Systems, devices and methods for gas distribution in a sorber
AssigneeRocky Research
InventorsUwe Rockenfeller, Kaveh Khalili
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Abstract
Features for distributing a sorber gas in cooling, heating or refrigeration systems with sorbers are disclosed. The sorbers may adsorb gas onto a sorbent material and desorb gas therefrom. Distribution of the gas to and from the sorber may be done with porous, rigid tubes. The tubes may be formed of composite material having pores. The pores may be implemented by flowing fluids through the composite material while the material cures. The sorbers may be reinforced with rods to provide greater strength and stability in load-inducing environments. The tubes may extend through the sorbent and thereby provide a channel for the gas to flow to and from the sorbent and the rest of the cooling, heating or refrigeration system.
Claims22
An adsorption cooling, heating or refrigeration system comprising:
- a first sorber comprising a sorbent configured to adsorb a gas thereon;
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- a rigid gas distribution tube coupled with the first sorber and comprising a porous sidewall defining a channel therein,
- wherein the tube is configured to allow passage of the gas from an interior of the channel through the porous sidewall and to the sorbent outside the channel.
An adsorption cooling, heating or refrigeration system comprising:
- a sorber comprising a sorbent configured to adsorb a gas thereon, wherein the sorbent has a loading density of about 0.3 g/cc to 0.7 g/cc;
- a rigid gas distribution tube coupled with the sorber and comprising a porous sidewall defining a channel therein, wherein the tube is configured to allow passage of the gas from an interior of the channel through the porous sidewall and to the sorbent;
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- an evaporator coupled with the sorber and having an evaporator pressure, wherein the evaporator pressure is about 0.5 bar to about 4 bar.
A method of distributing a gas to a sorbent in a sorber, the method comprising:
- flowing the gas through a channel of a rigid gas distribution tube, the tube comprising a porous sidewall defining a channel therein;
- permeating at least a portion of the porous sidewall with the gas;
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- adsorbing the permeated gas onto the sorbent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.