ROTATIONAL MULTI VANE POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT VALVE FOR USE WITH A SOLAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM

• US 20090032760A1
• Filed: 10/10/2008
• Published: 02/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ralph Muscatell
• Original Assignee: Ralph Muscatell
• Inventors: MUSCATELL, RALPH
• Application Number:
  US12/249,071
• Publication Number:
  US 20090032760A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 251/309
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 18/3442 the surfaces of the inner and outer member, forming the inlet and outlet opening
• CPC Class Codes: F04C 23/001 of similar working principle
• CPC Class Codes: F24D 3/18 using heat pumps
• CPC Class Codes: F24H 7/04 with forced circulation of the transfer fluid
• CPC Class Codes: F24S 23/74 with trough-shaped or cylindro-parabolic reflective surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 2400/141 the extracted power is not recycled back in the refrigerant circuit
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 27/005 in compression type systems
• CPC Class Codes: F25B 41/20 Disposition of valves, e.g. of on-off valves or flow control valves expansion valves F25B41/31
• CPC Class Codes: F28B 1/02 using water or other liquid as the cooling medium
• CPC Class Codes: F28B 1/06 using air or other gas as the cooling medium
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 30/272 Solar heating or cooling
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 10/20 Solar thermal
• CPC Class Codes: Y02B 30/12 Hot water central heating systems using heat pumps

Abstract

Rotational multi-vane positive displacement valves, preferably for use with a solar air-conditioning system. Each valve has an outer cylindrical valve body housing having an inlet port and an outlet port and an inner rotational cylinder disposed within the outer cylindrical valve body housing. The inner rotational cylinder can be supported by a longitudinal shaft offset from a center position of the outer housing. The inner rotational cylinder has a plurality of spring loaded vanes along a substantial portion of its longitudinal axis equally spaced around a circumference of the inner rotational cylinder. The outlet port is preferably located at least 100 degrees in direction of rotation from the inlet port, when the inner cylinder has four vanes. The shaft can extend beyond the outer valve housing and is adapted for attachment to external appliances.

Claims

1. A rotational multi vane positive displacement valve, comprising:

an outer cylindrical valve body housing having an inlet port and an outlet port;

an inner rotational cylinder disposed within said outer cylindrical valve body housing and supported by a longitudinal shaft offset from a center position of said outer housing, said inner rotational cylinder having a plurality of spring loaded vanes along a substantial portion of its longitudinal axis equally spaced around a circumference of said inner rotational cylinder.

2. The valve of claim 1 wherein said outlet port is located at least 100 degrees in direction of rotation from said inlet port in where said inner cylinder has four vanes.

3. The valve of claim 1 wherein said shaft extends beyond said outer valve housing and is adapted for attachment to external appliances.