Heat pumps using organometallic liquid absorbents
AssigneeHySorb Technology, Inc.
InventorsKarl Thomas Feldman, Jr., Craig M. Jensen
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Abstract
A family of organometallic liquid absorbents that can have their thermophysical properties tailored for specific applications. Processes to manufacture these liquid absorbents and methods to optimize their thermodynamic properties are included. These organometallic liquid absorbents are used in compressor driven and heat driven heat pumps (50) and cryocoolers (99). With optimum thermodynamic properties, these heat pumps systems are highly efficient. These liquid absorbents are not damaging to the environment, are non-toxic and non-corrosive and are applicable to environmentally clean and highly efficient heat pumps, refrigerators, air conditioners, process heating and cooling systems, electronics cooling systems, cryocoolers and gas separation processes.
Claims7
An absorption heat pump comprising:
- a first absorber chamber;
- a first desorber chamber;
- a liquid to liquid heat exchanger;
- an organometallic liquid absorbent selected from the group consisting of (η5-C5R5)FeH(H2){P(CH3)3} and {η5-C5H4(CH3)}Mn(CO)2(N2), contained within said first absorber and first desorber chambers,
- a pressure reducer;
- a liquid pump for pumping said organometallic liquid from the first desorber chamber through said heat exchanger, said first absorber chamber, back through said heat exchanger, said pressure reducer and back to the second desorber chamber;
- a refrigerant gas in said first absorber and first desorber chambers, said refrigerant gas being compatible to be absorded and desorbed by said organometallic liquid;
- and a gas compressor for desorbing said gas from the organometallic liquid in said desorber chamber and compressing said gas into the absorber chamber where it is absorbed by said organometallic liquid.
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