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AssigneeSyddansk Universitet
InventorMads Høi Rasmussen
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A heat exchanger apparatus for temperature regulation in a building an inlet section with a wedge-shaped inlet channel having a wide opening at an air inlet and a gradually narrowing cross-section. The inlet channel has a side-opening towards a heat exchange section. The heat exchange section has plate-shaped phase change material modules mounted in an inclined stacked formation forming a series of air channels between the PCM modules extending from the inlet section to the wedge-shaped outlet section so that the airflow is gradually redirected from the inlet section and into the air channels of the heat exchange section. The heat exchanger with PCM plate modules has a low pressure drop meaning low additional energy consumption, and the heat exchanger has a very even airflow offering a system that provides effective cooling until all energy stored in the PCM plate modules is dispatched.
An apparatus for temperature regulation in a building, comprising a housing accommodating an inlet section receiving an airflow in a first direction, and an outlet section with a heat exchange section therebetween, wherein
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the outlet section has an inclination angle β, and preferably β being between 3° and 25°.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the airflow out of the outlet section is substantially in the second airflow direction, and preferably substantially horizontal whereas the first inlet airflow is substantially vertically downwards.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein an air flow generator, such as an air blower, is provided for controlling an airflow into the inlet channel.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the plate-shaped phase change material (PCM) modules are provided in parallel in the stacked formation.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the apparatus is accommodated in a box-shaped housing and wherein the plurality of plate-shaped phase change material (PCM) modules are mounted in the inclined stacked formation with a shape of a parallelogram.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the plate-shaped phase change material (PCM) modules are provided with circumferential rims and are accommodated in a rack, where the side of the inlet section and the side of the outlet section are provided with rail supports for receiving the rims of the PCM modules.
An apparatus according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the phase change material of the PCM modules is adapted for phase change at 10°-25° Celsius.
A ventilation system for temperature regulation in a building or at least a section of the building, said system comprising
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