Intermittently operating sorption apparatus with solid sorbent for heat and cold storage
First Claim
1. An intermittently operating sorption apparatus for heat and cold storage comprisinga thermally insulated storage vessel comprisinga gas-tight housing and a mass of solid sorption agent contained therein,a heating means capable of heating the solid sorption agent, anda first heat-exchange means comprising a first pressure-resistant conduit;
- a second heat-exchange means defining at least one of a thermally insulated evaporator and a condenser, said heat-exchange means comprising a second pressure-resistant conduit;
means for placing said first and second conduits in flow communication with one another;
separate in- and out-flow control devices operatively connected to said second conduit;
a mass of working medium of a substance capable of being in the liquid state; and
connecting means defining pressure-resistant and poorly heat-conducting connections for conducting the working medium between said storage vessel and said second heat-exchange means.
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Abstract
Intermittently operating sorption head and cold storage apparatus having a storage vessel forming a first structural unit. The storage vessel comprises a gas-tight housing and a solid sorption agent which can be heated by a heating medium and is thermally conductively in communication with a heat-eliminating heat-exchange fluid by a first heat-exchanger. The apparatus also has a second heat-exchanger defining at least one of an evaporator and a condenser forming a second structural unit and having a pressure-resistant housing. This unit is thermally conductively in communication by a second heat-exchange device with a heat-exchange fluid capable of eliminating heat in the condensation phase or suppling heat in the evaporation phase. The apparatus also has a pressure-resistant external flow connection for a working medium carried in a closed system between the two structural units. The first structural unit is thermally insulated and the first heat-exchange means has a pressure-resistant conduit embedded in the solid. The second structural unit is thermally insulated and the second heat-exchanger has a pressure-resistant conduit surrounded by the thermal insulator. The flow connection between the storage vessel and the second heat-exchanger is of a low heat conductivity material. Valves for controlling the heat-exchange fluids are also provided.
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1. An intermittently operating sorption apparatus for heat and cold storage comprising
a thermally insulated storage vessel comprising a gas-tight housing and a mass of solid sorption agent contained therein, a heating means capable of heating the solid sorption agent, and a first heat-exchange means comprising a first pressure-resistant conduit; -
a second heat-exchange means defining at least one of a thermally insulated evaporator and a condenser, said heat-exchange means comprising a second pressure-resistant conduit; means for placing said first and second conduits in flow communication with one another; separate in- and out-flow control devices operatively connected to said second conduit; a mass of working medium of a substance capable of being in the liquid state; and connecting means defining pressure-resistant and poorly heat-conducting connections for conducting the working medium between said storage vessel and said second heat-exchange means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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