Filling for heat exchanger
AssigneeW. Schoonen Beheer B.V.
InventorWilhelmus Franciskus Schoonen
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Abstract
A heat exchanger for a heat pump comprises a chamber (1) for a working fluid. A wall (2) provides for heat exchange between the working fluid in the chamber and a substance in a space (6) on the opposite side of the wall. Said chamber (1) comprises a structure (3) of a filling material (4) that is substantially non-absorbent with respect to the working fluid. Said structure (3) defines a plurality of channels (5) for the working fluid. Said channels (5) are at least partly bound by the wall (2) separating the chamber (1) from the space (6). Said channels (5) provide passage for the working fluid from an inlet (7) of the chamber (1) to an outlet (8) of the chamber.
Claims16
A heat exchanger for a heat pump, comprising
- a chamber for a working fluid;
- and
- a wall for heat exchange between the working fluid in the chamber and a substance in a space on the opposite side of the wall,
- said chamber comprising a structure of a filling material that is substantially non-absorbent with respect to the working fluid,
- said structure defining a plurality of channels for the working fluid, said channels at least partly being bound by the wall separating the chamber from the space,
- said channels providing passage for the working fluid from an inlet of the chamber to an outlet of the chamber.
The heat exchanger of clam 13, further comprising a compressor, an expansion valve, and the other of evaporator and condenser, to form a vapor-compression cycle.
A method of heat exchange, comprising
- pumping a working fluid through channels of a chamber, causing the working fluid to interact thermodynamically with a wall for heat exchange between the working fluid in the chamber and a substance in a space on the opposite side of the wall, said chamber comprising a structure of a filling material that is substantially non-absorbent with respect to the working fluid, said structure defining a plurality of channels for the working fluid, said channels at least partly being bound by the wall separating the chamber from the space,
- wherein the working fluid flows from an inlet of the chamber to an outlet of the chamber through the channels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.