Compact adsorption heat exchangers
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsPatrick Ruch, Jens Oliver Ammann, Bruno Michel
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Abstract
According to certain embodiments, an adsorption heat exchanger (AdHEX) part is provided. The AdHEX part comprises a linear guiding element, and a plurality of planar structures that include fins. Each of the planar structures is: mounted on the linear guiding element via a joint element, the joint element configured to cooperate with the linear guiding element to form a slider joint, coated with an adsorbent coating, and fixed on the linear guiding element, at a respective position, by a fixing means that restricts linear sliding movement of each of the planar structures to form an arrangement of coated planar structures that are stacked along the linear guiding element.
Claims24
An adsorption heat exchanger part comprising:
- a linear guiding element;
- and
- a plurality of planar structures that include fins,
- wherein each of the planar structures is:
- mounted on the linear guiding element via a joint element, the joint element configured to cooperate with the linear guiding element to form a slider joint,
- coated with an adsorbent coating, and
- fixed on the linear guiding element, at a respective position, by a fixing means that restricts linear sliding movement of each of the planar structures to form an arrangement of coated planar structures that are stacked along the linear guiding element.
An adsorption heat exchanger system comprising adsorption heat exchanger parts, wherein each of the adsorption heat exchanger parts comprises:
- a linear guiding element;
- and
- a plurality of planar structures that include fins, wherein each of the planar structures is:
- mounted on the linear guiding element via a joint element, the joint element configured to cooperate with the linear guiding element to form a slider joint,
- coated with an adsorbent coating, and
- fixed on the linear guiding element, at a respective position, by a fixing means that restricts linear sliding movement of each of the planar structures to form an arrangement of coated planar structures that are stacked along the linear guiding element.
A method of fabricating an adsorption heat exchanger part, wherein the method comprises:
- providing a linear guiding element and a plurality of planar structures, each having fins;
- coating the fins with an adsorbent coating;
- bringing the planar structures at desired positions by sliding the planar structures along the linear guiding element, each of the planar structures mounted on the linear guiding element via respective joint elements configured to cooperate with the linear guiding element to form respective slider joints, so as to reduce an average gap between each pair of consecutive ones of the planar structures;
- and
- fixing the planar structures on the linear guiding element to restrict linear sliding movement of the planar structures to form an arrangement of fixed, coated planar structures that are stacked along the linear guiding element.
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