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CLOSE-LOOP TEMPERATURE EQUALIZATION DEVICE HAVING SINGLE-FLOWPATH HEAT RELEASING DEVICE

  • US 20130025819A1
  • Filed: 08/15/2011
  • Published: 01/31/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/25/2011
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A close-loop temperature equalization device having heat releasing device structured by single flowpath, which utilizes the thermal energy of a natural heat storage body (100) to transmit thermal energy to a heat exchange fluid (104) passing a heat gaining device (101) installed at the bottom of a close-loop temperature equalization device having heat releasing device structured by single flowpath, and with the cold descending/hot ascending effect of the temperature equalized heat exchange fluid (104) or with the pumping performed by an auxiliary fluid pump, the heat exchange fluid (104) in the heat gaining device (101) is enabled to flow through a heat releasing device (201) structured by single flowpath and a pipeline structure (401) through a pipeline structure (301), then flow back to the heat gaining device (101) for forming a close-loop flow circulation, and by the heat releasing device (201) structured by single flowpath performing the heat releasing operation to a temperature differentiation body (103) in omni-direction or in a preset direction, so as the thermal energy can be transmitted to the solid, liquid or gaseous temperature differentiation body (103) to be received with the releasing heat, or to the temperature differentiation body (103) structured by the internal or external space of a building, and the features thereof include one or more than one of the structural devices illustrated from 1) to 7), including:

  • 1) installing an operation port (111) and a sealing plug (110) at the upper end of the top corner of a close-loop flowpath connected with a fluid inlet/outlet port (2011) formed at a higher location of the heat releasing device (201) structured by single flowpath and the pipeline structure (401), for filling in or sucking out the heat exchange fluid (104) and serving as interfaces for observation and maintenance;

         2) forming an outward-expanding arc-shaped flowpath structure at one or more than one turning locations of the close-type circulation flowpath configured by series-connecting the heat gaining device (101), the pipeline structure (301), the heat releasing device (201) and the pipeline structure (401), for temporally storing a part of the heat exchange fluid (104) and moderating the flow speed of the heat exchange fluid (104) with thermal energy for reducing the flow damping of the close-type circulation flowpath to the heat exchange fluid (104);

         3) installing an auxiliary heating/cooling device (115);

         4) installing an auxiliary fluid pump (107);

         5) installing a heat exchange fluid temperature sensing device (TS201);

         6) installing an environment temperature sensing device (TS202); and

         7) installing an electric energy control unit (ECU200);

    wherein the heat gaining device (101) is installed in a natural heat storage body (100) which is constituted by a solid or liquid heat storage body having greater and stable heat storage capacity such as a stratum, ground, lake, pool, river, desert, berg and ocean;

    A fluid inlet/output port (1011) of the heat gaining device (101) is connected to the fluid inlet/outlet port (2012) of the heat releasing device (201) via the pipeline structure (301), another fluid inlet/outlet port (1012) of the heat gaining device (101) is connected to a fluid inlet/outlet port (2011) of the heat releasing device (201) via the pipeline structure (401) thereby forming a close-loop circulation flowpath, so the heat exchange fluid (104) passing the heat gaining device (101) is enabled to form a close-type circulation flowpath through the pipeline structures (301), (401) and the heat releasing device (201), and the heat releasing device (201) releases the thermal energy to the temperature differentiation body (103) at its periphery being subjected to temperature equalization;

    according to the close-loop temperature equalization device having heat releasing device structured by single flowpath provided by the present invention, through the heat exchange fluid (104) performing close-loop flow circulation in the close-loop temperature equalization device having heat releasing device structured by single flowpath, the thermal energy of the natural heat storage body (100) and the thermal energy of the temperature differentiation body (103) subjected to temperature equalization are transmitted for temperature equalization;

    the heat exchange fluid (104) is constituted by a gaseous or liquid fluid having heat storage and thermal conduction properties;

    the temperature differentiation body (103) is a space or structure configured by gas or solid or liquid for receiving the thermal energy released by the heat exchange fluid passing the heat releasing device (201) during the system operation;

    wherein the features of main components are as followings;

