EP 0078351 A1 19830511 - Externally cooled absorption engine apparatus and method.
Title (en)
Externally cooled absorption engine apparatus and method.
Title (de)
Verfahren zum Betrieb und Vorrichtung einer extern gekühlten Absorptionskraftmaschine.
Title (fr)
Procédé de fonctionnement et dispositif d'un moteur à absorption et à refroidissement extérieur.
Publication
Application
Priority
EP 81305181 A 19811030
Abstract (en)
An externally cooled, absorption engine apparatus (10) and method, the apparatus including a closed cycle system having a first fluid and a second fluid (50), the first fluid constituting a working fluid and having a relatively lower boiling point while the second fluid constitutes a solvent for the first fluid and has a relatively higher boiling point and a relatively high degree of absorptivity for the first fluid. The apparatus further includes a distillation column (12), a superheater (14), a mechanical expansion engine (16), an externally cooled absorption column (20), and heat exchange apparatus (60). The distillation column (12) separates the first fluid or working fluid from the solvent (50) with heat energy supplied by an external combustion source (38) and the superheater (14) increases the thermal energy thereof prior to passing the working fluid through the mechanical expansion engine (16). The mechanical expansion engine converts thermal energy in the working fluid vapour to mechanical energy. Importantly, the backpressure to the mechanical expansion engine (16) is significantly lowered by absorbing the working fluid with solvent (50) from the distillation column and the efficiency of the same is substantially enhanced by cooling the solvent and also by removing heat of absorption through an external coolant source (84).
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
F01K 25/06 (2006.01); F02G 1/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
F01K 25/06 (2013.01); F02G 1/04 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- JP S5683504 A 19810708 - KOGYO GIJUTSUIN
- US 4009575 A 19770301 - HARTMAN JR THOMAS, et al
- CH 319718 A 19570228 - BACHL HERBERT DR ING [DE]
- US 3940939 A 19760302 - DAVIS JERRY P
- US 4195485 A 19800401 - BRINKERHOFF VERDON C [US]
- DE 929066 C 19550620 - BACHL HERBERT DR-ING
- US 4183218 A 19800115 - EBERLY DAVID H JR [US]
- PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN, Vol. 5, No. 155, 30. September 1981 page 103M90 & JP- A - 56 - 83504
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH DE FR GB IT LI LU NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0078351 A1 19830511; EP 0078351 B1 19870401; AT E26327 T1 19870415; DE 3176065 D1 19870507
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 81305181 A 19811030; AT 81305181 T 19811030; DE 3176065 T 19811030