WO2019229533A2

WO2019229533A2 - Airdisc technology: centrifugal compression and decompression for cooling

Info

Publication number: WO2019229533A2
Application number: PCT/IB2019/000684
Authority: WO
Inventors: Maria Yzabell Angel V. PALMA; Bernardo Angel B. PALMA
Original assignee: Palma Maria Yzabell Angel V
Priority date: 2018-05-31
Filing date: 2019-05-26
Publication date: 2019-12-05
Also published as: WO2019229533A3

Abstract

There is a worldwide search for novel comprehensive cooling systems that must answer the threat of rising global temperature due to global warming. Current cooling systems depend on chemical refrigerants that unleash rapid climate change, considering that one kilo of these has as much as 14,000 kilos - 20,000 kilos of CO₂ global warming potential. The inventors herein avail of non-toxic, abundant and free air molecules in combination with atmospheric moisture. It is an effective cost wise cooling medium that has minimal energy consumption. It uses an innovative new kind of earth friendly compressor, AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor, which provides for the use of relatively low-pressure compression for cooling. This device paves the way for open-system cooling instead of the complicated and costly closed-system cooling. In addition, said refrigerant allows the use of below sea level pressure for cooling.

Description

AirDisc Centrifugal Compression and Disc Cooling

Background

The Airconditioning and Refrigeration Industry is in the crossroads as it is confronted by an ever- increasing seemingly unstoppable global temperature that threatens all life on earth. For over a century, the technology that has been and is widely used relies on a closed-system cooling approach that must use chemical refrigerants. These are confined and must not be discharged into the atmosphere for obvious reasons. These refrigerants are expensive, normally toxic and hazardous to health; the same have high compression pressures which require high energy consumption. Worst, one kilo of these refrigerants are known to have global warming potential of thousands of times more potent than C02, which is the primary culprit that causes said now being feared as becoming runaway warming. A global search is underway for a technology that will answer such complex predicament.

AirDisc Cooling Technologies, A Suitable Solution

The inventors disclose herein, the unique simple ways of achieving airconditioning and/or refrigeration capabilities by these much-needed technological advances in cooling innovation. These afford humankind to immediately phase-out the widely used chemical refrigerants that exacerbate global warming which is becoming a rapidly rising grave threat to human civilization as well as the animal and plant kingdoms. These chemical refrigerants are restricted for use only in closed-system cooling. Converting into an open-system direct cooling enables the replacement of these harmful and expensive chemicals that have storage issues. Substituting them with safe,

free and abundant air molecules and water vapors from atmospheric moisture will do the job. By doing so, it will significantly result to much lesser energy consumption due to much lower compression pressure for cooling purposes. Air conditioning and refrigeration will become cheap and readily available. There will be no need for conventional rotary nor piston type compressors that produce high compression pressures; and are complicated to manufacture and maintain as well as costly to operate with high energy requirements.

Henceforth, air used herein should be interpreted as the molecules of air including water vapors.

AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor for Cooling

These breakthroughs are made possible initially by using the AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor, a new kind of compressor that needs only a relatively low compression pressure {which results to low energy use) as against that of high-pressure requirements by conventional compressors used for cooling. For cooling, it employs high volume of air molecules as refrigerant that also generates heat due to compression; and the heat is discarded by high velocity convection air to achieve desired cooling. By utilizing much bigger concentric cylinders to form as larger air passages instead of small cooling tubes, there is a much wider surface area for heat removal to more effectively accomplish heat transfer than that in conventional airconditioners /refrigerators. It is done thru the walls of the cylinders that absorb the heat from the compressed air and such heat is eventually transferred into the atmosphere outside the room.

The AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor is a novel kind of air compressor that comes with *Compression AirScoopers#Q'\cas, these scoopers capture air molecules for compression inside the * Air Compression Chamber #02acc. The Compression Air Scoopers #01cas do the function of the intake valve of conventional compressors.

Said Chamber serves as a temporary depository to increasingly contain more air molecules in the partly enclosed volume of space for the purpose of compression to increase the air pressure within said volume. The Air Compression Chamber# 02acc has a circumferential escape opening formed by the edge of a circular * Second Plate #12sp2 and an adjoining concentric * Cylinder 2 #27 cy2 at an appropriate distance /space from each other; this escape opening located at the opposite side of said scoopers performs the purpose as that of the discharge valve of conventional compressors. Compression is attained by having more air molecules confined in a fixed-volume chamber which increase air pressure. This is different from that of a conventional compressor which intermittently reduces the containment volume of a fixed number of molecules at a cost of high energy consumption that produces increase in pressure. In both conditionalities, the increase in pressure with the commensurate rise in temperature paves the way for the removal of heat from the compressed air molecules; and which molecules when later made to expand so as to return to atmospheric pressure, yield lower temperature than previously manifested {i.e. airconditioned).

Said Chamber serves as a momentary collection of more air molecules in the contained space to build up air pressure within said volume; after passing through said escape opening, the compressed air molecules are immediately guided into the aforementioned larger air passages which are interconnected to form longer passages where the action of heat removal in the hot compressed air to attain airconditioning is concentrated.

Said centrifugal compressor is driven by an ^* Electric Motor #03em which is directly coupled to the ^* Compressor Shaft # 04cs. The revolution per minute, rpm, of the Electric Motor # 03em importantly determines the velocity of the‘bat’ ( discussed in Compression Air Scoopers below) that forcibly push air molecules into the Air Compression Chamber #02acc which in turn contributes to the attainment of maximum realizable pressure in said Chamber.

