volume flow rate swirl discharge (8f and 8g) when the annular damper is fully open (17d) .
- Sub- Figures i-c, i-e and ii-c show, for a largely constant pressure of supply air (14), that pilot jet (12) redirects a discharged air stream of both a low flow rate (8e) and a high flow rate (8g) downwards to a throw of largely equal axial distance from the plane of the
- FIG. 9 illustrates the rear and side section views of embodiments of the invention, in which:
- Sub- Figures i-a and i-b show the annular damper assembly comprising at least one fixed damper blade (17k) , a slide damper blade (17gl) and a damper opening (17h) .
- the slide damper blade (17gl) may move from the fully open position behind the fixed damper blade (17k) , in which case each damper opening (17h) has a width approximately equal to the width of the fixed damper blade (17k) , to the fully closed position (17i) .
- Sub- Figures ii-a and ii-b show the annular damper assembly comprising at least one fixed damper blade (17k) , two slide damper blades (17gl and 17g2) and a damper opening (17h) .
- the slide damper blades (17gl and 17g2) may move from the fully open position behind the fixed damper blade (17k) , in which case each damper opening (17h) has a width approximately equal to twice that of the fixed damper blade (17k) , to the fully closed position (17i) .
- Sub- Figures iii-a and iii-b show the annular damper assembly comprising at least one swivel damper blade (17j) and a damper opening (17h) .
- Swivel damper blades (17j) may be mechanically linked to operate in opposed direction (as shown) or parallel (not shown for simplicity) to move from the fully open position to the fully closed position (17i) .
- Figure 10 illustrates the rear and side section views of an embodiment of the invention arranged to be
- Sub- Figures i-a, ii-a and iii-a show retractable discharge ring (9) with adjustable distance from diffuser discharge face (13) to vary the axial throw of the discharged swirl air stream from short (8a) through medium (8b) to long (8c) , respectively, for a largely constant airflow pressure of supply air (14) to the diffuser by extending discharge ring (9) towards the diffuser
- Sub- Figures i-a and i-b, ii-a and ii-b, and iii-a and iii-b show pilot nozzle (lla) largely closed, partly open and fully open, respectively, due to fixed perforated nozzle dampers (10c and 10b) , thereby increasing pilot jet discharge velocity and volume flow rate at a largely constant operating pressure of the diffuser supply air (14) to increase pilot jet throw from short (12a) through medium (12b) to long (12c) so as to increase the throw of the discharged swirl air stream from short (8a) through medium (8b) to long (8c) , respectively.
- Sub- Figures i-a and i-b, ii-a and ii-b, and iii-a and iii-b show nozzle discharge direction actuator (Al) mechanically linked to nozzle guide vanes (He, Hf and Hg) angled largely up, horizontal and largely down, respectively, thereby directing the discharge angle of pilot jet (12a, 12b and 12c) largely up, horizontal and largely down to in turn direct the discharged swirl air stream (8a, 8b and 8c) largely up, horizontal and largely down.
- Al nozzle discharge direction actuator
- Sub- Figures i-a and i-b, ii-a and ii-b, and iii-a and iii-b show annular damper actuator A2 mechanically linked to adjustable annular dampers shown largely closed, partly open and fully open (17k, 171 and 17m, respectively) providing low, medium and high open areas upstream of swirl vanes (16) to, at a largely constant operating pressure of variable volume supply air stream (14) , increase the discharged swirl airflow rate from low, through medium, to high.
- annular damper actuator A2 mechanically linked to adjustable annular dampers shown largely closed, partly open and fully open (17k, 171 and 17m, respectively) providing low, medium and high open areas upstream of swirl vanes (16) to, at a largely constant operating pressure of variable volume supply air stream (14) , increase the discharged swirl airflow rate from low, through medium, to high.
- An air delivery system incorporating the diffuser described herein provides the potential for substantial energy savings and more effective performance, as well as for improved thermal comfort, reduced capital cost and enhanced aesthetics.
- HVAC systems that deliver supply air to spaces via side-blow swirl diffusers in accordance with side-blow embodiments of the invention may be designed to operate with variable speed drive fans or incorporate devices, such as variable air volume (VAV) boxes, to reduce air flow during periods of low thermal load, thereby saving fan energy, as a diffuser as described by these
- VAV variable air volume
- HVAC system airflow may be reduced during periods of low
- side-blow swirl diffusers with adjustable discharge direction are more compact and have a larger swivel arc of discharge direction adjustment, providing a greater degree of
- diffusers can be flush mounted to the surface that they discharge from, such as a wall or duct. This is not possible with prior art diffusers, which are bulky and protrude from surfaces. Additionally, prior art side-blow swirl diffusers with swivel adjustment generally suffer from a visible lack of alignment between the
- Optional actuators for altering discharge direction, are hidden from view in the embodiments described herein, whereas they are visible with the prior art diffusers.
- actuators in the invention may be thermally powered and regulated by supply air temperature alone, without the need for an external power or control source .
- the design of the diffuser is such that only the direction of the nozzle is changed rather than that of the entire (and substantially heavier)
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