Dry ice-based cooling method and apparatus
OwnerFernando JACOME BRANDAOinventor
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Abstract
The present invention, which falls within the field of refrigeration methods, is configured in a controlled system that uses the liquid fraction of dry ice as a heat exchanger. The method uses dry ice and pressures above 5.1atm so that the three phases coexist: solid, liquid and gaseous carbon dioxide. Through a connection in the container (1) the liquid fraction can be directed to another container (3) where the heat exchange occurs with the substance to be refrigerated, which causes the liquid CO2 to return to the gaseous state, which in turn can be directed to the container (5) for gas reuse. The system can have pressure switches, thermocouples, relays, pumps, valves and solenoids to control the conditions in each container and guarantee the integrity of the system.
Claims5
COOLING METHOD AND APPARATUS characterized by a controlled cooling system, where the container (1) is under pressure and the three phases of carbon dioxide coexist:
- solid, liquid and gaseous, the liquid fraction present in (1) can be directed to another container (3) to perform the heat exchange with another substance, after the exchange occurs evaporation and the gaseous CO2 formed can be stored in (5) and reused for various purposes.
COOLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, CHARACTERIZED by a method that uses substances with high energy absorption rates, especially dry ice, pressures above 5.1 atm for controlled cooling of other substances.
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