The ^* Roofed Air-In Longitudinal Openings #05railo of the *AirDisc Cooling Unit Casing #06adcuc located directly behind the Electric Motor #03em are for better ventilation to protect said motor from overheating. As mentioned, the Electric Motor # 03em is coupled to the Compressor Shaft # 04cs; at near the end of its opposite side, said shaft is supported by a pillow block and finally attached at its end with the ^* Blower Fan #07bf that throws the airconditioned air molecules into the room. In front of said fan is the circular-shaped * Louver Vanes Assembly #08lva, with a suitable small motor, that will direct the air to have varying directions as the Louver Vanes Assembly #08iva rotates or have fixed direction /position when the same is not rotating. The Louver Vanes Assembly # oeiva may be substituted by any prior art (expired patent) louver assembly that changes the direction of air from an airconditioner unit.

The *Third Plate #09tp3 contains *Concentric Arrayed Holes #10cah that function to form spokes of a wheel and which said holes allow outside air to be sucked by the ^* Radial Fins 1 #11 rf1 ; the base of these fins is separated from the *Second Plate #M2sp2 by the *Heat lnsulator#nh\. Said outside air initially come in thru the Roofed Air-In Longitudinal Openings #05raiio, and then pass thru in and out of the Electric Motor #03em to keep the same cool, then thru the Concentric Arrayed Holes #iOcah. The Radial Fins 1 #l lrfl then individually throw the air into the space formed by *Cylinder 1a #14cy1a and *Cylinder 1b #15cy1 b by way of *Cy1a Air Exit Holes #16cy1aaeh. The air molecules in said space are then simultaneously sucked into the * Hot Air Exit Enclosure #17haee by the ^* Radial Fins 2 #18rf2 which throw the molecules into the atmosphere thru the * Roofed Air Exit #19 Arae of the AirDisc Cooling Unit Casing #06adcuc.

A Roofed Backup Air Inlet #19Brbai is provided to supply atmospheric air when air pressure is reduced outside Cylinder 10# 50cyio. This happens when air molecules are sucked by the action of Radial Fins 2 #18rf2 with said molecules passing thru the narrow space between the edge of Third Plate #09tp3 and AirDisc Cooling Unit Casing #06adcuc. Low pressure also manifests when the Capillary Pipes #19Ccp pull air outside Cylinder 10 #50cyio. Said Capillary Pipes #M9cp act to pull a portion of the cold air coming from the ^* Condenser Air-Exit Outlets #24caeo.

AirDisc Cooling Unit

The ^* Front Portion Casing #20fpc protrudes an appropriate distance from the inside wall of the room that contains the appropriate rectangular hole which will accommodate the (Figure 2 of 5) ^* AirDisc Cooling Unit #21adcu. The Front Portion Casing #20fpc contains the *Fan Box# 22fb that separates the air coming from the room thru ^* Arrayed Air-In Holes #23aaih properly provided in all the front sides /portions of the Airdisc Cooling Unit Casing #06adcuc.

The newly processed cold volume of air coming from the * Condenser Air-Exit Outlets #24caeo of the AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor# oiadcc is sucked thru the ^* Suction Tubes #25st by the Blower Fan #07bf and is directed back into the room.

Compression Air Scoopers

A steady volume of air is continuously taken from the room as a result of the action of the Compression Air Scoopers #01cas rotating clockwise around a common center point or axis of rotation. Said Scoopers produce a low pressure in the proximate volume of space outside the Front Portion Casing #20fpc located inside the room. With the Arrayed Air-In Holes #23aaih that envelope all the sides of the Front Portion Casing #20fpc, the low pressure translated outside the Front Portion Casing #20fpc causes the air in the room to be sucked inside the Front Portion Casing #20fpc and into the Compression Air Scoopers #oicas.

Each of the Compression Air Scoopers #oicas is designed to capture molecules of air; then hit /batter the captured molecules towards the Air Compression Chamber #02acc. As more molecules of air are captured and battered into said chamber, air pressure inside the chamber increases up to the situation when escape velocity of compressed air in said chamber reaches the velocity of battered air molecules; and which velocity approximates the speed of the‘bat’ that strikes /hits the captured air molecules {i.e. when the instant pressure in the chamber tends to enable the air molecules to escape back towards the opening entrance of a Compression Air Scooper, the battered air molecules are repulsed to enter the Chamber).

For design purposes, it is important to consider that the velocity of a particular point in the‘bat’ is increased as the distance of that point in the bat is made farther from the common center point or rotation axis. When said escape velocity equals or becomes greater than the speed of the‘bat’, the ability to capture more molecules is negated which means air pressure inside the Air Compression Chamber #02acc becomes and tends to remain in equilibrium {i.e. air coming in thru said air scoopers is equal to air going out thru said escape opening of said compression chamber).

Compression Air Scoopers #oicas may come in the form of a slanted forward‘bat’ that will strike molecules in front and pull /suck molecules at its back. A series of two adjoining bats with an appropriate relative distance from each other are joined by parallel sides. Said bats and parallel sides are with flooring that forms a part of the Air Compression Chamber #02acc; there is an opening adjacent to said flooring that will allow captured air molecules which are stricken by the bat to be directed towards and deposited in the Air Compression Chamber #02acc. Said scooper has a suitable opening entrance that will allow the scooper to pull air molecules outside said opening as caused by the suction force created at the back of the appropriate slanted‘bat’. Each‘bat’ acts as a‘striker bat’ for molecules in front of it, and as a‘puller bat’ for molecules behind it.

