(19)
(11) EP 0 105 603 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.08.1985 Bulletin 1985/32

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.04.1984 Bulletin 1984/16

(21) Application number: 83305035

(22) Date of filing: 31.08.1983
(84) Designated Contracting States:
BE DE FR GB IT NL SE

(30) Priority: 03.09.1982 GB 8225142

(71) Applicant: EXXON RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
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(72) Inventor:
  • Moss, Gerald, Dr.
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(54) A tandem heat pump


(57) An apparatus suitable for pumping heat is described in which an absorption heat pump comprising a generator (1), a condenser (4), an evaporator (3) and an absorber (2) is coupled to an adsorption heat pump (16) comprising an adsorber (19) and an evaporator/condenser (20) and wherein there are means (8) for transferring heat of condensation from the condenser (4) of the absorption heat pump alternately to the external load (28, 29) and to the evaporator/ condenser (20) of the adsorption heat pump (16). There are means (18) for transferring heat of adsorption and sensible heat from the adsorption heat pump (16) to the generator (1) of the absorption heat pump.







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