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US 6,266,975 B1Granted
Heat pump/engine system and a method for utilizing same
AssigneeAgam Energy Systems Ltd.
InventorGad Assaf
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Abstract
The invention provides a heat pump/engine system having a water/brine flash evaporator in fluid communication with a first air/brine heat exchanger, a brine condenser in fluid communication with a second air/brine heat exchanger, and a vapor compressor/turbine connected on a fluid conduit leading from the flash evaporator to the brine condenser. Heat/pump methods are also provided herein.
Claims15
A heat pump/engine system, comprising:
- a water/brine flash evaporator in fluid communication with a first air/brine heat exchanger;
- a brine condenser in fluid communication with a second air/brine heat exchanger, and
- a vapor compressor/turbine connected on a fluid conduit leading from said flash evaporator to said brine condenser.
A heat pump/engine method, comprising:
- providing a water/brine flash evaporator in fluid communication with a first air/brine heat exchanger, a brine condenser in fluid communication with a second air/brine heat exchanger, and a vapor compressor/turbine connected on a fluid conduit leading from said flash evaporator to said brine condensor, and
- regulating the heat load in an enclosed space by controlling the water flow in said flash evaporator in accordance with humidity and heat load in said space.
A heat pump/engine method, comprising:
- a water/brine evaporator in fluid communication with a first air/brine heat exchanger, a brine condenser in fluid communication with a second air/brine heat exchanger, and a vapor compressor/turbine connected on a fluid conduit leading from said flash evaporator to said brine condensor, and
- regulating the heat load in an enclosed space by controlling the temperature of the brine in said evaporator.
A heat pump/engine method, comprising:
- providing a water/brine flash evaporator in fluid communication with a first air/brine heat exchanger, a brine condenser in fluid communication with a second air/brine heat exchanger, and a vapor compressor/turbine connected on a fluid conduit leading from said flash evaporator to said brine condensor, and
- regulating the brine dilution in said evaporator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.