Alternative design with drawing/s considered as so simple that the same need not be shown; but will be provided if so required: Compression Air Scoopers #oicas may also come in the form as represented by suitable radial slanted fins ( rotating around a common axis), that push air molecules inward and with functions similar to that discussed in Compression Air Scooper #oicas. The radial fins may also be substituted by hollow half-spheres or any shape that fits the purpose /objective of Compression Air Scoopers #oicas.

Air Compression Chamber

The Air Compression Chamber #02acc is formed by two adjoining circular plates, by the * First Plate #26fp1 and the Second Plate *M2sp2, at an appropriate distance from each other. Said plates are with a circular wall represented by Cylinder 2 #27cy2 which is embedded into the First Plate #26fpi and the Third Plate #09tp3. Said plates are also with another circular wall represented by *Cylinder 1c #28cy1c which is embedded in the First Plate #26fpi and the Second Plate *M2sp2. Cylinder 2 #27cy2 is at an appropriate distance from the circumferential edge of the Second Plate *M2sp2.

Condenser Air Passage

A Condenser Air Passage serves to allow heat removal from the compressed air molecules with initially generated heat due to compression. Compressed air in the Air Compression Chamber# 02acc is allowed to exit immediately by way of and within the interconnected Condenser Air Passages. The transient /passing hot compressed air within a said passage instantaneously transfer heat into the inside walls of said passage by heat conduction and radiation; and, as the heat reaches /penetrates into the outer walls, the same is continuously removed by the bombardment of air molecules with less heat by way of heat convection. The longer a Condenser Air Passage is made available, the more heat removal is achieved. The outside air molecules with accumulated heat transferred from the compressed air molecules inside said condenser air are then guided and thrown out into the atmosphere.

* Condenser Air Passage 1 #29cap1 consists of three adjoining concentric cylinders: Cylinder 1b #i5cyib, Cylinder 2 #27cy2 and * Cylinder 3 #30cy3. Cylinder 1b #i5cyib is embedded at both its ends in the Second Plate *M2sp2 and the Third Plate #09tp3. Cylinder 2 #27cy2 is embedded at both its ends in the First Plate #26fpi and the Third Plate #09tp3; while proximate to the Third Plate #09tp3, a commensurate number of *Condenser Air Flow Holes #31cafh with a total area slightly more than the cross-sectional area of the Condenser Air Passage is made available to attain smooth flow of the compressed air molecules. Cylinder 3 #30cy3 is also embedded at both its ends in the First Plate #26fpi and the Third Plate #09tp3. The cylinders should be as long as may practically be desired to facilitate more heat removal. At the end of cylinder 3 #30cy3, embedded at the First Plate #26fpl, is the * Connector Air Passage 1 #32conec1. At the end of each of Condenser Air Passages, namely Condenser Air Passage 1 #29capi, *Condenser Air Passage 2 #33cap2 and *Condenser Air Passage 3 #34cap3 is a Connector Air Passage that gives continuity to the adjoining Condenser Air Passages as shown by Connector Air Passage 1 #32conec1, ^* Connector Air Passage 2 #35conec2 and *Connector Air Passage 3 #36conec3. An additional Connector Air Passage may be provided for if so required. Condenser Air Passage 2 and Condenser Air Passage 3 have the same functions and built as Condenser Air Passage 1. Also, additional Condenser Air Passage/s may be provided for if so required.

At the end of the interconnected Condenser Air Passages, the compressed air with then lesser heat is discharged to expand and return to atmospheric pressure. The total area of the Condenser Air- Exit Outlets #24caeo is calibrated to be somewhat lower than the total area of Condenser Air Flow Holes #3icafh and also slightly lesser than the cross-sectional area of the Condenser Air Passages. It is to state that the total area of the Condenser Air-Exit Outlets #24caeo is slightly lesser than the cross-sectional area of the Condenser Air Passages. This is to maximize air pressure in the Air Compression Chamber# 02acc as well as in the interconnected Condenser Passages with respect to speed of rotation of the centrifugal compressor. The compressed air in said compression chamber always tends to find an exit for which it has a speed known as escape velocity. When said escape velocity equals the velocity of said‘bat’ of a compression air scooper, the air pressure inside the compression chamber becomes in equilibrium (balanced); The Condenser Air-Exit Outlets #24caeo are considered calibrated when such equilibrium is attained.

Stages of Heat Removal by Multi-Stage Concentric Air Cylinders

Heat Removal comes in as many stages to permit much, up to near complete, removal of heat subject to possible design /materials used limitations. For purpose of explanation, this stipulation provides for three Stages but may even be more as may actually be required; it may also be for one stage only especially when the cylinders for condenser passages are aptly longer with still the required strength.

