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US 5,174,126 AGranted
Air conditioning system
OwnerCharles Cameroninventor
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An air conditioning system which uses the high dielectric constant of water and inverse pressure to adapt the evaporator and condenser cycles of a conventional air conditioning system to use water instead of freon. The energy-intensive compressor of the conventional system is replaced by pumps which use pressures to effect the vaporization and condensation cycles. Unlike other water-based systems, all atmospheric high kinetic energy gases such as nitrogen and oxygen are excluded from the closed cycles to prevent interference with the polar attractions between the condensing vapor molecules. The air conditioning system is also adapted for use in removing water vapor from gas such as air. The system comprises a passage for the flow of gas therethrough, a fan or the like for causing a flow of air through the passage and at least one porous structure composed at least in part of solid desiccating material located within the flow passage. The structure is hollow such that the interior has an open space communicating with the exterior of the flow passage. The system further includes a pump for creating at least a partial vacuum within the hollow interior of the desiccating structure such that water removed from the gas by the desiccating material is removed from the structure.
An air conditioning system adapted for use in cooling air, the system comprising a passage for the flow of air therethrough, means for causing a flow of air through the passage, and means for cooling the passage so as to cool the flow of air within the passage, said means for cooling being a closed system comprising a first receptacle adapted to contain a quantity of liquid water, means for creating a partial vacuum over the receptacle and creating cooled water vapor, an enclosure in heat exchange relationship with the passage and which is adapted to contain a flow of cooled water vapor, means for causing the water vapor from the first receptacle to flow through the enclosure, a second receptacle for condensation of the water vapor after passage through the enclosure, and a storage receptacle adapted for heat exchange with another fluid and the water, and means for transferring water from the second receptacle to the storage receptacle, the storage receptacle being in communication with the first receptacle.
An air conditioning system adapted for use in removing water vapor from air and for cooling the air, the system comprising a passage for the flow of air therethrough, means for causing a flow of air through the passage, at least one porous structure composed at least in part of solid desiccating material located with the flow passage, the structure being hollow such that the interior has an open space communicating with the exterior of the flow passage, and means for creating at least a partial vacuum within the interior of the desiccating material is removed from the structures, and means for cooling the exterior of the passage so as to cool the flow of air within the passage, said means for cooling being a closed system comprising a first receptacle adapted to contain a quantity of liquid water, means for creating a partial vacuum over the receptacle and creating cooled water vapor, an enclosure in heat exchange relationship with the passage and which is adapted to contain a flow of cooled water vapor, means for causing the water vapor from the first receptacle to flow through the enclosure, a second receptacle for condensation of the water vapor after passage through the enclosure, and a storage receptacle adapted for heat exchange with another fluid and the water, and means for transferring water from the second receptacle to the storage receptacle, the storage receptacle being in communication with the first receptacle.
A cooling system adapted for use in cooling a fluid, the system being a system closed to the external atmosphere and containing a cooling medium consisting essentially of liquid water and water vapor, the system comprising a first receptacle adapted to contain a quantity of liquid water, a first vacuum pump for creating a partial vacuum over the receptacle and creating cooled water vapor, a second vacuum pump for causing the water vapor from the first receptacle to flow through an enclosure for heat exchange therewith, a second receptacle for condensation of the water vapor after passage through the enclosure, and a storage receptacle adapted for heat exchange with another fluid and the water contained in the system, and means for transferring water from the second receptacle to the storage receptacle, the storage receptacle being in communication with the first receptacle.
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