    Heat gaining device (101);

    which is made of a material having good heat conductivity, and provided with a flowpath structure configured by one or more than one flowpaths, or structured by a conduit structure configured by one or more than one flowpaths, for being installed in the natural heat storage body (100);

    two ends of the flowpath of the heat gaining device (101) respectively have a fluid inlet/outlet port (1011), (1012) for being respectively connected to one end of the pipeline structure (301) and one end of the pipeline structure (401), so as to be leaded and connected to the heat releasing device (201) for forming a close-type circulation flowpath, in which the flowpath inside the heat gaining device (101) is inclined with respect to the horizontal level, the fluid inlet/outlet port (1011) at a lower position allows the heat exchange fluid (104) having relatively low temperature to flow in, and the fluid inlet/outlet port (1012) at a higher position allows the heat exchange fluid (104) having relatively high temperature to flow out, so as to facilitate the heat exchange fluid (104) to generate a hot ascending/cold descending effect;

    Heat releasing device (201);

    which is made of a material having good heat conductivity, and provided with a flowpath structure configured by the single flowpath, or structured by a pipeline structure configured by single flowpath;

    the exterior of the heat releasing device (201) is served to be in contact with the temperature differentiation body (103), and the thermal energy of the heat exchange fluid (104) passing the heat releasing device (201) is served to perform the heat releasing operation to the temperature differentiation body (103) in omni-direction or in a set direction, the height difference between the fluid inlet/outlet port (2011) and the fluid inlet/outlet port (2012) of the heat releasing device (201) are designed to facilitate or at least has no negative influence to the heat exchange fluid (104) flowing from the heat gaining device (101) to perform the close-loop flow circulation in the close-loop temperature equalization device having heat releasing device structured by single flowpath provided by the present invention by means of the hot ascending/cold descending effect of the fluid;

    Pipeline structure (301);

    which is constituted by a fluid pipeline structure configured by one or more than one flowpaths, the exterior of the pipeline structure (301) is covered by a heat insulation member (109), or a pipeline structure having one or more than one flowpaths is configured by pipe-like structural body or building structural body made of a material having good heat insulation property and formed in a round shape or other geometric shapes;

    one end of the pipeline structure (301) has one or more than one fluid inlet/outlet ports (3011) for being connected to the fluid inlet/outlet port (1011) of the heat gaining device (101) having one or more than one flowpaths, and the other end of the pipeline structure (301) has one or more than one fluid inlet/outlet ports (3012) for being connected to the fluid inlet/outlet port (2012) of the heat releasing device (201) for transporting the heat exchange fluid (104);

    Pipeline structure (401);

    which is constituted by a fluid pipeline structure configured by one or more than one flowpaths in round or other geometric shapes, the pipeline structure (401) is configured by one or more than one following means;

         1) configured by a material having good heat conductivity;

         2) configured by a material having good heat conductivity, and the exterior of a pipeline segment defined between the pipeline at the location has less temperature differentiation or the same temperature as the natural heat storage body (100) contacted with to the heat releasing device (201) is covered by a heat insulation member (109);

         3) configured by a pipe-like structure or building structural body made of a material having good heat insulation property;

    one end of the pipeline structure (401) has one or more than one fluid inlet/outlet ports (4012) for being connected to the fluid inlet/outlet port (1012) of the heat gaining device (101) having one or more than one flowpaths, and the other end of the pipeline structure (401) has one or more than one fluid inlet/outlet ports (4011) for being connected to the fluid inlet/outlet port (2011) of the heat releasing device (201) for transporting the heat exchange fluid (104);

    By installing the sealing plug (110) and the operation port (111) at the upper end of the top corner of the close-type circulation flowpath configured by the heat gaining device (101), the heat releasing device (201), the pipeline structure (301) and the pipeline structure (401), the fluid is enabled to be filled in or sucked out, and observation and maintenance can be carried out;

    The mentioned close-loop temperature equalization device having heat releasing device structured by single flowpath includes at least a heat gaining device (101), at least a heat releasing device (201), at least a pipeline structure (301) and at least a pipeline structure (401) in series connection or in series and parallel connection to configure a close-loop flowpath;

    wherein the heat gaining device (101), the heat releasing device (201), the pipeline structure (301) and the pipeline structure (401) can be integrally formed or assembled by plural components, the dimension and shape at each connecting location for the assembly is in a gradually-altered shape for forming a smooth state, said smooth state can reduce the damping while the fluid is flowing, thereby facilitating the flow circulation of the fluid;

    The mentioned close-loop temperature equalization device having heat releasing device structured by single flowpath can be applied to release energy to the gaseous or solid or liquid heat releasing object, such as a road surface, roof, wall, floor of a building, air inside a green house, or air inside a house, or water in a lake, or equipment or structural body desired to be heated for freeze preventing.

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