*Heat Removal Stage 1 #37hrs1 consists of Cylinder 1b #l5cylb, Cylinder 2 #27cy2, Cylinder 3 #30cy3 and Connector Air Passage 1 #32coned; Heat Removal Stage 1 #37hrsi shows the Condenser Air Passage 1 #29cap1. *Heat Removal Stage 2 #38hrs2 consists of ^* Cylinder 4 #39cy4, ^* Cylinder 5 #40cy5, * Cylinder 6 #41cy6 and Connector Air Passage 2 #35conec2; Heat Removal Stage 2 #38hrs2 shows the Condenser Air Passage 2 #33cap2. ^*Heat Removal Stage 3 #42hrs3 consists of *Cylinder 7 #43cy7, *Cylinder 8 #44cy8, *Cylinder 9 #45cy9 and Connector Air Passage 3 #36conec3; Heat Removal Stage 3 #42hrs3 shows the Condenser Air Passage 3 #34cap3. At the end of Heat Removal Stage 3 #42hrs3 proximate to First Plate #26fpi, there is an appropriate lesser number of holes with a total area lesser than the cross-sectional area of the Condenser Air Passages. This is to allow the Air Compression Chamber #02acc to increasingly accumulate more air molecules; and, naturally be compressed. This is because initially, more air molecules are pushed inside the Air Compression Chamber #02acc than are allowed to exit.

For purposes of explanations, stages of Heat Removal were limited up to Heat Removal Stage 3 #42hrs3 only; but again, may have as many stages as may be required to achieve much up to or near complete removal of heat in the compressed air molecules.

Heat Removal Air Scoopers

A steady volume of air is continuously taken from the atmospheric air outside the room as a result of the action of the *Heat Removal Air Scoopers #46hras rotating at a common center point or axis of rotation. Said Scoopers produce a low pressure in the *Outside Air Enclosure #47oae that sucks in atmospheric air thru the ^*Roofed Outside Air-In Holes #48roaih that envelope an appropriate portion of all the sides of the casing.

Each of the Heat Removal Air Scoopers #46hras has the similar design /function as that of Compression Air Scoopers #-oicas that captures molecules of air; then batters the captured molecules towards the *Air Volume Space #49avs. As more molecules of air are captured and battered into said Air Space, air pressure inside the same Air Space abruptly increases and high velocity air molecules are instantaneously discharged thru predetermined holes designed to blow convection air against the cylinder walls outside of respective Condenser Air Passages. By this process, heat is effectively transferred from the passing hot compressed air molecules inside the aforementioned Condenser Air Passages and into the high velocity air coming from the atmosphere thru the Roofed Outside Air-In Holes #48roaih. As the convection air molecules approach the Third Plate #09tp3, the same are sucked by the action of Radial Fins 2 *M8rf2 attached at the back of the Third Plate #09tp3.

*Cylinder 10 #50cy10 is installed to contain the convection air in the space between Cylinder 9 #45cy9 and Cylinder 10 #50cyio; it is also for the purpose to separate convection air molecules that are eventually thrown out into the atmosphere and air molecules outside Cylinder 10 #50cyio. The Outside Air molecules’ are partially‘cooled’ by calibrating them to mix with some of the air-conditioned cool air from the Condenser Air-Exit Outlets #24caeo. This is done to achieve further cooling of the compressed air molecules inside the Condenser Air Passage 3 #34cap3.

As air molecules in the room are further airconditioned, compressed air inside the Condenser Air Passages may become colder than outside atmospheric air; hence the need to calibrate mixture of the temperature of air from said Exit Holes with the atmospheric temperature of air.

Heat Removal Air Scoopers #46hras may come in the form of an appropriate embodiment consisting of a slanted forward‘bat’ that will strike molecules in front and pull /suck molecules in its back. A series of two adjoining bats with a relative distance of one from the other are joined by parallel sides also with a relative distance one from the other. There is flooring that forms a part of the heat removal Air Volume Space #49avs. There is an opening adjacent to said flooring that will allow captured air molecules to be stricken by the‘bat’ and instantaneously be directed at high speed towards the respective cylinders for cooling. Said Air Scooper has a suitable opening that will pull air molecules adjacent to said Air Scooper as caused by the suction force created at the back of the appropriate slanted‘bat’.

Again, each‘bat’ acts as a‘striker bat’ for molecules in its front and as a‘puller bat’ for molecules behind it.

Alternative design with drawing/s considered as so simple that the same need not be shown; but will be provided if so required : Heat Removal Air Scoopers may also come as represented by appropriate Radial Slanted Fins ( rotating around a common axis) that push air molecules inward and with functions similar to that discussed in Heat Removal Air Scoopers #46hras. The said radial fins may also be substituted by hollow half-spheres or any shape that fits the purpose/objective of Heat Removal Air Scoopers #46hras.

Air Conditioning /Refrigeration

The Condenser Air-Exit Outlets #24caeo in Cylinder 10 #50cyio enable the compressed air molecules to exit from the AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor oiadcc and to naturally expand to become atmospheric air molecules with less contained heat, manifested by less temperature than its previous state. It means airconditioning /even refrigeration is achieved. From the said Air-Exit Outlets, the‘airconditioned air molecules’ are sucked by the Blower Fan #07bf and which said molecules pass thru Suction Tubes #25st connected to the Fan Box #22fb. Said fan then throws the collected mass of air towards the Louver Vanes Assembly# oeiva which directs said mass to the desired direction/s in the airconditioned room.

A prior art Temperature Controller will be installed in the AirDisc Cooling Unit #2iadcu to automatically turn ON/OFF the Electric Motor 03em as may be needed to achieve LOWER /HIGHER temperature of the cold or refrigerated room or volume of space.

