Hybrid spray absorber
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1. A hybrid absorber for a closed cycle absorption apparatus, comprised of:
- a. a non-adiabatic absorption section;
b. an adiabatic spray absorption section that receives vapor and liquid from said non-adiabatic section; and
c. a recirculating liquid spray loop for said adiabatic section, comprised of a spray pump and a cooler.
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Abstract
A hybrid absorber is disclosed for a closed absorption cycle apparatus. The hybrid absorber is comprised of a non-adiabatic section plus an adiabatic spray section in that order, with absorbent solution and vapor supplied sequentially to them. The spray section preferably also includes a non-adiabatic spray cooler. Coolant is supplied to the non-adiabatic absorber and the cooler either in parallel or in series, countercurrently to the absorbent.
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1. A hybrid absorber for a closed cycle absorption apparatus, comprised of:
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a. a non-adiabatic absorption section; b. an adiabatic spray absorption section that receives vapor and liquid from said non-adiabatic section; and c. a recirculating liquid spray loop for said adiabatic section, comprised of a spray pump and a cooler. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A closed absorption cycle apparatus comprised of:
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a. an absorber comprised of a non-adiabatic section followed by an adiabatic spray section, the latter including a spray pump and a cooler; b. a desorber; and c. a solution pump that circulates absorbent from said absorber to said desorber. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An absorption process for producing at least one of refrigeration, heat pumping, and power from a heat source, comprising:
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a. desorbing vapor from an absorbent liquid with said heat source; b. absorbing the vapor at lower pressure into the desorbed liquid in a multi-step process comprised of; i. partially absorbing the vapor in a non-adiabatic absorber; ii. absorbing the residual vapor in an adiabatic spray absorber; and iii. recirculating and cooling the spray liquid. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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