Air Pressure Decompression for Cooling

It is scientifically accepted /proven that when the pressure of compressed air is doubled, the corresponding temperature measured in degrees Fahrenheit is likewise doubled. This is particularly shown in the operation of a diesel engine which avails of this principle that uses the temperature of hot compressed air to ignite /burn the diesel fuel without the need of a spark plug as used in a gasoline engine. It is to the minds of the inventors of the herein described technology that atmospheric air is a form of compressed air measured at approximately 14.7 psia at sea level with decreasing measurements as altitude increases. Increasing altitude translates to lesser number of available air molecules which corresponds to decreasing pressures and consequently result to decreasing temperatures. The inventors therefore deduce a reverse rule that lowering the pressure by one half commensurately reduces the temperature also by the same ratio. It is due to these and other observations that the inventors have logically concluded that pressure in a contained volume of air or any gas can be reduced to lower the temperature into a commensurate value.

Henceforth, decompression herein should be interpreted as having /lowering the pressure below atmospheric.

Rotating Circular Enclosure

By containing the air /gas molecules in a rotating disc {herein as part of a cylinder), centrifugal force acts on the molecules which are thrown towards the inside circumferential edge of the disc. Lower pressure, with the corresponding lower temperature that translates into lower number of molecules, develops in the inner volume of the disc; while higher pressure, with the corresponding higher temperature that translates into higher number of molecules, manifest in said edge.

An *AirDisc Disc Cooler(s) #51addc which is hollow inside, delineated by the First Plate #26fpl and the Second Plate $M2sp2 with an in-between integral cover by Cylinder 1c #28cyic, will have‘cold’ plate surfaces when said disc is made to rotate along the common axis of the AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor# oiadcc or any rotating shaft that contains said disc. This happens since the molecules are thrown towards and tends to be concentrated in the outer inside edge of the disc by the action of centrifugal force on the molecules; while much lesser number of molecules proximate to the axis is left in the remaining space net of said edge; as such, ever decreasing low pressure is developed with the corresponding decrease in temperature.

A relatively small-sized hole even as small as a pinhole near the axis of rotation may be made available to supply the required molecules inside the disc for effective heat transfer; these molecules will absorb the incoming outside heat of the air outside the disc due to heat transfer thru the walls of the disc, and correspondingly cool said outside air molecules. Another pinhole that may be connected to an appropriate *Capillary Tube #52ct is also made available at the outer inside edge of the AirDisc Disc Cooler(s) #5iaddc to discharge the compressed molecules in the AirDisc Disc Coolers) #5iaddc that have absorbed the herein referred to outside heat.

The‘cold surface’ of the First Plate #26fpi of the AirDisc Disc Cooler(s) #5iaddc when the Electric Motor# 03em is activated will be used to remove heat from the passing air molecules for cooling purpose. For more heat removal of said passing molecules, attached perpendicular to the‘cold surface’ of the First Plate #26fpl are the‘cold’ * Radial Conduction Fins #53rcf with one end of each fin relatively at a short distance from the Compressor Shaft #04cs and situated such that the air molecules coming from the *Air Tube #54at will all be sucked by the rotating actions of said fins. Said air molecules are part of the air to be cooled that is taken from the room. After the suction of the air molecules by the fins, said molecules are thrown towards the other ends of the fins by the action of centrifugal force due to the rotating fins. The air molecules are then guided by the appropriate cylindrical wall that directs the molecules into the Fan Box #22fb and which are ultimately thrown by the Blower Fan #07bf into the room.

Parallel Discs for More Cooling A set of parallel AirDisc Disc Coolers #5iaddc with a common axis /shaft may also be made available to increase the cooling including ice making capability of the AirDisc Disc Coolers #5iaddc. Significantly, said Air Disc Coolers may even stand alone for cooling purposes in addition to the breakthroughs made possible initially by using the AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor.

Said parallel AirDisc Disc Coolers #5iaddc are driven by said Electric Motormem which is directly coupled to a shaft supported by a pillow block; and which center of the shaft acts as axis of rotation of and which contains said parallel AirDisc Disc Coolers #5iaddc. At near the end of its opposite side, said shaft is also supported by a pillow block and finally attached at its end with a fan like the Blower Fan #07bf that throws the cooled air molecules into a targeted location.

Fixed Enclosures for Cooling

Likewise, in addition to the breakthroughs made possible by availing of parallel AirDisc Disc Coolers #5iaddc: Decompression for cooling purposes of a non-rotating /non-moving (stationary or fixed) enclosure. Removing /pumping out molecules of air /gas from its contained volume decreases the pressure inside the enclosure with a commensurate decrease in temperature.

Fixed Enclosure of Longitudinal Thin Size with Inside Hollow Volume

Suction Devices #53Bsd (which can be a conventional compressor using its Suction Inlet, and/or the Air Scoopers similar to the Compression Air Scoopers #oicas of the AirDisc Centrifugal compressor and/or any appropriate device) can be used to create a suction pressure that removes the air /gas from a Fixed Enclosure of Longitudinal Thin Size with Inside Hollow Volume. The resulting cold outside long walls due to decompression of said enclosure can be used for cooling purposes of the air molecules passing outside the walls of the enclosure. Said enclosure walls are made of appropriate materials for heat transfer, thickness and strength, as well as appropriate length, width and depth that can produce optimal decompression for cooling purposes. Between the inside walls, appropriate wedges /spacers are alternately installed as integral parts to prevent the walls from imploding due to decompression.

At one end of the enclosure, Air Valves #53Cav will be used to regulate the number of new air molecules that will be allowed to enter said enclosure for the purpose of absorbing the heat that enters the enclosure from the heat source (air molecules and water vapor) outside the said enclosure. At the other end of the enclosure, said Suction Devices act to decompress said enclosure. At appropriate locations between said Air Valves and said Suction Devices, additional said Air Valves may be employed to regulate decompression. The combination of the actions of said Air Valves and said Suction Devices determines the number of decompression molecules inside the enclosure which gives the intensity of decompression pressure and commensurate temperature.

The long enclosure may simply be flat, or curved in shape in the form of a spiral, or in whatever desired configuration to allow more cold surfaces for a given volume of space for cooling. In between the outside walls of the curving enclosure, spaces serve as passages for the passing air that is the object of cooling. Similar to parallel AirDisc Disc Coolers #5iaddc, a fan like the Blower Fan #07bf shall serve to activate the resulting passing air to go to whatever desired direction.

Fixed Enclosure of Sufficient Size with Inside Hollow Volume

Another approach to decompression cooling is to have a Fixed Enclosure of Sufficient Size with Inside Hollow Volume where items for cooling such as processed food, fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, seafoods, liquid /water, medical items, etc. are placed inside said enclosure with appropriate door(s) for closing /opening. When needed, certain items may also be placed individually or in groups in appropriate smaller enclosures. Cooling is done by decompressing said insulated enclosure with the aforementioned said Suction Devices; and equipped with said Air Valves that control the air molecules going into the said enclosure.

The cooling enclosure unit is duly reinforced to guard against imploding due to decompression. Every time a door is opened, the pressure inside the enclosure should first be allowed to become atmospheric pressure for practical reasons; after closing, desired decompression should then be activated.

An appropriate Temperature Controller shall be attached to the respective Fixed Enclosures for cooling. Said Controller shall be connected to said Suction Devices which will be turned ON/off to respectively REMOVE /suction air molecules at HIGHER predetermined temperature; and will be turned “off” so as not to remove air molecules at lower predetermined temperature. Said Controller is also attached to said Air Valves which will be turned on/OFF to respectively close said Air Valves for the same NOT TO SUPPLY air molecules at HIGHER predetermined temperature; and will be turned“on” so as to supply air molecules at lower predetermined temperature.

SUMMARY

AirDisc Technology: Centrifugal Compression and Decompression for Cooling

AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor #oiadcc contains rotating concentric cylinders with Air/gas Scoopers connected to the Air Compression Chamber #02acc that produce compressed air /gas for varied residential, commercial, industrial and technological applications, especially that of airconditioning.

AirDisc Disc Cooler# siaddc is an enclosed hollow cylinder of appropriate size and thickness that can be rotated to produce decompression of the air /gas inside it specially for but not limited to cooling of the outside surfaces. When installed in a bigger enclosed volume, the aforementioned disc can calibrate (increase/reduce) the pressure inside said volume for varied residential, commercial, industrial and technological applications. This Disc can also be modified or strengthened to achieve higher pressure outputs by means of the outer edge of the disc; or lower pressure by means of the inner space (volume). A set of stand-alone rotating parallel AirDisc Disc Coolers #5iaddc with attached blower fans can be used for more cooling capability.

AirDisc Fixed Enclosure for Cooling decompresses an enclosure which results to cooling of the outside walls of the enclosure and can then be used for cooling the passing air surrounding said enclosure. The enclosure may also have a sufficient size inside volume for decompression where items for cooling can be placed inside said volume.

Any or a combination of the above ( AirDisc Centrifugal Compressor and/or rotating AirDisc Disc and/or AirDisc Fixed Enclosure , all primarily for Cooling purposes) may be used to implement the herein below and other suitable applications.

CONCLUSION, RAMIFICATIONS and SCOPE AirDisc Cooling Technologies Potential Uses and Applications: Airconditioning or refrigeration for residential, commercial, industrial and technological clients that need individual and/or centralized requirements such as but not limited to Window, Package, Split-type [with appropriate modification of the herein divulged window type unit). Airconditioners for enclosed/insulated rooms, offices, auditoriums, halls, malls, subways, etc. Likewise, Airconditioners functioning as Electric Fans with airconditioned air using AirDisc Disc Cooler(s) #5iaddc or said Thin Volume Long Wall Fixed Enclosure #56tviwfe for open/uninsulated rooms, offices, etc. Airconditioning for Cars and other modes of land, sea, air and space transport such as trains, ships and airplanes; and, refrigeration (including ice making) for food, commodities and anything that needs preservation. The disc can also be used for compression or decompression of a fully or partially enclosed volume. The AirDisc Fixed Enclosure can be used to aircondition large areas like pavilions, malls, auditoriums, places of worship/gatherings, etc. Another model can also be used to place various kinds of items for cooling up to freezing inside an inner volume of sufficient size enclosure for refrigeration and/or warehouse, etc. cooling.

AirDisc Technology: Centrifugal Compression and Decompression for Cooling M.Y. Angel V. Palma & Bernardo Angel B. Palma

PARTS OF DRAWINGS LIST

Figure 1 of 5: AirDisc Cooling Unit with Hidden Fan Blade

Front View Schematic

Figure 2 of 5: AirDisc Cooling Unit #21adcu

Side View Schematic

01 ‘Compression Air Scoopers #01 cas

02 *Air Compression Chamber #02acc

03 ‘Electric Motor #03em

04 ‘Compressor Shaft #04cs

05 ‘Roofed Air-In Longitudinal Openings #05railo

06 ‘AirDisc Airconditioner Casing #06adacc

07 ‘Blower Fan #07bf

08 ‘Louver Vanes Assembly #08lva

09 ‘Third Plate #09tp3

10 ‘Concentric Arrayed Holes #1 Ocah

1 1 ‘Radial Fins 1 #11 rf1

12 ‘Second Plate #12sp2

13 ‘Heat Insulator #13hi

14 ‘Cylinder 1 a #14cy1 a

15 ‘Cylinder 1 b #15cy1 b

16 *Cy1 a Air Exit Holes #16cy1aaeh

17 ‘Hot Air Exit Enclosure #17haee

18 ‘Radial Fins 2 #18rf2

19A ‘Roofed Air Exit #19Arae

19B ‘Roofed Backup Air Inlet #19Brbai

19C ‘Capillary Pipes #19Ccp

20 ‘Front Portion Casing #20fpc

21 ‘AirDisc Cooling Unit #21 adcu

22 ‘Fan Box #22fb

23 ‘Arrayed Air-In Holes #23aaih

24 ‘Condenser Air-Exit Outlets #24caeo

25 ‘Suction Tubes #25st

26 ‘First Plate #26fp1

27 ‘Cylinder 2 #27cy2

28 ‘Cylinder 1 c #28cy1c

29 ‘Condenser Air Passage 1 #29cap1

30 ‘Cylinder 3 #30cy3

31 ‘Condenser Air Flow Holes #31cafh 32 *Connector Air Passage 1 #32conec1

33 *Condenser Air Passage 2 #33cap2

34 *Condenser Air Passage 3 #34cap3

35 *Connector Air Passage 2 #35conec2

36 *Connector Air Passage 3 #36conec3

37 *Heat Removal Stage 1 #37hrs1

38 *Heat Removal Stage 2 #38hrs2

39 *Cylinder 4 #39cy4

40 *Cylinder 5 #40cy5

41 *Cylinder 6 #41cy6

42 *Heat Removal Stage 3 #42hrs3

43 *Cylinder 7 #43cy7

44 *Cylinder 8 #44cy8

45 *Cylinder 9 #45cy9

46 *Heat Removal Air Scoopers #46hras

47 *Outside Air Enclosure #47oae

48 *Roofed Outside Air-In Holes #48roaih

49 *Air Volume Space #49avs

50 Cylinder 10 #50cy10

51 *AirDisc Disc Cooler #51addc

52 *Capillary Tube #52ct

53A *Radial Conduction Fins #53Arcf

53B ^*Suction Devices #53Bsd

53C *Air Valves #53Cav

54 *Air T ube #54at

Figure 3 of 5: Parallel Air Disc Coolers #55padc

Top View, Rear & Front Fan Blades

Figure 4 of 5: Fixed Enclosure of Longitudinal Thin Size with Inside Hollow Volume #feltsihv

Various Configurations

Figure 5 of 5: Fixed Enclosure of Sufficient Size

with Inside Hollow Volume #57fessihv Various Models

Claims

We claim:

Claim 1.0

A cooling machine using air molecules with the attendant water vapor as, instead of chemical, refrigerants in an a irdisc centrifugal compressor that takes from a target given space substantial air molecules for compression to attain increase in temperature, then dissipating the heat into the atmosphere to accomplish cooling of said molecules when air pressure returns to atmospheric, comprising:

a. compression airscoopers that continuously capture air molecules for compression and battering said molecules into a compression chamber, and which action of capturing said molecules produces a low pressure in the immediate and proximate volume outside of the said scoopers,

b. air compression chamber that collects the battered molecules and serves as a temporary depository enclosure to increase air pressure due to the accumulation of more said molecules which generates heat of compression and which heat is eventually dissipated and dispersed into the atmosphere,

c. concentric cylinders that form long interconnected condenser air passages starting from the escape opening of said chamber that ends in the calibrated condenser air-exit outlets and which said passages contain the transient compressed air that is subject to heat removal, and which heat is initially transferred out thru the cylinder walls by conduction and radiation,

whereby said cooling machine reduces the temperature of the air molecules that enter and are processed inside said compressor; and which resulting cooling capabilities are for use: for the well-being and even up to the survival of humans, animals, and plants; for the needs of residential, commercial, and industrial establishments as well as for land-sea-air transportation sectors; for food growing; for preservation of agricultural and marine products; and also for medical, technological and all other various benefits and purposes provided by airconditioning and refrigeration. Claim 1.1

The cooling machine of claim 1.0 further including an electric motor as well as any means for turning and appropriately rotating said machine.

Claim 1.2

The cooling machine of claim 1.0 further including a blower fan as well as any means for sucking the cold air molecules and throwing the same into the targeted space for cooling.

Claim 1.3

The cooling machine of claim 1.0 further including heat removal airscoopers taking air molecules from the atmosphere and the same forming into high velocity convection air absorbing the heat of the transient compressed air molecules with said heat passing through the walls of the respective cylinders; said convection air with absorbed heat is eventually guided out into the atmosphere.

Claim 1.4

The cooling machine of claim 1.0 wherein Radial Fins are attached to its appropriate rotating parts as means for sucking proximate air molecules and throwing the same by centrifugal action towards desired locations.

Claim 1.5

The cooling machine of claim 1.0 wherein the compression airscoopers and the heat removal airscoopers have alternative designs such as suitable radial slanted fins rotating around a common axis, that push air molecules inwards towards the air compression chamber and condenser air passages ; as well as hollow half-spheres directed inwards towards said chamber and passages; as well as any means directing air molecules into said chamber and passages.

Claim 1.6

The cooling machine of claim 1.0 further including the calibrated condenser air-exit outlets having a total area slightly less than the cross-sectional area of the interconnected condenser air passages such that air molecules coming out of said outlets approximate the air molecules allowed to enter the air compression chamber determined by the pressure in said chamber and the velocity of the rotating compression airscoopers. Claim 1.7

The condenser air-exit outlets of claim 1.6 wherein a plurality of appropriate capillary pipes are provided as well as any means of pulling a predetermined portion of the cold air that comes out of said outlets to mix with the atmospheric air available outside the outermost cylinder of the concentric cylinders, as well as in the outside air enclosure; and which said mixing of air molecules will preclude the unwanted possibility of when the air molecules are further cooled, compressed air inside the interconnected condenser air passages may become colder than the air coming from the atmospheric air outside the outermost cylinder and the outside air enclosure which are both used for heat removal.

Claim 1.8

The cooling machine of claim 1 .0 further including an airdisc disc cooler that has‘cold’ plate surfaces as a result of decompression in said disc cooler when the same is made to rotate, and which action of said cooler adds to the cooling capability of said cooling machine.

Claim 1.9

The airdisc disc cooler of claim 1.8 wherein the respective pinholes of the decompressed airdisc disc cooler provide the means of enabling the same to absorb heat coming from its outside surroundings and discharging said heat into the atmosphere away from said surroundings.

Claim 2.0

A cooling machine using air molecules with the attendant water vapor as, instead of chemical, refrigerants in decompressed rotating enclosures to attain moderate to substantial lowering of temperature of subject air refrigerant, comprising:

a. a plurality of appropriate size airdisc disc coolers which are added to an appropriate size ventilation contraption such as a prior art electric fan as well as enhance the cooling capability of a different cooling machine, device, etc.,

b. an electric motor as well as any means for turning and appropriately rotating said machine that will cause the rotation of said ventilation contraption as well as a cooling machine, device, etc.,

whereby said cooling machine produces the desired quantity and quality of cold air; and which appropriate cooling capabilities are for use: for the well-being, comfort and protection of humans; for the upkeep of animals, and plants; to satisfy the needs of the residential, commercial, and industrial establishments, likewise to answer the needs of land-sea-air-even space travelers; for food growing; for preservation of agricultural, marine, and animal products; and also for medical, technological, research-development and to satisfy all other various requirements, wants, and necessities provided by airconditioning and refrigeration.

Claim 2.1

The cooling machine of claim 2.0 wherein a plurality of appropriate size airdisc disc coolers come as a stand-alone cooling embodiment in the form of parallel said disc coolers with incorporated rear fan blades assembly and front fan blades as means for pulling air molecules from predetermined sources, with said molecules passing thru besides and coming in direct contact with the outside surfaces of said coolers, and pushing the same to predetermined paths for cooling purposes.

Claim 3.0

A cooling fixed enclosure using molecules of air with the attendant water vapor as, instead of chemical, refrigerants to attain substantial to sufficient lowering of temperature of said molecules in an insulated space within said enclosure using decompression means of removing said molecules from said space that decreases the pressure inside the enclosure with a commensurate decrease in temperature, comprising:

a. non-rotating, non-moving, stationary, fixed enclosure,

b. air valves that regulate the supply of air molecules inside the fixed enclosure with hollow inside volumes to allow and control decompression of said volume,

c. suction devices that regulate the removal of air molecules inside the fixed enclosure with hollow inside volume to activate and control decompression of said volume,

whereby said cooling fixed enclosure will cause the attainment of airconditioning up to refrigeration as may be desired; and which appropriate resulting cooling capabilities are for use: for the wellbeing, safety, and productivity of humans; for the proper care of animals and plants; for the needs of different sectors such as that of residential, commercial, industrial, land-sea-air transportation; for food growing; for preservation of agricultural harvests, marine catch and animal produce; and also for medical, technological, research-development and all other various benefits, functions and purposes provided by airconditioning and refrigeration. Claim 3.1

The cooling fixed enclosure of claim 3.0 wherein the fixed enclosure is of longitudinal thin size with inside hollow volume; and such enclosure having appropriate air valve s and suction devices.

Claim 3.2

The cooling fixed enclosure of longitudinal thin size with inside hollow volume of claim 3.1 wherein the enclosure has the means of causing substantial air flow against the cold outside surfaces of said enclosure that results to transfer of heat from the flowing air molecules into said surfaces, and which heat penetrates into the inside hollow volume of said enclosure.

Claim 3.3

The cooling fixed enclosure of claim 3.0 wherein the fixed enclosure is of moderate to sufficient size with inside hollow volume and such enclosure having appropriate air valve s and suction devices.

Claim 3.4

The cooling fixed enclosure of claim 3.0 further including appropriate temperature controllers attached to air valves and suction devices that will regulate the number of air molecules inside a nonmoving structure of claims 3.1 , 3.2, and 3.3 thus said controller determines the coldness produced by said decompressed enclosure.